Furniture company re-launches itself, in the U.S.
Bruce Cochrane is the owner of Lincolnton Furniture Company in Lincolnton, N.C. Earlier this year, Cochrane relaunched the company more than three years after it had closed its doors.
Cochrane originally owned and ran a family furniture factory in Lincolnton that extended back five generations, to the 1850s. However, by the mid-1990s, the U.S. furniture industry was in decline and Cochrane was forced to close the factory.
It bothered Cochrane, though, to see the adverse impact of globalization on North Carolina, as factory after factory closed its doors.
Now, with a workforce of about 55, Cochrane is back in the furniture business. Cochrane believes it may be profitable again to produce in the U.S. He explains: "To do something like this HAS to be a business decision. But it is emotional and it is sentimental to be able to come back and make something again and to impact people in such a positive way."
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Great news
Way to go Mr,Cochrane great news it does take people like yourself to make great things happen for other people bring that company back to what it used to be . I myself am from North Carolina and what a great State it is your doing the right thing bring them jobs back to your town I know the people there are thankful for you and the jobs coming back there you ROCK.!!! Go getter done and my God bless you and your company and all the people in your town an may God bless the great state of North Carolina .
Furniture companies are
Furniture companies are affected by a lot of external factors beyond their control and one of this is the rise and fall of the housing market, which almost directly affects how much furniture is being purchased, as well as the economy, as that determines the amount of spending power consumers have.
Shawn - http://www.brandenberryamishfurniture.com