Q: Why support the Longworth Hall Design Center and its showrooms? A: To put it simply, sample/product selection and maintenance. As you are well aware, samples are
expensive to purchase and maintain on your own. Singer Showroom has more than 35,000 fabric samples for you to choose from
and we are one of several showrooms in Longworth Design Center. (The design possibilities are truly endless!) Trade-only showrooms
provide product options and protect your markup to the end user, giving you the option of bringing in your customer to view
and experience furniture and other products first hand. In addition to inventory and price checks, immediate purchase
options and problem solving support, Longworth Hall Design Center showrooms also conduct product presentations, seminars
and C.E.U.'s to support the design community. Singer Showroom
and the Longworth Design Center must have your support to continue to provide products and services. Please
place your orders through local showrooms that hold the business practice of selling exclusively to the trade.
Q: What is a
"registered interior designer"? A: Singer Showroom sells exclusively
to the "trade," which includes interior designers, decorators, architects and work rooms. Singer Showroom requires
everyone who visits to register and to fill out a credit application. Registrants also must provide a tax exempt form
from the state or Commonwealth in which they do business. Q: What can I use or take back with me to show my clients? A:
Singer Showroom has fabric and wallpaper books, as well as more than 35,000 fabric samples for you to take home. In addition,
we have a color copier available to you so you can make a copy of a catalog page for your files. You also may check
out our furniture and accessories for 3 days on approval. Q: What are checkout procedures? A. Wallpaper
and fabric books must be checked out at the desk. For samples, each vendor has their own procedure: - Schumacher and Thibaut fabrics: simply write down the fabric number
- Robert Allen, Beacon Hill and Ralph Lauren: write down pattern name and color
- All others: pull the sample off the rack
Q: Why can't all samples be placed on the racks for designers to pull on their own? A. Because of the expense, some of our vendors require us to control sampling by maintaining a separate
sample library. Others want to make sure that a full representation of their entire line is available at all times. It would
certainly be easier and less time consuming for us to maintain one sample area, but we must comply with our vendor agreements.
We are more than happy to help you find the samples you need. After 20 years, we know the sample room like the back
of our hand! Q: How
are items in the showroom priced? A. The cute price tags on our furniture
and accessories show the retail price for the item. Sale tags show the sale retail price. Because we often have designers
bring in their customers, we want to protect your pricing by only showing the retail price. Q: What if I need help? Kris and Nancy have
more than 30 years design experience, and have helped a bajillion designers with their projects. They can provide
you with information on the latest products, trends and sampling materials. They also have contacts with each
vendor that can provide additional information and support. Matt Davidson, president
of Singer Showroom, also is available to discuss any ideas you may have on how the Showroom can partner with you more effectively.
Are you interested in new lines that aren't currently availabe in Cincinnati? Do you need receiving and storage services?
We want to hear from you. Call him at 513/701-6555 or send an email. Help us help you. Q: What online resources are available? The
majority of our vendors have an online presence. In fact, many vendors, including Schumacher, Robert Allen, Thibaut,
Lee Furniture, Artistica, have their entire catalogues online. To access links to our vendors, please visit our Product Lines page. Q:
How do I become eligible for the Loyalty Program (2% rebate from the first dollar after you make $5,000 in purchases)?
As soon as you reach $5,000 in purchases in a calendar year,
you will receive a 2% cash rebate on all paid purchases made from January 1, 2010. Rewards will be paid quarterly on
all purchases (from dollar one) bought and paid for within that quarter. Easy to earn, no forms to complete!
Q: Who owns Singer Showroom? Was it sold recently/did it transfer ownership? Until recently, Singer Showroom was part of a much larger company, called Singer Contract Group
(aka Singer Wallcoverings), a company that provided contract interior products for 13 states in the mid-east and mid-south.
Singer Contract Group, formed in 1942, was a third-generation family business until it was sold to RJF International
in June, 2009. Singer Showroom was not part of that sale. Matt Davidson, son of Singer Showroom
founder Lee Davidson, continues to maintain ownership. Many showroom customers
knew Lee Davidson. She was the spark that helped create the Design Center at Longworth Hall. (Singer Showroom was the
first tenant of the Design Center.) In addition to her two boys and her Briards, the showroom was her baby. Unfortunately,
Lee Davidson succumbed to cancer in June of 2008. Her son, Matt, continues her legacy of supporting the interior
design community of Greater Cincinnati. |
|
