Outer Limits News

The World Market kicked off building C with a great legend in the music business Rod Stewart.  Meanwhile OL and Ultra Fabrics teamed up and created a great showing of beautiful product both in upholstery and covers.   We have been planning this for over a year said Michael Bellocchio Vice President and Director of Operations for OL.  The entire showroom was Ultra Fabrics products, the crowds went wild over the presentation.  We were able to pull off a complete indoor-outdoor line with Brisa and Brisa Soleil .  We have a great relationship with Ultra Fabrics and I personaly think they have the best product on the market. it was a no brainer for two companies in the fast lane on design and style to partner.

Las Vegas world market Presents Rod Stewart.We’re in for a night of legendary rock music when the incomparable Rod Stewart, with his trademark rasp and nonstop energy, takes the stage for an unforgettable concert.Expect a fantastic show from this Rock and Roll Hall of Fame icon, with as playlist of wall to wall hits, This live performance - free to all Las Vegas Market guest-is sure to rock the house Don’t miss it. 6:30-8:00 PM Monday, July 28, 2008  ….

Heinz Kattenfeld C.O.O of The 220 Elm building asked OL to come up with some designs for their lobby and we had no problem doing so. ” We show many vendors at this building and since OL is one of the premiere vendors in the hospitality and design business, I ask Michael and Tricia to design our lobby and we are very pleased with the outcome”.Said Mr Kattenfeld

Women of withit once again choose OL to host the “Trends forecast conference” at the April 08 High Point show.

The buying trend of the retailer was one of the main topics discussed by the panel and guest speakers.We are rethinking our buying patterns and the way we merchandise said Rebecca  Miller president Gabberts

The February 2008 issue of lasvegas home & design magazine has featured the well know artist  Steve Spann and equally well known singer Mary Ellen Spann’s 1940’s home in Downtown Las Vegas.  After a long day, the Spann’s come home to relax in their beautiful California ranch house , that blends a lifestyle of tradition and innovation in equal measures which helps ground the couple while they pursue non-traditional careers.  The living room receives abundant natural light from a wide north-facing, fixed picture window that retains it’s original 1940’s glass panels and glazing bars.  Just beneath the picture window sits a modern gray sofa from Outer Limits in North Hollywood.  ”This ultra-modern sofa with it’s combination of curves and straight lines is an abstract work of art in it’s own right” say Steve. www.maryellenspann.com        www.stevenspann.com

  Just in time for the New Year, OL completes the new seating for the infamous Voo Doo Lounge in the Rio Hotel and Casino”.  This is one HOT SPOT!  Thanks To Laurie Travis President of LTeventions we were able to work together to refresh the seating for the New Year event with a couple of days to spare” says Michael Bellocchio Director of Operations for Outer Limits Manufacturing Check out… www.riolasvegasnights.com

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Laurie Travis President and owner of LTeventions, Las Vegas Leading events company works very closely with OL for some very posh events.  Laurie has a great relationship with Outer Limits that was established when she pick us for the comic relief event in Ceasars Palace in 2006.  We are very proud that she choose us to furnish her very hip house in the heart of Las Vegas .

The October show in  High Point, North Carolina turned out to be a pivotal show for OL.  Outerlimits aquired some very important accounts in Panama, Eygpt, the United Emerites and Japan. We are very pleased to be expanding our horizons.  ”We are experinceing growings pains, which I don’t mind at all,” says Michael Bellocchio, Director of overseas operations.

(Ms.) Romy Schafer
Executive Editor
Furniture Style, Home Fashion Forecast, The Retail Experience
400 Knightsbridge Parkway
Lincolnshire, IL   60069
Phone: 847-415-8031
E-mail: rschafer@vancepublishing.com
Web site: www.furniturestyle.com

Outer Limits Manufacturing Inc.Tricia Bellocchio, President OL

Retailers need to reinvent themselves to attract customers in (2008),
according to Tricia Bellocchio, President of Outer Limits Manufacturing.
They need to always look fresh. Too many retailers are just sitting back,waiting for the economy to get better. The end users are ready for something new, and they are looking.

Bellocchio cautioned that retailers who don’t stay on top of trends will lose in the end. Remember you have to spend money to make money, she said.

And that means buying more American-made, quality goods. The biggest challenge our company will face in 2008 is getting retailers to stimulate their sales by depending less on Chinese imports and more on productsproudly made in the United States, said Bellocchio. (They need to refocus ) on bringing in quality and choice (products), while creating jobs for U.S workers, who, by the way, are their customers.

A weak U.S. dollar, however, undoubtedly will prompt some midrange retailers
to continue to buy more Chinese, South American and Asian products in the
coming year. To lessen the impact of a weak dollar and the influx of imports
on its sales, Outer Limits has re-examined its target market. We have
targeted the high-end, design-oriented customer who understands the value of
quality and that furniture is an investment and not a disposable product,
Bellocchio explained.

But heightened consumer awareness about product safety, specifically
regarding imports, may negatively impact retailers that sell imported goods
in the coming year. The mere fact that these products that are made
inexpensively using cheap labor and without professional oversight (shows
that theres) no real history of product knowledge, Bellocchio said.We
feel as though we have only seen the tip of the iceberg (when it comes to)
product recalls and inferior products that endanger our children and health.
Sooner or later, there will be a global backlash. We, as a country, should
be prepared to pick up the pieces, get moving again and bring safety and
quality back to the industry.

CIRCLE 252

Company Name:  Outer Limits Manufacturing Inc.

Headquarters: North Hollywood , CA

Year Founded:  1994

Executive Staff: Tricia Bellocchio, President; Michael Bellocchio, Vice
President

Designers seek good deals at two-day event
BY EMMA BURGIN
ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
HIGH POINT – Designers will be in town this week for the first annual Designer’s Choice After-Market Sample Sale.

Furniture , which will have a sample sale.
The event is open to the trade only.
“There are design centers everywhere, but High Point is the only place that has all these huge manufacturers in one place,” said Monica Peters, spokeswoman for the event who works at Charleston Forge, which will be holding sample and close-out clearance sales as well as passing out rosemary walnut scones, herbal tea and juice.
“We’re all just really trying hard to promote