25%-30% increase in sales yearly the first 3 years, Increased basket size by 35%. Reduced headcount by 30%Secured new brands: Aslanis Home, LSA, Spizy Developed direct business co-operation with manufacturers thus eliminating middle-men and therefore achieved a 30% reduction in landing costsSuccessfully opened a new store in Paralimni Area (1000 square metres)Relocation of 2 stores in Limassol and Paphos areas (2000 and 1500 square metres respectively)Complete renovation of the flagship store in Nicosia (3000 square metres)Furnished 120 apartments in Pyla village, Larnaca Cyprus (turnkey project)Complete renovation of Rodon Hotel in Agros 154 rooms (turnkey project)Supplied custom-made movable furniture for the Intercontinental Hotel in Aphrodite Hills in Paphos. Developed new pricing strategy with the slogan “As much as you pay is as much as you get for free”.Conceptualized and developed a new chain of 4 stores called “The Furniture Outlet” to enter a different market segment.Organized a one month clearance event in the Nicosia store (flagship store) that managed to generate 6 times its average monthly turnover in the one month period.Prepared and contacted numerous on the job training sessions for new sales persons as well as prepared and trained senior sales persons on new products, cross-selling, up-selling, follow up on leads, telephone skills, and many more.Master user of the new ERP system that was installed in 2008 and master trainer for the company’s employees. 2008 – April 2013 Founding Member Member of ‘’IDdesign’s international collection committee’’ – the role of the committee members is to add local input and market knowledge to the IDdesign assortment, as well as ensure top and bottom line performance targets are met in all product categories. Another part of the role is to develop and maintain relationships with suppliers, source new suppliers, visit trade fairs and track international and local trends.

Successfully completed the 2 month training on the company’s trading platform and was selected to join the trading team amongst 15 other candidates.

Non-profit organization that is based in New York USA and its main purpose is through its actions to create awareness regarding the island of Cyprus in the United States of AmericaDuties included• Organization of fundraising events for US congressmen • Organization of charity dances and events• Administrative work