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Debra Gingerich is the ecommerce and marketing director for DutchCrafters Amish Furniture. Debra is a published author, which includes writing about her experiences growing up Mennonite and continuing to be active in the Mennonite community. She has had the opportunity to visit numerous Amish woodshops and interview Amish woodworkers about their craft. As an interior design enthusiast and admitted HGTV junkie, Debra loves to communicate the outstanding value of Amish made furniture and its benefits. The Timber to Table blog was established in 2012 for DutchCrafters to provide customers and other readers with information about the Amish and Amish woodworkers, furniture styles and history, and interior design.

JMX Brands’ Michael Zaccari Receives the Inaugural Category Manager of the Year Award

Debra Gingerich 16/02/2021

JMX Brands, the largest online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com, awarded Michael Zaccari the first annual Category Manager of the Year Award.  The award was presented to Zaccari in honor of his hard work to increase the office furniture category. The University of South Florida alum joined JMX Brands staff in February 2020 as an assistant category manager. He was quickly promoted in May 2020 to category manager and has worked effectively to build… JMX Brands’ Michael Zaccari Receives the Inaugural Category Manager of the Year Award

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JMX Brands’ Christeen Jorno Receives the Top Revenue Producer Award for the Second Consecutive Year

Debra Gingerich 12/02/2021

Christeen Jorno was named the 2020 Top Revenue Producer for JMX Brands, the parent company of the top online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com.  Sales and Service Manager Joseph Benson presented the award to Jorno during the company’s annual award ceremony. This was the second year in a row Jorno received this honor. “This award requires consistent effort, focus, drive and a daily commitment to excellence, which Christeen continues to model,” said Benson.  “Christeen… JMX Brands’ Christeen Jorno Receives the Top Revenue Producer Award for the Second Consecutive Year

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JMX Brands’ Seth Carter Receives Rookie of the Year Award

Debra Gingerich 08/02/2021

JMX Brands, the parent company of the top online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com, recognized Seth Carter as the 2020 Rookie of the Year. Carter joined JMX Brands in July 2020 as a category manager and has shown enthusiasm and ambition in his work endeavors. The Indiana University East alum was responsible for creating a DutchCrafters exclusive bed design and is always quick to bring new ideas to life. Since Carter’s start at JMX… JMX Brands’ Seth Carter Receives Rookie of the Year Award

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JMX Brands Honors Debra Gingerich with President’s Award for Second Time

Debra Gingerich 01/02/2021

JMX Brands Director of Marketing Debra Gingerich received the company’s President’s Award during the specialty retailer’s annual awards ceremony on January 20, 2021. This was the second time she received the prestigious award in four years. A graduate of Eastern Mennonite University with a master’s degree from Vermont College, Gingerich was the first employee JMX Brands hired, working as writer and communications manager from 2004-2006. She returned to the Sarasota-based company in 2015 to manage… JMX Brands Honors Debra Gingerich with President’s Award for Second Time

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DutchCrafters Launches The Amish Furniture Podcast

Debra Gingerich 20/11/2020

The words “Amish” and “technology” are not commonly heard together. Since 2003, DutchCrafters has been a pioneer in bridging the gap between those words as one of the first online retailers of Amish furniture. Last month, the Sarasota-based small business and JMX Brands store also became one of the first Amish furniture retailers to launch a podcast about Amish furniture. Produced by the company’s Multimedia Producer and Graphic Designer Jake Smucker and hosted by Beth… DutchCrafters Launches The Amish Furniture Podcast

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Newsweek Names DutchCrafters a Best Online Shop

Debra Gingerich 19/11/2020

JMX Brands sister company Dutchcrafters Amish Furniture has been recognized as a Best Online Shop of 2021 by Newsweek. The list released at the end of September ranked dutchcrafters.com No. 32 out of 50 in the category of Home Living – Furniture with the likes of better-known online furniture retailers including Wayfair, Crate and Barrel, Ashley Furniture, World Market, and Rooms To Go.  Founded in 2003 by Jim and Linse Miller after they struggled to find… Newsweek Names DutchCrafters a Best Online Shop

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JMX Brands Receives Best Places to Work Nod

Debra Gingerich 13/11/2020

The secret is out — niche online retailer JMX Brands, parent company of the largest online retailer of Amish furniture DutchCrafters, is a Best Place to Work in Sarasota-Manatee, according to the 2020 results of the annual survey competition that determines which participants are the best employers in Sarasota and Manatee counties. The list published in the Sarasota Herald Tribune at the end of September ranked JMX No. 14 of the 25 local finalists selected from the survey results. This is the first time… JMX Brands Receives Best Places to Work Nod

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JMX Brands Ranks 335 on Business Observer Top 500

Debra Gingerich 23/10/2020

For the seventh year in a row, Sarasota-based JMX Brands has earned a spot on the Business Observer Top 500. The annual list ranks the top 500 companies from Tampa to Naples by gross revenues from the previous year. The small business founded in 2003 reported revenues of more than $11.8 million in 2019 to move up 10 spots to No. 335. JMX Brands is the parent company of the largest online retailer of Amish… JMX Brands Ranks 335 on Business Observer Top 500

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Sarasota’s JMX Brands a Furniture Today 2020 Leading Furniture E-Tailer

Debra Gingerich 20/10/2020

Sarasota-based niche online retailer JMX Brands landed on Furniture Today’s annual list of leading furniture e-tailers for the sixth year in a row.   With estimated total sales between $10 and $14.9 million in 2019, the parent company of a variety of home furnishing and décor websites including flagship Amish furniture site www.dutchcrafters.com made the list that recognizes 23 online and home furnishings retailers in alphabetical order within three categories. This year, JMX Brands has… Sarasota’s JMX Brands a Furniture Today 2020 Leading Furniture E-Tailer

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DutchCrafters Tests In-House Delivery Team for its Amish-made Furniture

Debra Gingerich 08/09/2020

DutchCrafters, a subsidiary of JMX Brands and the largest online store of Amish furniture at dutchcrafters.com, has started testing handling some of its own deliveries with an in-house shipping team based out of the company’s LaGrange, Ind. warehouse. The small business has been using trusted contract shippers and carriers like UPS and FedEx to ship its Amish-made furniture and home décor nationwide. In July, the in-house team started delivering to customers in parts of Indiana,… DutchCrafters Tests In-House Delivery Team for its Amish-made Furniture

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