GLEN WILLOW, Ohio — Metro Decoration LLC, an e-commerce business that designs and manufactures accent furniture, storage and organization products, and home textiles, is laying off 80 office and distribution center employees.
The company, which operates as MDesign Home Décor, filed a WARN Act notice with the Ohio Department of Workforce Development on Feb. 15, effective Feb. 29 to lay off 30 employees at its office location here and 50 at its distribution company. announced that he would be fired. The Solon, Ohio, center will close on March 31st. The separation is expected to be permanent.
In the WARN notification letter, Lindsey Vigorito, vice president of human resources, said Metro Decoration LLC is “actively seeking capital or a buyer, and that financing or a buyer is necessary for the company to avoid hiring employees.” I think that's enough,” he wrote. I was able to get separation.
“While we would have liked to have provided more notice of the layoffs and closures, we were unable to do so because providing notice could have adversely affected the company's ability to obtain financing or obtain a buyer. ” she wrote.
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In 2022, MDesign Home Décor announced a partnership with Nebraska Furniture Mart to sell a selection of furniture, storage and organization products, marking its first partnership with a brick-and-mortar retailer.
MDesign sells products, including accent furniture, from coffee tables and nightstands to rolling carts and fabric dressers, on its website and through Amazon, Target and other e-commerce retailers. The company has also partnered with designer Nate Berkus to develop the Nate Home line, which includes bed and bath textiles, decorative pillows, home storage items and more.
