Harvey entrepreneur looking to turn family business into global mattress empire

Image by RodMarchand.com
Image by RodMarchand.com

(Fargo, ND) -- After staring small in Harvey, North Dakota, an entrepreneurial family is setting their sights on building a global mattress retailer. 

"As the business evolved and grew, we wanted to get involved in the e-commerce platforms. So early, probably about 5 years ago, we began to sell Ashley products on Amazon," said Rod Marchand, President and CEO of the Marchand Retail Group.

After his parents started the business in 1980, Marchand and his twin sons have just opened a new retail location in Fargo, and they're setting up their corporate headquarters in the city. Their mattress company is Accord Custom Sleep Systems. They manufacture their own mattresses, now have a subsidiary in India, and are planning to franchise their retail business around the United States.   
 

Original Air Date: 
Wednesday, April 27, 2022