The Closure and Container Manufacturers Association (CCMA) will become part of the International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT), effective April 1, 2013. A group will be formed with representatives from both organizations to ...
Tags: Closure, ontainer Manufacturers, Assn, Beverage Technologists
Bob Sherman HIGH POINT — Serta President and CEO Bob Sherman will be honored with the International Home Furnishings Representatives Assn.'s Pillar of the Industry Award in a presentation at next month's High Point Market. IHFRA ...
The mattress industry will record a 4% gain in unit shipments this year, while the wholesale value of those shipments will jump by 6.8%. Those are the predictions of Furniture/Today's Consensus Bedding Forecast, which reflects the views ...
Tags: mattress industry, unit shipments, furniture
HIGH POINT — You spend money on promoting your store, work hard to get customers in the door, and succeed in selling them a nice living room set. But they need to finance the purchase and your primary lender turns them down. Their ...
Tags: living room set, Retailers, company news
Dent Resistant - Compact Formpack Manufacturer: Amcor Flexibles Award: Silver - Technical Innovation Package Description: Amcor's newest Formpack can be inserted without denting into an overpack designed for child resistance or ...
Visual 2000 International Inc. announces that Turkish fashion leader Aydinli Group has begun implementation of the Visual PLM.net product lifecycle management solution at its global headquarters in Istanbul. The vertical retailer will ...
CBW Automation, a supplier of automation including design and development of manufacturing cells for the in-mold labeling (IML) process, submitted the Redbox DVD Case to the In-Mold Decorating Assn.'s Annual Parts Competition. The Redbox ...
Tags: CBW Automation, IML process, Redbox DVD Case, Design Award
LAS VEGAS — Officials with the Specialty Sleep Assn. said the group's recent showing at a new home in the World Market Center here was a big success. The SSA moved up to the 15th floor of Building C to open its new The Future of ...
VALE, N.C. — Patty Toler has been named director of business development for Houser Transport and its affiliated company, FTW Inc. In the newly created post, Toler will help grow the company's business with the furniture industry ...
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GORHAM, N.H. — Top Furniture here was named retailer of the year by the Retail Merchants Assn. of New Hampshire, according to a report by the Globe Newspapers' Boston.com website. The award from the nonprofit trade group recognizes ...
Ocean transportation, trucking and a host of other supply chain management topics are on the agenda for the 2013 Global Supply Chain Management conference sponsored by the American Home Furnishings Alliance. The event takes place Feb. 21 ...
Tags: Ocean transportation, American Home Furnishings Alliance, furniture
PLANO, Texas — Rent-A-Center has announced it will sell off its remaining 18 locations in Canada, converting them into franchises that will be run by its ColorTyme subsidiary. In early January, Rent-A-Center closed a deal that saw ...
Tags: Canadian Stores, Franchises, Furnishing
LAS VEGAS - Organizers of a new industry effort to boost consumer spending on furniture and accessories through a multi-pronged information program decided not to meet here this week as an advisory group. Eric Blackledge of Blackledge ...
Tags: Home Furnishings Council, consumer spending, furniture
NEW YORK --- The American Heart Assn. wants the home furnishings industry to help build awareness of the devastating effects of heart disease on women. Teaming with Concept Marketing Group, a New York-based licensing consulting firm, the ...
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If you're a packaging industry professional looking to get ahead, there's no better place to find resources than WestPack, which lands Feb. 12-14 at the Anaheim (CA) Convention Center. The exhibition and conference gather packaging company ...
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