Cassandra Plews

Responsible for Bedding, Accessories & Outdoor Categories.

Transitioned into this role to address & improve performance of these categories.

* Mattress category exceeding budget by 4% and experiencing impressive 11 % growth compared to previous year. Anticipating project growth of $30 million this year.

Managed largest category Lounge, overseeing 25% of total business sales.

Some highlights:

*Ensured consistent year on year growth throughout decade -long management of this category. Sustained double-digit growth over past four years.

*Achieved prestigious "Product of the year" title three consecutive times, 2020, 2021,2022 as voted by entire Fantastic Furniture team members.

*Pioneered distinctive design at Fantastic diverging from norm, yet anticipated customer appeal, resulting in remarkable $23 million in retail sales during its inaugural year. Top-selling product of year.

*Developed innovative products by collaborating with cross-functional teams and conducting extensive market research.

* Developing over 12 ranges per year.

*Fabric Buying to offer over 100 fabrics.

*Reduced turnaround time for project completion through effective resource allocation and team management.

*Close collaboration with buying team led to successful development of fresh sofa ranges for retail stores.