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Bill Stankiewicz, Savannah Supply Chain Executive shared: 58th Annual International Conference of Furniture Transportation

Bill Stankiewicz, Savannah Supply Chain Executive shared: 58th Annual International Conference of Furniture Transportation


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International Furniture and Transportation Logistics Council (IFTLC) Announces its 58th Annual International Conference of Furniture Transportation, Logistics Managers and Home Delivery professionals

The International Furniture and Transportation Logistics Council, Inc. (IFTLC) announces today its 58th annual conference from May 9th to 11th, at Lago Mar Resort in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
The event will feature Kim Yost, President and CEO. Art Van Furniture LLC as keynote speaker. In addition to our keynote speakers, slated to present at the conference are;

Prince Prem, Director of Home Delivery, Amazon
Mike Wiggins, DHL
Bob Bauer, VP of Sales & Marketing, Dispatch Track
Charlie Hitt, XPO
Jeff Sears, International Traffic Manager, Art Van Furniture


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The conference will feature interactive round tables discussions covering subjects such as ;
Home Delivery
Reverse Logistics
Warehouse Shortages
Consignment Stores
Packaging
Logistics Tech
Block Chain
Import Export

The annual IFTLC event provides attendees with insight on innovative technologies, new trends, and the latest legislation that may impact their businesses. This year’s conference will focus on Operational Excellence; Building Your Home Delivery Supply Chain.
“Our goal with this conference is to continue to equip our members with the latest information affecting our entire industry and to help them stay competitive in a market that’s constantly evolving.” says Russ Matthews, Managing Director, of IFTLC.
People can register for the conference by visiting www.iftlc.org or emailing Russ Matthews at Russ111@comcast.net. Special rates and discounts are available if attendees sign up before April17th.


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About IFTLC
IFTLC’s mission is to act as a resource to those in transportation and logistics functions in order to help them become more engaged, knowledgeable and effective at their jobs. The organization holds a much-anticipated annual conference where all the segments of the logistics industry (retail stores, manufacturers, e-tailers and transportation companies) meet together to share ideas and gain important knowledge on industry topics.


KIM YOST - ART VAN FURNITURE -

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Kim Yost joined Art Van Furniture in October, 2009. Since that time, under his direction, the Art Van Leadership Team has expanded the company from 34 Michigan locations to over 175 locations in 9 states. The company operates full-line Art Van Furniture stores, Art Van PureSleep stores, Scott Shuptrine Design Galleries, Art Van Flooring locations and a growing group of franchised locations. Under Kim’s leadership, the company has set several all-time sales records for mattresses, single day stores sales, and record sales for Black Friday, the Day after Christmas, New Year's Day, Memorial Day and Fourth of July.


In 2017, Art Van Furniture was acquired by Thomas H. Lee Partners, one of the world’s oldest and most experienced private equity firms.  
In November 2017, Art Van Furniture Acquired Levin and Wolf Furniture becoming a Top 10 National Furniture Retailer, with $1.3 Billion in  Annual Sales.


Prior to Art Van Furniture, Mr. Yost spent 13 years at The Brick, Canada's largest furniture, mattress, appliance and electronics retailer. He was the driving force behind the development of 30 specialty mattress stores and developed a program called Home Show Canada, an Asian direct buying service called First Ocean and produced "Brick Tube" to communicate with the employees. Under his leadership as CEO, sales at The Brick soared from $900 million to $1.7 billion in just six years. Mr. Yost has spent over 30 years in the retail industry in Canada, with experience in sales, marketing, operations and executive management with a number of organizations, including Wosk's, Foot Locker, Champs Sports and Woodward’s.  
Kim is also a published author and sought after speaker, with several books: “Pumptitude”, “Maximum Pumptitude”, “Internal Pumptitude”, and “the Life Chest Adventure” series to his credit.


About IFTLC
IFTLC's mission is to act as a resource to those in transportation and logistics functions in order to help them become more engaged, knowledgeable and effective at their jobs.  The organization also publishes a monthly newsletter to help members stay abreast of industry trends, latest legislation, events, and much more.  The organization holds a much-anticipated annual conference where all the segments of the logistics industry (retail stores, manufacturers, e-tailers and transportation companies) meet together to share ideas and gain important knowledge on industry topics.


Best regards,


Bill Stankiewicz
Managing Director
Savannah Supply Chain
Office: 1.404.750.3200
Info@savannahsupplychain.com
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Bill Stankiewicz

6 years ago #2

We will see GPA there too: SAVANNAH HARBOR DEEPENING REACHING MIDWAY POINT At the 50th annual Georgia Foreign Trade Conference Monday, GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch reviewed the strategic plan for Georgia's ports that will allow for 10 million twenty-foot equivalent container units, 1 million rail lifts, and more than 1 million auto and machinery units per year.

Bill Stankiewicz

6 years ago #1

About IFTLC IFTLC's mission is to act as a resource to those in transportation and logistics functions in order to help them become more engaged, knowledgeable and effective at their jobs. The organization also publishes a monthly newsletter to help members stay abreast of industry trends, latest legislation, events, and much more. The organization holds a much-anticipated annual conference where all the segments of the logistics industry (retail stores, manufacturers, e-tailers and transportation companies) meet together to share ideas and gain important knowledge on industry topics.

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