Overview
Room & Board designs and sells modern furniture and home decor for households and business spaces through its stores and online shop. Its range spans upholstered seating, dining tables, bedroom furniture and storage, alongside lighting, rugs and decorative accessories. The retailer develops its own designs and works with independent craftspeople and manufacturing partners to produce pieces in a choice of materials and finishes. Customers can use design advice to plan rooms, select coordinated furnishings and arrange delivery, while the company earns revenue from merchandise sales. Founded in 1980, the privately held furniture business is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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What believers are saying
- Employee ownership funds retirement: eligibility requires 1,000 hours in 12 months; full vesting takes six years.
- Retail sales are noncommissioned, supporting consultative customer work without individual sales commissions.
- Kent's on-site, full-time delivery role includes training to drive a twenty-four-foot box truck.
What critics are saying
- Profit sharing requires at least 7% pre-tax profit and employment by the eligible year's January 31; part-time payouts are prorated.
- Kent's on-site Delivery Driver works full-time and handles heavy items with a teammate and/or proper lifting equipment.
- Skokie's part-time, 24-hour Design Associate works weekends; every-fourth-weekend breaks move both missed shifts to weekdays.
What makes Room & Board unique
- Domestic production is central: more than 90% of its furniture and decor comes from US artisans.
- The Urban Wood Project turns salvaged urban trees and building materials into products through wood-processor and manufacturer partnerships.
- Community giving has a fixed allocation: Room and Board donates 2% of annual profits to nonprofits.
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