RETHINKING THE WAY WE BUY
By Stefanie O'Reilly Stricker
Stuck on the sofa with you When Americans first went home to stop the spread of COVID-19, we had to rethink how we lived, worked, studied, relaxed, and stayed fit — all without leaving the house. As we spent more time inside, many decided our living spaces needed an upgrade. Our sofa was uncomfortable and our dining table was definitely not big enough for home-schooling. Families needed to be comfortable at home, and furniture sales boomed. When stores could not replenish stock due to shortages and delays, customer choices became more limited. It was time to rethink the way we buy furniture, too. Our new, family-run business had just opened in Nashville and was ready to offer shoppers a solution.
A new way to buy furniture O’Reilly’s Amish furniture opened in January 2020, ready to change the way people buy furniture. Everything at O’Reilly’s is made in America, with much of it handcrafted by small Amish businesses in Ohio. Throughout the pandemic, solid-wood furniture could still be created in each small Amish shop and carefully wrapped in blankets for delivery to Nashville. O’Reilly’s customers could still get what they needed and choose exactly what they wanted.
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