BrandSource, Excelsior an Excellent Fit

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Allyssa Baird

Family-owned and operated from the get-go, Excelsior Appliance Sales & Service, located in — where else? — Excelsior, Minn., was founded in 1958 as Excelsior Electric.

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Wheels & Heels Heads Over to BrandSource

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 Allyssa Baird

Identical twins Tam Schons and Pam Cooreman of Tracy, Minn., launched their scratch-and-dent appliance business, Wheels & Heels Appliance and More, in November 2019.

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Tim Gianelli: Building Out the Family Business

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 Allyssa Baird

Gianelli’s Appliance is located in Rancho Cordova, Calif., not far from AVB Marketing headquarters in Sacramento. From this location, principal Tim Gianelli sells both new and used appliances, as well as parts, HVAC and repair services.

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Fly the Friendly Skies of iDeal Furniture

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Allyssa Baird

BrandSource dealers often come into their businesses as descendants of a family member who owned or started their companies. Not so Randy Clark of iDeal Furniture of Tacoma, who began his career in the military.

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For Terry Rulong, All Roads Led to BrandSource

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 Allyssa Baird

New BrandSource member Terry Rulong is a jack of many trades.

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For the Charitable Grand Foundation, It Was an Especially Busy Year

December 3, 2020December 9, 2020 Allyssa Baird

While BrandSource member Grand Appliance & TV continues to serve communities across four states with the latest and greatest in home goods, its charitable arm, the Grand Foundation, has been exceptionally busy assisting those without the means to shop its stores.

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New Member Tim Odland Bets Big on Bedding … And Wins

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Allyssa Baird

Looking to do some traveling after college, Washington State native Tim Odland moved to Hawaii in 1988 and wound up spending 16 years in Maui.

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Willis Furniture Takes the Long Way Home to BrandSource

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 Allyssa Baird

One of BrandSource’s newest members may very well be one of its oldest.

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Thibault Appliances Stretches BrandSource’s Boundaries

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Allyssa Baird

One of BrandSource’s “newest” members is 30-year-old Thibault Appliances of Saint Albans, Vt.

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BrandSource Seals the Deal with iDEAL

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Allyssa Baird

While the ink is still drying on their new membership contract, BrandSource welcomes iDeal Furniture of Georgia to our dealer family.

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A Christmas Story, from 247 Sales and Service

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Allyssa Baird

As 247 Sales and Service headed into the holiday season three years ago, the bills were piling up for owners Anthony and Nicky Chabane and the Sioux Falls couple wasn’t sure if they could even afford Christmas presents for their daughters.

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Allen Home Center Finds a New Home with BrandSource

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Allyssa Baird

BrandSource extends a warm welcome to another brand-new member: Allen Home Center of Belmond, Iowa.

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BrandSource Member Battles Oregon Wildfires

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Allyssa Baird

Jay and Kristin Wilson purchased an old Western Auto store in Baker City, Ore. in 2017. They renamed it Appliances & More, and two years later joined BrandSource.

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The Maine Event

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 Allyssa Baird

One of BrandSource’s newest members hails all the way from Bangor, Maine, where it learned quite a lesson about karma and community commitment.

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BrandSource Newcomer Oak & Sofa Makes Room for Appliances

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 Allyssa Baird

BrandSource hails a new member from Central California, with locations in Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield and Hanford. Oak & Sofa Liquidators has been a Central Valley furniture presence since 1991, when it was launched by Monica and Kevin Bice.

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BrandSource Newcomer Halvorson Company Understands Exceptional Service

July 29, 2020August 7, 2020 Allyssa Baird

Halvorson Company may be new to the BrandSource family of dealers, but it’s been a household name in its hometown of Spicer, Minn., and its surrounding communities for 81 years.

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Asien’s Appliance Positioned for the Next 33 Years of BrandSource Membership

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 Allyssa Baird

While Asien’s Appliance is not exactly a new BrandSource member, having joined the group some 33 years ago, the Santa Rosa, Calif., dealer has undergone some recent changes.