Kohler opens store

A Kohler Signature Store, featuring various lines of high end and custom bath and kitchen products in a glamorous 5,000 square foot showroom, has opened at 724 N. Old Woodward in Birmingham. The store, by First Supply from LaCrosse, Wisconsin, is a distributor-owned and operated store and services the needs of both trade professionals and consumers by providing inspirational design, quality products, resources and exceptional service. First Supply is a a family-owned provider of plumbing and building supplies, and the Birmingham store is the fourth Kohler Signature store they have opened, said Katie Poehling Seymour, fifth generation owner and CEO of First Supply. Lorraine Herr, director for sales and operations, said they chose Birmingham because, “We were looking for where do we want to be in the next 25 years? Detroit! The whole market is thriving. It’s a really neat place to be.”

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