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JMX Brands Promotes Seth Carter to Eco Friendly Digs Manager

Niche Internet retailer JMX Brands has promoted Seth Carter to Eco Friendly Digs manager.  The Indiana University East alum will be responsible for overseeing and developing the Sarasota-based company’s newest ecommerce store at ecofriendlydigs.com. In alignment with JMX Brands’ commitment to sustainability, Eco Friendly Digs carries home furnishings and décor that are environmentally friendly. Under Carter’s leadership, the company plans to become the leading online retailer of sustainable home products…

DutchCrafters Awards Three Students with 2021 Heritage Scholarship

Annie Murry of San Lorenzo, Paraguay, Emily Ellis of Durham, N.C., and Andrea Garcia-Estrada of Goshen, Ind. have been selected as the recipients of the DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year. The Sarasota-based ecommerce retailer of the largest selection of Amish furniture online received nearly 100 applications for its annual Heritage Scholarship. The three-part application includes an essay asking applicants to explain how they will draw…

JMX Brands Throws a Party to Welcome Staff Back to the Office

JMX Brands, parent company of the largest online retailer in Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com, was thrilled to welcome its staff back to the office following work-from-home during the pandemic and decided to put a twist on the process. CEO, Jim Miller, welcomed his staff back to the office by throwing a welcome back party. On June 21, 2021, the entire staff gathered for the first time in 14 months at…

JMX Brands Wins 2021 Medium Business of the Year

JMX Brands, the parent company of the largest internet retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchrafters.com, won 2021 Medium Business of the Year at the Small Business Awards put on by the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce. The 31st annual Frank G. Berlin, Sr. Small Business Awards ceremony took place at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Sarasota where nearly 600 people gathered to celebrate the 24 businesses in the running for…

JMX Brands Named a 2021 Next 1000 Company

Niche online retailer JMX Brands has been named a 2021 Next 1000 company by Digital Commerce 360, a trusted partner and source of research and data collection for many of the world’s top ecommerce brands for over 20 years. The Next 1000 database ranks North American mid-sized online retailers by annual web sales. The Sarasota-based parent company of the largest online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com ranked 1286 overall…

JMX Brands Names Doug Tuck Business Manager

Doug Tuck has been selected to step into the role of Business Manager at JMX Brands, a Sarasota-based ecommerce business and the largest online retailer of Amish furniture under DutchCrafters at www.dutchcrafters.com. As leader of the Business Finance Team, Tuck provides oversight to business and administrative functions, financial performance and processes, physical property, as well as human resources.  He also collaborates with fellow managers to increase synergies across teams, helping…

DutchCrafters Begins Store Redesign with Ponton Interiors

DutchCrafters, the largest online retailer of Amish furniture and home décor and daughter company of JMX Brands, is partnering with Ponton Interiors to redesign its showroom experience. Selling online since 2003 at www.dutchcrafters.com, DutchCrafters opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Sarasota, Fla. in 2016. With the success of the Sarasota location, DutchCrafters is planning expansions of its showrooms and saw an opportunity in the brick-and-mortar setting to enhance the representation…

One Order, One Tree: DutchCrafters Partners with American Forests to Plant Trees in the United States

Together with partner American Forests, DutchCrafters Amish Furniture is committing to plant one tree for every order. DutchCrafters, the largest online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com and daughter company of JMX Brands, is beginning this tree-planting initiative on Earth Day 2021. Sustainability is one of the core values at DutchCrafters and the company sells furniture with the environment in mind. For years this company has created furniture made of…

One Year Out: How DutchCrafters Grew Amidst Global Pandemic

In a recent virtual webinar with Mennonite Economic Development Associates, JMX Brands Co-Founder and CEO Jim Miller spoke on how the company’s brand DutchCrafters navigated the global pandemic.  One year after the pandemic broke out, the largest online retailer of Amish Furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com not only remains open but is experiencing significant growth despite 90 percent of staff members working from home. Though many businesses have suffered throughout the pandemic,…

DutchCrafters Opens 2021 Heritage Scholarship Application March 1

DutchCrafters, the largest online retailer of Amish furniture and home décor at http://www.dutchrafters.com and daughter company of JMX Brands, is proud to announce it is accepting applications for its 2021 Heritage Scholarship beginning March 1. Established in 2011, the Heritage Scholarship was created to give back to the community by offering education assistance to deserving students. This scholarship recognizes undergraduate students who draw inspiration from their cultural heritage to shape…

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