Shrewd moves early in the pandemic pay off for interior designer

Shipping and supply chain issues have plagued businesses of all kinds over the last year or so. Furniture and interior design firm Clive Daniel Home is no exception. But some smart thinking has helped the company ride out the logistics nightmare a little better than other firms.

When the pandemic began, the Naples-based company foresaw the potential for shipping and inventory problems. So it leased two additional warehouse spaces in Fort Myers and stocked them with furniture. “Going into COVID, we thought that our supply chain might get a little bit rocky,” says Clive Daniel Home CEO Daniel Lubner. “We had no clue it would be as disrupted and convoluted and chaotic as it is now — and will be for at least the next 18 months.”