Press Releases

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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JMX Brands Names Joseph Benson Sales and Service Manager

Debra Gingerich 07/09/2020

Joseph Benson has been named sales and service team manager for JMX Brands, a Sarasota-based ecommerce business and the largest online retailer of Amish furniture under the brand name DutchCrafters at www.dutchcrafters.com. Benson will oversee the sales and customer service for the company, ensuring the best possible customer experience throughout the sales cycle. He is responsible for developing staff and processes that will adapt to the company’s fast-growing environment. Benson brings nearly 20 years of… JMX Brands Names Joseph Benson Sales and Service Manager

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DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Selects Recipients of 2020 Heritage Scholarship

Debra Gingerich 21/07/2020

Addy Battel of Cass City, Mich. and Faith Laughlin of Stewart, Ohio have been selected as the recipients of the DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year. This year, the Sarasota-based ecommerce retailer of Amish furniture received close to 500 applications for its Heritage Scholarship. The three-part application features an essay component that asks applicants to answer the question of how they will draw upon their cultural heritage to shape their vocational… DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Selects Recipients of 2020 Heritage Scholarship

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JMX Brands Employees Give during Uncertain Times

Debra Gingerich 11/06/2020

In late April, JMX Brands’ CEO Jim Miller and Vice President Linse Miller, the husband and wife team that founded the niche internet retailer in 2003, watched as the unemployment rate skyrocketed across the country while the Sarasota-based small business unexpectedly experienced a record month. The Millers decided to express their gratitude by donating money to All Faiths Food Bank, the only food bank serving Sarasota and DeSoto Counties. They also decided to encourage employees… JMX Brands Employees Give during Uncertain Times

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JMX Brands Daughter Company DutchCrafters and Partner Woodshops Take Action to Support Causes during Pandemic

Debra Gingerich 30/04/2020

When DutchCrafters’ Vice President Linse Miller found out the woodshop that builds the Amish Garden Furniture Collection was making personal-use hand-sewn facemasks available for purchase, she saw an opportunity to make a difference. The Amish furniture ecommerce retailer is selling the facemasks and giving the profits to All Faiths Food Bank to provide food to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The masks will help to protect people who are vulnerable to the virus,” said… JMX Brands Daughter Company DutchCrafters and Partner Woodshops Take Action to Support Causes during Pandemic

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Ross Wiemken Receives JMX Brands Presidents Award for Second Time

Debra Gingerich 07/04/2020

JMX Brands Business Finance Manager Ross Wiemken received the company’s President’s Award for the second year in a row during the Sarasota-based niche internet retailer’s 17th anniversary celebration earlier this year. Wiemken joined JMX Brands in April 2016 and quickly made an impact as a product manager. However, it has been his work as manager of the business finance team that has shown his capabilities. Promoted to the role in October 2017, Wiemken quickly worked… Ross Wiemken Receives JMX Brands Presidents Award for Second Time

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