As you may or may not know, Olinde's has sold its two Olinde's Furniture stores and its seven Ashley Furniture Home Stores to Dufresne Spencer Group (DSG) out of Memphis, Tennessee. The Olinde's company will still operate its three bedding stores in the great Baton Rouge area.
It was quite the bittersweet day when I found out the news. It was bitter because our stores have been operating for over 133 years in South Louisiana, and it was bitter because I have spent the last six years of my life working for my uncle by running the three bedding stores. However, it was sweet because the DSG is an amazing company who will continue serving the people of Louisiana. Furthermore, the DSG people that I have met are good people.
Knowing that this was coming I did my fair share of research on DSG and I have yet to hear any bad things from former employees to current employees to vendors. Mr. Chad Spencer, the CEO of DSG, came down and spoke to all of our employees. He requested our trust because it was one of the key components to our future success. Trust is earned, and DSG has earned trust in the furniture industry.
With all of that being said, I want to assure all of our customers that Olinde's Furniture, Ashley Furniture and DSG are committed to taking care of you, our customer. Any customer who has done business with us in the past will have the same (if not better) customer service, and their warranties and protection plans will be honored. In conclusion, I have always been a glass half full type of person, and DSG will allow us to better serve the people of South Louisiana and their furniture needs. As always, feel free to email me at andrew.olinde@gmail.com if you have any questions, comments or concerns.
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