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Audrey’s Is Now Part of the Grace Management Family of Brands!
In May 2024, Audrey’s was acquired by Grace Management Group, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Grace Management Group plans to continue to operate Audrey’s as a stand-alone company and will maintain its operations in Lebanon, Penn., along with its separate sales team and showroom at AmericasMart Atlanta.
“We are thrilled our company has been purchased by a family who shares our faith-based values in how we have conducted our business and lived our lives,” said Audrey Mull, founder of Audrey’s. “We are also humbled and appreciative for the wonderful team of employees and customers we have been blessed with over all these years. We are confident Grace Management Group will be excellent stewards of the business in the years to come.”
Prior to this acquisition, Grace Management Group has specialized in home fragrance through five brands: Greenleaf, Bridgewater Candle Company, Votivo, The WillowBrook Company and Notes.
“We recognize and celebrate Audrey and Ken Mull for their creativity, hard work, and perseverance in building such a successful and recognized home accents business serving independent retailers over the past 44 years”, said Bob Caldwell Jr., president of Grace Management Group. “Being a family-owned business ourselves, we appreciate all that is required to sustain any business, let alone a family business, over multiple decades.”
Don Barton will remain in his current role as vice president of sales for Audrey’s, while Robert Caldwell III, from Grace Management Group, will take over as director of creative development, leading product development efforts for Audrey’s.
“Robert has literally grown up in this industry, passing out samples in our showrooms since elementary school and working in our manufacturing and distribution operations during his teen years”, said Caldwell Jr. “He knows our industry well. He also understands the culture we desire to build within our company. We’re thankful to have a capable third generation family member assuming such a strategic leadership role in the business.”
Both Audrey and Ken will remain involved in the company. Audrey plans to continue in a product design role, while Ken will serve as a strategic business advisor and also work with customers in the Atlanta showroom.
“We’re grateful to be entrusted with the opportunity and responsibility to build upon the strong foundation and culture Audrey and Ken Mull have established at Audrey’s,” said Caldwell Jr. “We warmly welcome the employees and customers of Audrey’s to the Grace Management Group family of brands.”
