K & A Enterprises…
is a San Francisco-based manufacturers' representative agency specializing in the gourmet housewares, tabletop, and gift industries. Our team of sales professionals cover major and independent retailers in Northern California and Northern Nevada. We have provided our retail and vendor partners with the highest quality of customer service for over 20 years.
Territory: North Bay Area, Northern CA
August Lamerdin
August has over 22 years of retail sales, management and buying experience. He began his retail career in 1986 at Emporium Capwell. Within Emporium, August managed furniture, stationary, and electronics departments. Buying experience was in dinnerware, flatware and decorative housewares. In 1990, August began his sales career at K & A and became Principal owner in 2006. August is based in the North Bay and works with major accounts such as Williams-Sonoma, Cost Plus, and Whole Foods Markets.
Territory: Peninsula/South Bay, Monterey Peninsula
Cheri Kucala
Cheri began her retail career back in 1990 at Macy's West. At Macy's, Cheri worked in management, buying and planning departments within electronics, housewares, and ready-to-wear. Cheri made the move to K & A in 1999 and became Principal owner in 2006. Cheri lives in Oakland and is responsible for Williams-Sonoma, Cost Plus, and Safeway.
Territory: San Francisco, East Bay, Sacramento, Central Valley, Northern Nevada
David Pucci
Dave joined K & A in 2015 with a strong background in sales and customer service. He began his retail career as a Macy's Housewares department manager and then Home Chef store manager in Walnut Creek. Dave went on to work for Krups/Groupe SEB as National Brand Ambassador and now has over 10 years’ experience as a territory sales rep. Dave lives in the Sacramento area and works with such accounts as Raley's, Nugget Market, and East Bay Restaurant Supply. He is a big SF Giants fan.
Elizabeth Falkner
Elizabeth is a retail native going back to her first job in high school at Macy’s. Years later, she was back at Macy’s as Assistant Buyer and Assistant Planner and then moved on to become Buyer at Mervyn’s. From there, Elizabeth shifted to the supplier side working in-house for bay area vendors doing product development, sales, and marketing. In 2008, she joined K&A and began her sales rep career working with independent retailers throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Today, Elizabeth serves as K&A’s sales administrator and supports the team with marketing, operations, and communications.