{"id":17553,"date":"2025-09-03T17:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T22:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=17553"},"modified":"2025-09-04T13:40:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T18:40:20","slug":"wrights-furniture-and-flooring-announces-return-of-devin-wright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/17553-wrights-furniture-and-flooring-announces-return-of-devin-wright\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright&#8217;s Furniture and Flooring Announces Return of Devin Wright"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>(FROM LEFT, JOHN WRIGHT, DEVIN WRIGHT, TAYLOR WRIGHT, ALEX WRIGHT)<\/p>\n<p>Wright\u2019s Furniture &amp; Flooring has announced the return of Devin Wright to the family business, marking a significant milestone in the company\u2019s enduring legacy within the Dieterich community. Devin, son of John Wright, is the third member of the fifth generation to officially join the team, alongside his sister Taylor Wright and cousin Alex Wright.<\/p>\n<p>Devin\u2019s journey with Wright\u2019s began when he was a teenager, sparking a lifelong dream to one day work at the family business full-time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started out sweeping floors in the warehouse when I was fourteen,\u201d Wright said. \u201cI worked here through high school and even during college. Once I got my business degree, I decided to branch out and do my own thing, just to see what\u2019s out there, but I always knew I\u2019d come back. Being here again feels like riding a bike. I\u2019m re-learning many things I knew in the past, but with new technology and operations in place, and it\u2019s going great. I hope I can take what I\u2019ve learned over the years to help take Wright\u2019s to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before returning, Devin spent nine years working in flooring merchandising and manufacturing, where he worked closely with vendors and gained a deep understanding of supply chains, product development, and retail impact. One of the clients he worked with was Wright\u2019s Furniture, so it feels like he never left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a full-circle moment for me,\u201d said Wright. \u201cFor nearly a decade, I sold products to Wright\u2019s from the manufacturing side. Now, I\u2019m back on the sales floor, serving the same customers I\u2019ve grown up around. I\u2019ve always been close with my family, and now that I have a child of my own, it feels like the right time to come home. This is where I belong, and I\u2019m here to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John Wright, president of Wright\u2019s Furniture &amp; Flooring, said it\u2019s great to have his son back in the family business, especially with the experience he brings to the table. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to welcome Devin back into the business,\u201d said Wright. \u201cHe\u2019s grown so much both in his personal and professional life, and brings valuable insight and industry knowledge that will strengthen our operations, especially in our flooring division. His return helps ensure the continued success of our family legacy, and we\u2019re excited to see how he\u2019ll help us evolve and enhance the customer experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wright\u2019s Furniture &amp; Flooring is a fifth-generation family-owned business that is celebrating its 136th anniversary this year. Wright\u2019s Furniture &amp; Flooring features a large selection of quality living room, bedroom, dining room, home office, home accents, entertainment, commercial and custom furniture as well as a wide selection of flooring. The business also offers interior design services in its Dieterich, Robinson and Taylorville locations and window treatments through its Wright at Home store in Effingham.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(FROM LEFT, JOHN WRIGHT, DEVIN WRIGHT, TAYLOR WRIGHT, ALEX WRIGHT) Wright\u2019s Furniture &amp; Flooring has announced the return of Devin Wright to the family business, marking a significant milestone in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17651,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wright&#039;s Furniture and Flooring Announces Return of Devin Wright - 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