Valuebiz Joins Mike Wallace; JD Motorsports for Charlotte

Press Release
October 14, 2009 7:46pm

JD Motorsports has secured Valuebiz Business Furnishings as an associate sponsor for Charlotte. They are a local Charlotte Business that provides business furniture and furnishings. Mike Wallace's in the #01 Chevrolet is happy to have Valuebiz as a partner in the local area for the Nationwide Series event.

Delaine Mead, owner and CEO of Valuebiz wants the Charlotte-area race fans that might be in the market for business and office furnishings to consider Valuebiz for all their business furnishings. Call 704-522-1232 or visit their showrooms at 604 Pressley Road Charlotte, NC 28217.

-JD Motorsports Press Release

Office Space, redux
As businesses shut down and slim down, used-fixture dealers see green in their shelving.
By: Jen Aronoff
Posted on: September 27, 2009

Valuebiz adds workers

Valuebiz, a Charlotte store that sells new, used, and re-manufactured office furnishings, has added four employees in the last year, owner Delaine Mead said, and monthly sales are anywhere from even up to 30 percent.

In the past, Valuebiz received its used office furniture from firms buying new items; now it's because companies are laying people off or moving to smaller office buildings, Mead said.

On a recent afternoon, the selection at its offices off South Tryon Street in Charlotte included a 10-foot-long, $1079 mahogany veneer conference table from a law firm, a $120 desk from a construction company and an array of workstations selling for about one-fourth of their original price. One was $525, down from $2,800. Some items were used for 18 months or less.

Two real-estate agents from Asheville were browsing the showroom, and an insurance agent had just bought a set of new reception room furniture.

Though the company typically works with mid-market small businesses, the recession has brought larger corporations that find themselves focusing larger on budgets.

The economic climate has also just begun to bring in more fledgling entrepreneurs, who can find a home office setup similar to the one they may have used at a bank or law firm for under $1,000., Mead said.

"In the economic downturn, people have found out that what they want may not necessarily be what they need.", she said.  "More isn't better.  Sometimes it's just more."

The used products tend to get customers in the door, Mead said, but they're often surprised that they can afford new items, too; the company keeps some on hand.  It also offers customers space planning and design for no added charge.