Ashley Global Retail is joined by Governor Rick Scott, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, and hundreds of business leaders and guests for the ribbon cutting ceremony and open house event of the new state-of-the-art e-commerce facility in Tampa, Florida.
"This new facility represents Ashley Global Retail's commitment to using technology and a talented design team to create superior value for Ashley customers," said Mark Dufresne, CEO of Ashley Global Retail.
According to the press release of Ashley in PR NewsWire, the remodeling of the 76,000-square-foot facility in Ybor City has resulted to the creation of 200 jobs in the area, including a 40 new e-commerce positions. The NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association awarded Ashley Global Retail the Best Repurpose Project Award for the new Ybor facility.
"I am excited to celebrate the grand opening of Ashley Furniture's new offices in Tampaand the creation of 40 new jobs. While Ashley Furniture could have chosen to invest in any other of their locations, they knew that Florida was the best place to grow their business and create new jobs. By cutting $1 billion in taxes and creating the new $250 million dedicated Florida Enterprise Fund this year, we want more companies like Ashley Furniture to grow in Florida," said Governor Rick Scott.
"We appreciate the hospitality of the City of Tampa and the State of Florida and are proud to contribute to the revitalization of Ybor City," said Todd Wanek, President and CEO of Ashley Furniture Industries. "With a new state-of-the-art facility, our talented associates are enthusiastic to deliver a strong brand and retail excellence to our customers around the globe."
Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. is the largest manufacturer of furniture in the world. Established in 1945, Ashley offers one of the industry's broadest product assortments to retail partners in 123 countries. From design, through fulfillment, Ashley continuously strives to provide you, our customer, with the best values, selection and service in the furniture industry.
