{"id":8366,"date":"2025-09-22T15:20:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/?p=8366"},"modified":"2025-10-01T11:53:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T15:53:18","slug":"bobs-buyer-christine-santostefano-rises-as-a-40-under-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/bobs-buyer-christine-santostefano-rises-as-a-40-under-40\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob\u2019s Buyer Christine Santostefano Rises as a 40 Under 40"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8366\" class=\"elementor elementor-8366\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04805ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"04805ba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d15cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d15cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Furniture Today has named Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture Buyer, Christine Santostefano, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furnituretoday.com\/furniture-people\/40-under-40-2025-christine-santostefano-bobs-discount-furniture\/\">40 Under 40<\/a> in their recent People Issue.<\/p><p>At 34, Christine has been on a fast track at Bob\u2019s growing from an entry level position of merchandising operations associate in 2019, to leading one of the most dynamic departments in merchandising as the Home D\u00e9cor Buyer.<\/p><p>Most notably, Christine has spearheaded the first Bob\u2019s marketplace, featuring home d\u00e9cor items, which debuted at Bob\u2019s flagship experience location in Somerville, Massachusetts last fall. Bob\u2019s is now testing smaller home d\u00e9cor vignettes in a few other store locations.<\/p><p>&#8220;Christine has more than earned this recognition from Furniture Today,&#8221; said Tracy Paccione, Vice President of Merchandising. &#8220;In her role at Bob&#8217;s, Christine drives success by anticipating market trends and developing forward-thinking strategies for Bob&#8217;s that propel the business ahead.&#8221;<\/p><p>As the Home D\u00e9cor Buyer at Bob\u2019s, Christine manages a wide range of categories including occasional chairs, rugs, lighting, wall d\u00e9cor, tabletop accessories, trees and floral, decorative pillows, top of bed, and small accent furniture.<\/p><p>\u201cMy focus is on continuously introducing fresh styles and trend-forward designs while ensuring great value to our customers,\u201d shared Christine.<\/p><p>Christine said some of her major achievements since starting with Bob\u2019s have been building Bob\u2019s decorative pillow business and Bob\u2019s top of bed category. \u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cBob\u2019s already offers an amazing assortment of pillows with our sofas, so I had to be creative in choosing decorative pillows in unique colors, shapes, and sizes to entice guests,\u201d she said.\u00a0 \u201cLast season I brought in novelty holiday decorative pillows in a candy-cane shape and a gingerbread cookie shape; they which were both fun and popular!\u201d<\/p><p>In recent years, Bob\u2019s experienced success with its Sofia living room collections and Christine shared that she brought that trend to home d\u00e9cor by introducing Sofia top of bed as a cash and carry stocked program \u2013 something Bob\u2019s previously did not carry outside of the DTC program. The program quickly became a best-seller and exceeded expectations.<\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019ve always had a passion for product development, which has been a key driver in my career progression. I take pride in creating high-performance products that deliver exceptional value to our customers,\u201d she shared. \u201cStaying on top of the latest styles, color trends, and consumer preferences has been essential, along with building and maintaining strong partnerships with vendors. These experiences have all played a significant role in helping me grow into my current position.\u201d<\/p><p>Additionally, Christine notes her eye for design and spotting trends have contributed to her expansion of Bob\u2019s home d\u00e9cor offerings. She credits her mentors Carol Glaser, Bob\u2019s Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer, and Tracy Paccione, for giving her runway and trust in bringing her visions for new products to life.<\/p><p>\u201cCarol and Tracy are always super supportive and love to see what I&#8217;m coming up with,\u201d said Christine. \u201cColor is one area that I can try new things and when it works, the trend can be brought into larger categories, which they welcome and encourage.\u201d<\/p><p>&#8220;Christine is an incredibly talented merchant with an eye for trend-right products and the skill to negotiate them at a value for our customers,\u201d said Carol. \u201cShe excels at introducing fun and unique items and pulling them together in a way that our customers just love. 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