Ashley Origins
Name That Collection
Know Your Competitor
Construction 101
Fun Facts
100

The year Ashley Furniture Industries was founded.

What is 1945?

100

A budget friendly, casual contemporary sofa/sectional with clean lines and everyday comfort.

What is the Altari?

100

This furniture store chain, founded in Florida in 1990, grew by selling complete “room packages” instead of just individual pieces.

Rooms To Go

100

This Ashley sofa construction feature provides a flat, supportive surface that helps evenly distribute weight and increase durability.

What is platform decking?

100

This exclusive performance fabric—developed specifically for Ashley—offers durability, easy cleaning, and family-friendly performance.

What is Nuvella?

200

The state Ashley Furniture Industries is headquartered in.

What is Wisconsin?

200

This is a farmhouse-style bedroom with light finishes and classic detailing.

What is the Realyn?

200

This furniture outlet offers immediate pickup and says it price‑matches to be the lowest in the area.

What is Tampa Furniture Outlet?

200

This frame construction method uses reinforced joints to increase strength and durability in many Ashley seating pieces.

What is corner-blocked frames?

200

Ashley HomeStore is unique because Ashley is both the largest furniture ______ and a retailer.

What is manufacturer?

300

Despite its global scale, Ashley Furniture Industries has remained this type of company since its founding in 1945.

What is privately held?
300

This modular leather deep-seated sectional comes in a unique color and allows you to configure pieces to fit any space.

What is the Amelia?

300

With a massive distribution and showroom hub near Tampa, this competitor aims to rival Amazon and Wayfair same‑day delivery.

What is City Furniture?

300

This fabric is Ashley’s most common upholstery fabric because it is durable, stain-resistant, and family-friendly.

What is polyester?

300

This business model allows Ashley to control design, manufacturing, and distribution to deliver better value and quality.

What is vertical integration?

400

Founded in 1945, Ashley Furniture Industries began as this type of company before becoming a global manufacturer.

What is a sales company?

400

This reclining sofa offers heat and massage features and is available in three versatile colors.

What is the Boyington?

400

Founded in 1885, this furniture company weathered the Great Depression and is still known for quality and service.

What is Haverty's?

400

Ashley uses this foam to provide long-lasting comfort and shape retention in cushions.

What is high-density foam?

400

Rather than outsourcing design, most Ashley collections are created using this internal process.

What is in-house design?

500

Before becoming the world’s largest furniture manufacturer, Ashley originally focused on selling this single furniture category.

What is occasional tables?

500

A light-colored performance fabric sectional that’s stylish, durable, and an increasingly popular choice.

What is the Elissa Court?

500

This competitor at The Shops at Wiregrass carries home décor and furniture and shares space with major department store offerings.

What is Pottery Barn?

500

This type of spring system was commonly used in Ashley sofas before upgrading to platform decking.

What is sinuous springs?

500

This is the year Ashley was named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine based on employee surveys.

What is 2021?

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