DutchCrafters, the largest online retailer of Amish furniture and home décor at http://www.dutchrafters.com, is pleased to announce the application for its 2022 Heritage Scholarship opens on March 1, 2022. In alignment with its core value of giving, DutchCrafters founded the Heritage Scholarship in 2011 to offer education assistance to hardworking students. This scholarship recognizes undergraduate students who draw inspiration from their heritage to shape their vocational aspirations, add creative value…
JMX Brands’ Nancy Kirshe Receives Rookie of the Year Award
JMX Brands, the parent company of the top online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com, recently recognized Interior Decorator Nancy Kirshe as the 2021 Rookie of the Year. Vice President Linse Miller presented Kirshe with the award at the company’s 19th anniversary awards luncheon held at Covenant Mennonite Church in Sarasota earlier this year. Kirshe joined JMX Brands in December 2020 as a DutchCrafters showroom furniture specialist. In her first…
JMX Brands Honors Kari-Jo Koshes with President’s Award
JMX Brands Director of Stores and Fulfillment Kari-Jo Koshes received the specialty retailer’s President’s Award during the company’s annual awards ceremony on February 11, 2022. Koshes was hired in 2013 as the assistant to JMX Brands CEO Jim Miller. Before being promoted to her current role, Koshes served as shipping coordinator, Customer Experience Team assistant manager, and showroom and fulfillment manager. At the awards ceremony, Miller highlighted Koshes’ “seasoned leadership…
JMX Brands Named a Furniture Today Best Place to Work
Niche online retailer JMX Brands is a Furniture Today Best Place to Work, according to the 2021 results of the annual competition that ranks which applicants are the best employers in the furniture industry. The list of winners published in a December issue of Furniture Today ranked JMX Brands No. 2 of the 20 finalists awarded a Best Place to Work. This is the first year the parent company of…
JMX Brands Employees Raise Funds for Two Local Non-Profits
During a busy season when most businesses are focused on generating revenue, JMX Brands decided to give back to the community. Closing on a record-breaking year for the niche ecommerce retailer, JMX Brands’ CEO Jim Miller and Vice President Linse Miller offered to personally match employees’ gifts up to $1,000 and gave a company match up to $2,000. In alignment with the company’s core value of giving, a Giving Committee…
JMX Brands Named a Furniture Today 2021 Leading E-Tailer
For the seventh consecutive year, JMX Brands was named to Furniture Today’s annual Leading E-Tailers List. The Sarasota-based niche online retailer operates as the parent company of www.dutchcrafters.com, the largest online store for Amish furniture and home décor. Leading E-Tailers list recognizes 21 online and home furnishings retailers alphabetically within three tiers, based on total annual sales. In 2021, JMX Brands has been named to America’s Best Trending Online Shop…
DutchCrafters Introduces Two American-Made Lighting Collections
DutchCrafters, the largest online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com and daughter company of JMX Brands, is adding two American-made lighting collections to its brand. The Ro Sham Beaux collection adds an elegant, bohemian flare to the Amish furniture company, while the Hubbardton Forge collection takes a sleek, modern approach to lighting design. Both collections feature chandeliers, pendants, and lamps that are customizable, offering a world of possibilities for customers.…
JMX Brands Appoints Leslie Heller as Human Resource Manager
JMX Brands, the parent company to the largest online store of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com, has hired Leslie Heller as the inaugural human resource manager. The Sarasota-based business has added over 20 full-time positions in the past year, growing to 67 full-time employees. Heller brings a wealth of experience to the company, previously working in human resources management at Lowe’s, Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, Conway Department Stores and others. As…
JMX Brands Promotes Kari Jo Koshes to Director of Stores and Fulfillment
Kari Jo Koshes has been promoted to director of stores and fulfillment at JMX Brands, the largest online retailer of Amish furniture and home décor at www.dutchcrafters.com. With almost eight years of experience at JMX Brands, Koshes’ promotion represents an elevation in her leadership role and the strategic impact she has at the company. Her responsibilities include leading operations at the Sarasota, Fla. store, the LaGrange, Ind. outlet store, the…
JMX Brands Named a Best Place to Work in Sarasota-Manatee Two Years in a Row
For the second consecutive year, JMX Brands is a Best Place to Work in Sarasota-Manatee. The parent company of the largest online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters,com was ranked by the Sarasota Herald Tribune at No. 21 out of 28 local businesses in Sarasota and Manatee counties. JMX Brands CEO Jim Miller said despite temporarily working remotely, the staff “remained engaged, learning and growing.” The company hired a record…