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Levin Furniture & Mattress (Levin) and John V. Schultz Furniture (JVS) have been named the 2026 Furniture Retailer of the Year by the International Home Furnishings Representatives Association (IHFRA), recognizing the combined organization’s century-long heritage, strong community commitment, and continued growth across the region.<\/p>\n
Levin’s story began in 1920 when Sam and Jessie Levin opened the Sam Levin Furniture Company in a single storefront in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
Twenty years later, John V. Schultz established his namesake furniture store in Erie, Pennsylvania. While the two companies developed independently for decades, both built their reputations on the same core values: quality products, exceptional customer service, and meaningful engagement with the communities they served.<\/p>\n
Today, under the leadership of Co-CEOs Matt Schultz and John Schultz, the combined organization operates more than 30 locations, including six Ashley stores, serving customers throughout western and central Pennsylvania, northeastern Ohio, and surrounding markets. The privately owned company employs more than 1,000 associates dedicated to providing outstanding value, service, and an exceptional shopping experience.<\/p>\n
Beyond retail success, Levin and JVS remain deeply committed to giving back. The organization maintains longstanding partnerships with children’s hospitals, food banks, and a variety of local charitable organizations across the communities it serves. Community involvement continues to be a defining part of the company’s culture and mission.<\/p>\n
The company has also made significant investments in sustainability and operational efficiency. Initiatives include a large-scale solar array that supplies approximately 70% of the annual electricity used at its distribution center, Styrofoam densification equipment that helps divert packaging waste from landfills and expanded recycling programs across its facilities. These efforts reflect a broader commitment to reducing environmental impact while building a more efficient and responsible business.<\/p>\n
More than 100 years after Levin’s founding and more than 85 years after John V. Schultz Furniture first opened its doors, the organization continues to honor its heritage while embracing innovation, investing in its people, and strengthening the communities that have supported it for generations.<\/p>\n
The IHFRA Furniture Retailer of the Year recognition underscores the company’s remarkable journey and its ongoing commitment to excellence, service, and community impact across the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Levin Furniture & Mattress (Levin) and John V. Schultz Furniture (JVS) have been named the 2026 Furniture Retailer…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254829,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137,108622,108621,108619,108618,108620],"class_list":["post-254828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news","tag-furniture-retail","tag-ihfra","tag-john-v-schultz-furniture","tag-levin-furniture","tag-retailer-of-the-year"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}