NOVEMBER 2020, ISSUE 9
Inside this issue: 2021 color trend Designer spotlight
Grateful for the Opportunity
Home for the holidays
BY BRAD CATES, CEO
Expressing thanks is good for you. Not surprisingly, throughout the roller coaster ride of 2020, we have noticed article after article touting the benefits of counting one’s blessings as a means for combating stress. The latest—describing the growing body of research into the effect that gratitude has on our lives —appeared in Harvard Medical School’s “HEALTHbeat” this month. The headline? Giving thanks can make you happier. As we prepare for the coming holiday season on the heels of a successful High Point Market, I’m grateful for quite a lot, beginning with time spent with family. Right now, I’m decompressing with my wife and daughters in the mountains, looking forward to settling into my new role leading a company and a team that has thankfully embraced me as one of their own. I can honestly say that everything I have done in my career to date has been leading me to this moment, and I feel incredibly blessed to have been entrusted with Sarreid’s great legacy and future. Of course, Sarreid would be nowhere without each of you. This month, the entire Sarreid family joins me in thanking you, the retailers, designers, and suppliers, who continually support, encourage, and challenge us to be the best we can every day. We are grateful for the opportunity to serve you, and for the opportunities that await all of us in 2021. With all the ups and downs of the past year, I think it’s fair to say we can be most grateful that consumers have turned their focus incontrovertibly toward home. The appetite for beautiful things of true quality has never been better. And that gives all of us in the business of better furnishings reason to be thankful.