RUGS DIRECT MAKES AWARDS TO SALES REP, VENDOR AND PARTNER OF THE YEAR

Rugs Direct honors Nourison sales agent Gina Falsetti, center, as sales rep of the year. Presenting the award are Rugs Direct execs Bill Martin, left, national sales director, and Randy Kremer, president. Rugs Direct is an on-line retailer based in Winchester, VA.

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Market was the venue of the annual Rugs Direct awards honoring the company's  sales rep, vendor and partner of the year. Rugs Direct president Randy Kremer and national sales director Bill Martin made surprise presentations to recipients at Nourison, Surya and Jaipur during last week's Summer show.

Surya received the award as Partner of the Year for an unprecedented second year in a row. Jaipur was named vendor of the year, and Gina Falsetti of Nourison was honored as sales rep of the year.

Surya received the Rugs Direct Partner of the Year Award for the second consecutive year. From left: Randy Kremer of Rugs Direct; Surya Tiwari, head of Surya's parent company in India; Satya Tiwari, president of Surya, and Bill Martin, national sales director of Rugs Direct.

Jaipur is named Vendor of the Year for Rugs Direct: From left, Randy Kremer of Rugs Direct; Asha Chaudhary, ceo of Jaipur; Candace Clarke, Jaipur sales manager, and Bill Martin of Rugs Direct.

The Nourison team joins in congratulating Gina Falsetti as Rugs Direct sales rep of the year. From left: Nourison regional mgr. Jeff Forwood; Alex Peykar, Nourison principal; Bill Martin of Rugs Direct; Gina Falsetti of Nourison; Randy Kremer of Rugs Direct; Gerard O'Keefe, vp of sales at Nourison, and Joyce Lowe, Nourison national sales director of rugs.

Rugs Direct is an online rug and home decor retailer based in Winchester, VA.

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