Art Van Furniture Helping Families Reduce Back-to-School Costs

WARREN, Mich., Aug. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second consecutive year, Art Van Furniture is helping families ease the cost of back-to-school shopping. Michigan's No. 1 furniture and mattress retailer, with generous support from Grand Rapids, Mich.-based supercenter, Meijer, is doing its part to defray the cost of school supplies by providing 12,000 complimentary string back sacks filled with new crayons, pens, pencils, and pocket folders for school children across the state.

"The start of a new school year is always filled with excitement and anticipation for children and parents," said Kim Yost, CEO of Art Van Furniture. "Families are our core customers, and this is an opportunity for us to help them kick off the academic year in a fun way while reducing some of the financial burden that purchasing school supplies can entail."

According to Huntington National Bank's annual Backpack Index, the prices for school supplies jumped an average of 7.3 percent from last year to this year, with nearly every basic item rising in cost.

The string back sacks filled with school supplies can be picked up in the children's bedding departments at all 35 Art Van Showrooms throughout Michigan and in Orland Park, Illinois on Saturday, Aug. 17 and Sunday, Aug. 18 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.  The offer is good for one back sack per household while supplies last.

About Art Van Furniture

Art Van Furniture is Michigan's largest furniture retailer and America's largest independent furniture retailer. The company operates 35 stores throughout Michigan and one store in Orland Park, Illinois, a full service e-commerce website, plus ten freestanding Art Van PureSleep bedding stores in Ann Arbor, Brighton, Canton, Kalamazoo, Midland, New Hudson, Rochester Hills, Sterling Heights and Troy, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio. Founded in 1959, the company is family-owned and headquartered in Warren, Michigan. Visit www.artvan.com for more information. 

SOURCE Art Van Furniture

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