Heather Ainsley
ECB Publishing, Inc.
It was a big year for the local Monticello Badcock Furniture store, as they placed 15th in the nation based on their performance over the last year.
Badcock Home Furniture & more is a chain of over 370 company and dealer-owned furniture stores in states across the United States. Of those 370-plus stores, 318 of them are individually owned. The Monticello store, store #684, is owned by Felix A. “Andy” Johnston III, who is the son of a former Jefferson County Judge and the grandson of the founder of Johnston's Meat Market. Store #684 is one of nineBadcock stores that Johnston owns and operates in North Florida. On Thursday, Jan. 19, Johnston and his wife, Lori, made their way to the Monticello store to personally congratulate and recognize their store's team.
Monticello Badcock store manager, Rafiel Young, has been working in this store location for the last 17 years, having been promoted from Assistant Manager to Manager when the business changed hands back in February of last year. Young says seeing all their dedication and hard work pay off feels good.
“It feels awesome to be placed 15th,” he stated, “I've been here a long time, 17 years, and it feels good to be in the top 20 for independently owned stores. We were probably ranked somewhere in the top 200 in years before, so this is great!”
Young acknowledged his staff that works at the store, Abbie Ellis, Clarence Fead, and Dre Parker, all of which accompanied Young and Johnston for a photograph to commemorate their success. Rating was calculated using several different criteria, including how well the store beat their estimated projections, the conversion rates per guest, as well as score cards left by clients themselves. Over all, the store is obviously working hard to ensure that all of their clients and guests leave as satisfied as possible.
Johnston and Young talked openly about their successful beginning to the new year, and the team agreed that, “this year, we are aiming for number one!”
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