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Martin Roberts Design Gets Revamped Company Website

Retail design veteran Martin Roberts reported that he took a brief break from store design projects recently to revamp his own company’s website: http://www.mrobertsdesign.com “No matter how busy you are, you have to project to your customers that you are in business to do business, and that you are a business they want to do

The Boys of Summer are Heading into the Home Stretch

“The Boys of Summer are Heading into the Home Stretch” article by Martin Roberts was recently posted on Patio & Hearth Blog: Imagine all that would have to change if baseball became a year-round sport across the country. For one thing, peanuts, hotdogs and Cracker Jacks wouldn’t sound particularly appealing in December in any stadium

Belfort Furniture to Expand, Renovate Showroom

New features will include wine bar, cafe. Belfort Furniture here is about to get a new look, additional showroom space and some added features that the company hopes will inspire shoppers. The midpriced to high-end retailer hired Martin Roberts Design to redesign the retail campus in a move that will bring additional retail space via

Furniture Mall of Kansas Set to Open This Summer

OLATHE, Kan. — Furniture Mall of Kansas, set to open here in late May or early June, has released a few renderings, photos and other details on what’s to come in the design effort led by Martin Roberts Design. According to Roberts, sprawling pathways will guide shoppers through a natural progression of home furnishings in

Furniture Mall of Kansas Hires Martin Roberts To Deliver a Retail Experience

Furniture Mall of Kansas, set to open in late May or early June, says it is hoping to change the typical furniture shopping experience, and has hired an industry expert to help deliver. The new store is designed by renowned retail veteran Martin Roberts, who along with his internationally acclaimed team is known for working

Surya to Host Multiple Events During High Point Market

Martin Roberts of Martin Roberts Design, LLC, and Carolyn Ames Noble of Sherwin-Williams will be presenting at High Point Market. Published first in Furniture Today Surya reported that it will host several educational and social events at its flagship showroom – Showplace 4100 – during this spring’s High Point Market. Attendees will have the opportunity

Interiors to Open Third Pa. Store Next Summer

LANCASTER, Pa. — Interiors Furniture and Design will open its third store in Camp Hill/ Mechanicsburg, Pa. area next summer, building its presence in the central part of the state while introducing a new display format and rebranding campaign. Published first in Furniture Today. The Lancaster, Pa.-based retailer, with stores in Lancaster and Harrisburg, said

Martin Roberts Design Completes HMI Showroom Renovation

Design puts furniture in spotlight while supporting five distinct brand identities. Published first in Adex Awards. Martin Roberts and Martin Roberts Design recently completed the design of an extensive renovation to the trade showroom of Home Meridian International, located at the High Point Furniture Market, the largest international furniture tradeshow. Prior to the re-design of

Furniture First to Celebrate 20th Anniversary

“Store designer Martin Roberts created this new logo for the Furniture First buying group.” Published first in Furniture Today HARRISBURG, Pa. — Furniture First will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a gala dinner event on April 5, the opening day of the High Point Market, at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C. Invitations have been

Final Destination

Home Furnishings Business By Powell Slaughter 80-YEAR-OLD RETAILER DISCOVERY FURNITURE RE-INVENTED ITS BRAND AS FURNITURE MALL OF KANSAS. Re-invention is a tradition at the Topeka, Kan., Furniture Mall of Kansas, which opened this past Labor Day weekend. The destination concept arose from Discovery Furniture, which itself is an umbrella brand established in 2000 by Winter