CHF Industries Introduces Miss O & Friends(TM); New Home Fashions Collection Talks to Tweens.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of & OLD GREENWICH Old Greenwich is a neighborhood or section in the southeast corner of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The Old Greenwich Railroad Station serves commuters in the neighborhood. , Conn. -- Leading Bed, Bath & Window Supplier CHF CHF In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swiss Franc. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. Industries Signs Licensing Agreement With Miss O & Friends(TM) -- Lifestyle Brand Created By Girls for Girls Ages 8 to 12 Leading home fashions supplier CHF Industries, Inc. signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Miss O & Friends(TM), the lifestyle brand created "by girls...for girls" ages 8 to 12. Under the multi-year agreement, CHF Industries will be the master licensee for more than 60 different product categories, including completely accessorized bed and bath ensembles, window treatments and room decor, ranging from picture frames and nightlights to accent furniture and storage pieces. The collection will debut at the New York Home Textiles Market, Aug. 7 to 11, 2006. "This strategic alliance with Miss O & Friends(TM) is an exciting and unique relationship that will allow us to tap into what young girls really like and want," states Frank Foley Major Francis Edward "Frank" Foley (b. November 1884, Highbridge, Somerset – d. May 8 1958, Stourbridge) was a British secret service agent. Early life He was the third son of a railway worker, and after attending local schools won a scholarship to the Lancashire , chairman and chief executive officer of CHF Industries. "This partnership adds a quality company to the CHF family and also provides us with a tremendous market research platform in marketing to tween tween n. A child between middle childhood and adolesence, usually between 8 and 12 years old. [Blend of teen1 and between.] girls, which represents a key customer base for us." Joan Karron, Executive Vice President, CHF adds that CHF will use the Miss O & Friends(TM) website as a tool in the product development process. "We can get feedback from girls right away," she says, noting that traditional consumer research often takes months. "This relationship will allow us to tap into what girls are thinking, and we can take their preferences into account when we design actual home fashions products." In March, CHF previewed five potential home fashions designs on the Miss O & Friends(TM) website, and received more than 4,000 responses from young girls voting for their favorites. Juliette Brindak, co-founder of Miss O & Friends(TM) comments, "We are excited about our partnership with CHF, as we will be able to provide tween girls with both products they need coupled with what they really want." Paul Brindak, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Miss O & Friends comments, "CHF is a very successful, marketing-oriented force in the home textiles industry and has a reputation of being very smart. Both of our companies share a complementary vision and the synergies will be a home run for our companies, retailers and for tween girls nationwide." Miss O & Friends(TM) was created by tween girls as an interactive Web community, a non-commercial online gathering place where "girls can be girls" in a safe, non-chat environment. The company's website, http://www.missoandfriends.com, which launched in April 2005, offers a variety of interactive features, including contests, games, music, essays and the Miss O Club. A special feature of the site allows girls to vote on their "Daily Faves" in categories such as stories, fashion and jewelry. CHF Industries has been a leading supplier of innovative home fashions for the juvenile, tween and teen markets for more than two decades. Its best-selling programs include an ongoing license with the popular Hello Kitty brand, as well as its own in-house collections Reflections, My Room and My Room Too. "This ground-breaking new relationship with Miss O & Friends(TM) allows CHF to substantially expand its product assortment for the tween market," Foley remarks. "Miss O & Friends(TM) provides us with authenticity, as the company was founded by young girls and is co-managed by young girls." Co-founders 17-year-old Juliette Brindak and 11-year-old Olivia Brindak created Miss O & Friends(TM) as a way to help young girls express themselves and build self-esteem -- and by virtually every measurement they are succeeding. The website, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, has registered more than 700 million hits, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Google. Furthermore, according to Nielsen/Net Ratings, for January and February 2006, the Miss O & Friends(TM) site logged more unique tween girl visitors ages 6 to 11 than the web sites of Hello Kitty(R), Trolls(R), Barbie Barbie in full Barbara Millicent Roberts A plastic doll, 11.5 in. (29 cm) tall, with the figure of an adult woman that was introduced in 1959 by Mattel, Inc., a southern California toy company. (R) or Bratz(R). About CHF Industries, Inc. CHF Industries, Inc., based in New York, is a privately owned company with no long term debt and annual revenues of approximately $250 million and the world's largest producer of window treatments, and one of the leading suppliers of fashion bedding and accessories, decorative bathroom products and home decor in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The company's core customers include major retailers including JCPenney, Wal-Mart, Target, Kmart, Sears, Bed Bath & Beyond, Linens 'n Things Linens 'n Things, Inc., headquartered in Clifton, New Jersey, is the second-largest large-format retailers of home textiles, housewares and decorative home accessories in the United States, behind Bed Bath & Beyond. , Mervyn's, Marshall Field's Marshall Field's was an iconic Chicago, Illinois, department store that grew to become a major chain before being acquired by Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores on August 30, 2005. , Bloomingdale's, Fortunoff, Federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. , May Company, Saks, Myer, and David Jones David Jones is a common name, particularly in Wales, and there have been several well-known individuals with this name. Variations include Dave Jones and Davy Jones. . About Miss O & Friends(TM) Miss O & Friends(TM) an exciting new lifestyle brand created by girls, for girls ages 8 to 12, was started by two young sisters who are on the leading edge of what is cool for their age range. Launched in April 2005, the non-chat website serves as a safe online gathering place for tweens, featuring interactive games, polls and advice columns, plus opportunities to create art, jewelry, clothing, electronic newspapers and original stories, some of which will be published and sold starting in June 2006. Miss O & Friends(TM) is a trademark of Hermine Design Group. All other trademarks are the property of their owners. |
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