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AFR® Furniture Rental Acquires People’s Furniture Rental & Expands Presence in the Pacific Northwest

“The acquisition of People’s Furniture Rental supports AFR® Furniture Rental’s plans to service our valued customers nationally while extending our service areas to new and existing customers of both organizations. We are delighted to have partnered with such a talented and tenured staff.” Ray Fiorica Co-Chief Executive Officer AFR® Furniture Rental August 22, 2017, Pennsauken, […]

Quiet Spaces: The Sound of Style

Pings of mobile devices, flashy videos on giant screens, the clang of the construction site next door. The sights and sounds of modern living can overwhelm us on a daily basis. Sometimes we just need to escape from the noise, find a quiet space and unplug so we can hear each other, and ourselves, clearly […]

AFR® Furniture Rental Expands Midwest Operations To Include Residential Division

May 3, 2016 – Pennsauken, NJ – AFR® Furniture Rental, a leading provider in the furniture rental industry, has announced that they have expanded their Midwest operations to offer residential furnishings to the Chicago housing industry. Based in Woodridge, Illinois, the new Residential Division serves Metro Chicago and its surrounding areas. This addition of service is the […]

#Winning With AFR Event Furnishings

How many of you have received those annoying emails from long-lost relatives in Nigeria, Cambodia or the United Kingdom who are just itching to Fedex or wire transfer you a gazillion dollars if you will just send them all your banking information? Aren’t they irritating? We think so. At AFR Event Furnishings, we won’t promise […]

AFR Furniture Rental® Names Jose Ramirez as Marketing Manager

Pennsauken, NJ, December 1, 2014 – AFR Furniture Rental® is pleased to announce the addition of Jose Ramirez to its Marketing team. Ramirez brings 14 years of successful Sales and Marketing experience to the New Jersey-based furniture rental company. With practical experience in a broad scope of business management, his role will be of strategic […]

DesignSPARKS & Highlights: Philadelphia

In Philadelphia, furnishings met fashion and priceless collections at AFR’s DesignSPARKS Networker and provided an inspiring evening of innovation and interaction. Designed in the 1890s, the Penn Museum is a beautiful historic building located on the University of Pennsylvania campus and is one of Philly’s premier and unique venues. You can find out more about […]

DesignSPARKS & Highlights: Boston

At AFR, we love partnerships, and it is always a fun time when we do our annual Boston Networker in collaboration with our strategic partner Rentals Unlimited.  For us, it means that we get to work with some of our favorite people – Larry Green and David Price – as well as see innovative design […]

DesignSPARKS & Highlights: Washington D.C.

American history is entrenched in our next networker tour stop. Welcome to the Whittemore House which is located in the historical district of Dupont Circle in Washington D.C. For those that may not be familiar with this area, this stunning venue is home to the National Democratic Women’s Club. It is a stately and elegant […]

Networking: Creating the Right Connection

Most business people know that networking is important, but many times they don’t know how to utilize it in a way that is productive and provides the ROI that they (and their employer) are hoping for. With companies demanding more ROI when paying for after hours events, it’s important to understand how networking works, and […]

Navigating the Expensive Mine Field of Tradeshows

Many companies attend and exhibit at tradeshows to make new connections in their industry and identify potential sales opportunities, which they hope to convert into repeat customers and long term business relationships. Managing the costs of tradeshow participations so the benefit of investment recovery remains tangible is an important consideration. It can be a daunting […]