Brand MarketingRichards Wins Bernhardt Furniture AccountBy Adweek Staff|August 21, 2001ShareBy Adweek Staff|August 21, 2001ShareThe Richards Group has won the $6 million Bernhardt Furniture Co. account following a national review. The Dallas agency is the first advertising partner in over a decade for the Lenoir, N.C.-based company, which had previously handled creative in-house. Founded in 1889, Bernhardt remains one of the largest family-owned furniture manufacturers in the U.S., with 2,500 employees and 11 plants.–J. Dee Hill Adweek Adweek