October 2020 Market Update
Categories: Market | Published: Oct 20th 2020
The Stump team spent an uncharacteristically brief 24-hours in High Point last week at the Fall Market. With extra working days added for exhibitors, partially closed/“appointment-only” showroom policies, and ever-present COVID precautions we did not roam the halls nor shake hands as normal.
Nevertheless, we met with over 20 industry CEOs and owners, re-connected with old friends, and made several new connections. We also pitched a handful of potential buyers on two residential upholstery ...
September 2020 PreMarket
Categories: Market | Published: Sep 16th 2020
September 2020 High Point PreMarket
Masked and temperature checked (and with hand-sanitizer in pockets), our team spent two very upbeat days in High Point for PreMarket. Furniture Today called it the “mother of all PreMarkets” - we agree. Over 300 exhibitors officially participated with another 100+ exhibitors quietly open to customers by appointment. General consensus was that any attendee in town was there to write meaningful business. The attitudes of our clients and friends were incredibly ...
July 2020 Newsletter
Categories: News & Events | Published: Aug 3rd 2020
Industry clients and friends:
We hope all of you have remained safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are now entering Month 6 of the crisis; while no immediate solution appears imminent at the time of this writing, we remain optimistic a vaccine and/or effective treatment will arise in the coming months and help us beat back the virus.
On a more positive note, we have noticed a significant uptick in business activity and M&A ...
Stuart Stump Mullens named in 40 under 40
Categories: Stump & Company | Published: Jul 21st 2020
Home Furnishings Business includes Stuart Stump Mullens, 31, in their Forty Under 40 list.
As a partner at Stump & Company, Stuart is responsible for all phases of merger & acquisition work, beginning with fundamental financial analysis, and working with furniture clients to execute the sale of their business. She manages the preparation of all offering memorandum materials, managing the sale process, and leading the legal negotiations and final sequencing of the closing. Now in her ...
Spring 2020 Market Update
Categories: Market | Published: Jun 1st 2020
“There will definitely be a new normal; but before that we will have a new abnormal.”
-Furniture Industry CEO
This has been a strange springtime for the world and the furniture industry. Typically, this season is a happy marathon for the Stump Team as we enjoy back to back markets kicking off in High Point in April, HD-Vegas in May, NeoCon in June, and finally the World Market in Vegas in ...
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