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Levenger history
Levenger company history timeline
In the October 12, 1987 issue of The New Yorker, their first one-inch ad ran with the line “Serious Lighting for Serious Readers.” Soon after, requests came raining in and it was the inch that gave a mile.
In 1987, the idea for Levenger saw its first light.
Since 1989, the company has operated a 5,200-square-foot flagship store within Levenger's corporate headquarters, which also houses a warehouse, merchandising, and design center, and a call center.
1990: Levenger's first color catalog is issued.
In 1991 alone, three million catalogs were mailed as a second warehouse was opened near Boca Raton, Florida.
1992: Company sales double.
By 1993, Levenger had grown to offer desks, bookcases, seating and leather briefcases.
Company sales soared and the Leveens applauded Leichtung for helping to grow their business to $29 million by 1994, just a year after breaking ground on a new 220,000-square-foot facility.
Reaching Its One Millionth Sale in 1995
In February of 1996, Levenger received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Florida Sheriff’s Association in recognition of outstanding contribution to the Florida Youth Ranch stores.
Simmons Market Research bureau reported that 132 million people made purchases from home in 1996 and that catalog purchases were expected to increase at an annual rate of 6 percent over the next several years as people increasingly appreciated the convenience of mail order.
1998: The founders form a publishing division.
In 2000, CFO Greg Driscoll left Levenger for a CFO spot at Vermont Country Store, another catalog company.
2003 and Beyond: Launching a Store Within a Store
2003: A Levenger store opens inside a major department store, Marshall Field's.
A mall is a mall whether you're in South Florida or Southern California" (South Florida Business Journal, August 1993). It was listed on Oprah.com as a source for office makeovers and it was featured on the 2004 HGTV Program called "Mission: Organization," which highlighted a Levenger "Johnson Chair" and other Levenger products.
fl-CEO-back-to-school-a Steve Leveen, co-founder of Delray Beach-based Levenger, a company that sells tools for readers, will make a temporary move to Boston in 2015 for a year-long advanced leadership program at Harvard.----Photo by Gina Fontana (Gina Fontana / Gina Fontana)
So friends and colleagues are not surprised that in 2015 Leveen will be hitting the books in a more formal way — at Harvard University, as a fellow in its year-long Advanced Leadership program.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Retail Group/InMotion | 1955 | $175.0M | 7,500 | 167 |
| Tennis Warehouse | 1992 | $5.3M | 118 | 5 |
| TravelSmith Outfitters | 1992 | $6.7M | 46 | - |
| Arizona Mail Order Co Inc | 1946 | $6.8M | 15 | - |
| Abt Electronics | 1936 | $400.0M | 1,650 | - |
| Soft Surroundings | 1999 | $300.0M | 6 | - |
| Deckers Brands | 1973 | $4.3B | 3,200 | 71 |
| Jegs High Performance | 1960 | $24.0M | 172 | 13 |
| Filson | 1897 | - | 240 | 8 |
| Hern Marine | - | $1.4M | 14 | - |
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