Art Van Furniture has hired Armando Murillo as director of development for Art Van Pure Sleep, the retailer’s stand–alone bedding stores and in–store mattress departments.
It is a newly created position. Murillo reports to Steve Glucksman, vice president of strategic business development for the Warren, Mich.–based company.
Murillo, a mattress and furniture industry veteran, has held senior positions with Sealy, Serta, and Palliser Furniture. Most recently, he was vice president of merchandising for retail chain Mattress Giant.
“Armando knows the furniture and bedding industry inside and out. We look forward to his expertise as we take the Art Van Pure Sleep brand and business to the next level,” Glucksman said.
The Art Van Pure Sleep brand was launched in 2009. It includes two freestanding mattress stores and 30 departments inside Art Van showrooms. A third Art Van Pure Sleep store is scheduled to open this spring in Troy, Mich.
