The Land of Nod

The Land of Nod

Infobox_Company
company_name = The Land of Nod
company_
company_type = Private
company_slogan = Everything for your kids room from A to Zzz
foundation = In 1996 in Northbrook, Illinois
location = Northbrook, Illinois
key_people = Scott Eirinberg and Jamie Cohen (founders)
num_employees =
industry = Retail (specialty)
products = Furniture, Bedding, Toys, Gifts and room accessories for children
revenue =
homepage = [http://www.landofnod.com/ www.landofnod.com]

The Land of Nod is a catalog, Web and retail store company, based in Northbrook, Illinois, specializing in children's furniture, bedding and accessories. The company designs the majority of their items themselves.Fact|date=February 2007

Scott Eirinberg and Jamie Cohen launched the company in 1996 out of Eirinberg's basement in the Chicago suburbs. [cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Dec_19/ai_68202521|title=Crate and Barrel Forms Strategic Partnership With Children's Furniture Catalogue, the Land of Nod] In 2000, The Land of Nod formed an equity partnership with Crate & Barrel to help expand their presence in the United States market. [cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Dec_19/ai_68202521|title=Crate and Barrel Forms Strategic Partnership With Children's Furniture Catalogue, the Land of Nod]

Product recalls

In 2004, The Land of Nod recalled children's chairs after receiving reports of the chairs collapsing, in one case injuring a child.cite web|url=http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04158.html| title=CPSC, The Land of Nod Announce Recall of Children’s Wooden Chairs|publisher=US Consumer Product Safety Commission | date=2004-06-15 | accessdate=2007-01-26] In 2006 furniture from the "Cottage Collection" was recalled after it was discovered the antique white paint used on some pieces contained levels of lead in excess of the amount allowed by a federal ban.cite web|url=http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07043.html| title=The Land of Nod Recalls Furniture Due to Lead Paint Hazard|publisher=US Consumer Product Safety Commission | date=2006-12-05 | accessdate=2007-01-26] Both recalls were voluntary.

References

External links

* [http://www.landofnod.com/ The Land of Nod]
* [http://www.crateandbarrel.com/ Crate & Barrel]
* [http://www.cb2.com/ CB2]


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