Furniture Today,
Had been EVP at Breuners Arizona

FAIRBORN, Ohio — Industry veteran Tom Daley is joining Morris Furniture here as vice president of merchandising for home furnishing and home theater, a new position at the Top 100 chain.


Daley, with 35 years of industry experience, most recently was executive vice president and general manager of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Breuners Arizona, where he worked for 13 years. In April, Breuners announced it was closing its four-store operation.

Before joining the Arizona chain, Daley was senior vice president and general merchandise manager for department store Elder Beerman from 1988 to 1994, when it was based in Dayton.

At Morris, he will oversee all home furnishings merchandising at its three store formats — Morris Home Furnishings, Ashley Furniture HomeStores and Thomasville.

“As our company continues to grow in our Ohio showrooms located in Dayton, Cincinnati and Columbus and northern Kentucky, Tom will complement our current management team,” said George Hartley, Morris chief operating office.

Larry Klaben, president and CEO, call Daley a “true home furnishings industry professional with a great merchandising style and successful track record. We welcome him to our growing company.”

Daley said he looks forward to returning to Ohio and helping Morris build on its reputation for innovative merchandising and community service.

Morris ranks No. 91 on Furniture/Today’s survey of Top 100 furniture stores with nine stores last year doing an estimated $72.3 million in furniture, bedding and accessories sales, up 12.6% from the year before. It recently opened its 10th store, an Ashley unit in Springfield, Ohio, and plans to open one more Ashley store this year in the Columbus market.