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National Business Furniture LLC is one of North America's largest catalog and online retailers of office furniture and office accessory items.〔() "National Business Furniture, LLC," Hoover's, Inc.〕 The company, with corporate headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., is a subsidiary of K + K America Corp.,〔("K + K American Corporation," ) ''Bloomberg Businessweek''. K + K America Corp., also based in Milwaukee, is a holding company subsidiary of Takkt AG, Stuttgart, Germany. In addition to NBF, K+K America owns The Hubert Company, Harrison, OH, which distributes food service equipment, and C&H Distributors, LLC, Milwaukee, WI, which distributes industrial supplies such as material handling equipment and storage products. Like NBF, Hubert and C&H Distributors are mail-order retailers.〕 a holding company for TAKKT AG, a German mail order retailer of office, business and warehouse equipment. National Business Furniture (NBF) markets furniture products and other office products from hundreds of manufacturers. The company has several subsidiaries. Alfax Wholesale Inc. based in Farmer's Branch, TX, and Dallas Midwest, based in Dallas, TX, target schools, churches and institutions. National Business Furniture Ltd. in Richmond Hill, Ontario, is NBF's presence in the Canadian market. Although NBF began as a catalog retailer, in the 21st century it has focused on expanding its Internet presence. In addition to its own online storefront, NBF operates three other online retail companies. NBF ranked No. 231 on ''Internet Retailer’s'' 2011 "Top 500 Guide," 〔("Top 500 Guide" ), ''Internet Retailer'', 2011.〕 a list of America’s 500 largest retail websites ranked by annual sales. ''Internet Retailer'' reports NBF online sales of approximately $55 million in 2010. For many years NBF was consistently listed on the "Wisconsin 100" (which later became the “Wisconsin 75”), a list of the largest privately held companies in Wisconsin ranked by sales. NBF was listed at No. 59 in 2005.〔() "Wisconsin 75," Deloitte LLP, 2005.〕 NBF became ineligible for the list after its acquisition by TAKKT AG in 2006. ==History== National Business Furniture was started in 1975 by George and Julie Mosher.〔() "Investment Team," TelStar Capital LLC.〕 George Mosher earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University in 1961 and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School in 1963 before moving to Milwaukee in 1965 to become president of Business and Institutional Furniture.〔()"Bio Mid-America Venture Forum," Biotechnology Industry Organization, September 24, 2007, p. 27.〕 The Moshers launched NBF in 1975. The company, which began as a catalog retailer, grew steadily through increased sales as well as strategic acquisitions. NBF acquired Alfax Wholesale Inc. in 1982 and Dallas Midwest in 1990. In 2001 NBF entered the online market through the acquisition of OfficeFurniture.com.〔"Furniture firm buys Internet company," ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', June 27, 2001.〕 In January 2006, the Moshers sold NBF to K + K America Corp. for $82 million.〔"Acquisition of furniture company builds hopes K + K wants to expand into Canada, Mexico with National Business deal," ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', November 26, 2005.〕 National Business Furniture has continued to grow under TAKKT AG's oversight. It has expanded its online presence by launching OfficeChairs.com, TheOfficeFurnitureExperts.com, OfficeAccessoryExperts.com and OfficeDeal.com. In December 2010, NBF opened National Business Furniture Ltd. in Ontario. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Business Furniture」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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