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Caminiti
Associates, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Illinois in January
1990 as a manufacturers' representative organization to the home furnishings
industry. We started with three major lines. Our first line was Kravet
Fabrics, a fabric jobber / converter, which represented approximately
90% of our sales volume. Our second line was Fremarc
Designs, a case goods manufacturer, which added approximately 5% to
our sales. Davis
& Davis, a custom area rug manufacturer, became our third line.
We serviced our customers with six outside road sales
people, 2 showrooms, one in the Chicago Merchandise Mart and the other in the
Denver Design Center which employed a total of (8) staff members and (3)
corporate office staff. We were responsible for sales in (13) states in the
Midwest and Rocky Mountain regions.
Today,
we have (12) outside sales
people, (10) showrooms with approximately (45) staff members, and (15) corporate
office and warehouse personnel. We have extended our product mix to include
lighting, home accessories, as well as upholstered furniture, higher end
fabrics and wallcovering thru the introduction of
Kravet Furniture, Lee Jofa Fabrics and Furniture, Invincible and
Imperial Home Decor.
We also sell, as a
wholesaler, our CAI Designs accessories imported from around the world.
We've
increased our distribution to (16) states throughout the United States. The company is managed by Mary Reeves, as Head of
Administration and Operations; Debbie Abrams, as C.A.I. Designs' administrator, Mary Bolts as
C.A.I. Designs' Buyer; Herb Siegal, as our Regional Sales Manager; Diane Murphy,
as director of sales of outside vendors, Jen Jeffs, as our showroom coordinator and Joseph Caminiti,
our President and owner.
Each showroom is managed individually, reporting to either Mary Reeves or Debbie
Abrams or Mary Bolts as the subject may require. All outside sales reps report to Joe Caminiti,
Herb Siegal or Diane Murphy.
