Forty-five companies submitted their most exciting new products for consideration in this year’s American Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD) PinnacleTM Awards competition. Celebrating superior furniture design, these prestigious ...
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The International Casual Furnishings Association has named Jackie Hirschhaut as its new executive director following the retirement of long-time head Joseph Logan. Hirschhaut is the vice president of public relations and marketing for the ...
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HIGH POINT — High Point's Premarket will take place here March 3-4 with 24 exhibitor sponsors, the High Point Market Authority has announced. Premarket takes place about a month before the spring and fall High Point Market and gives ...
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HOUSTON — Gallery Furniture's Jim McIngvale could've spent $8 million for two 30-second commercials during the Super Bowl earlier this month. Instead he's spending $7 million to make more than 1,000 customers extremely happy while ...
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Hudson's Furniture will open a 110,000-square-foot Furniture and Home Furnishing Retail Center on March 1 at DeSoto Square Mall here. The Sanford, Fla.-based Top 100 company is opening in a former Dillard's department store space, ...
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HOUSTON — Mattress Firm, the nation's largest chain of sleep shops, is in talks to acquire fellow Top 100 retailer Sleep Train, according to a story in today's New York Post. The Post story said the deal, which would combine two of ...
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Private equity firm Freeman Spogli & Co. has acquired a minority stake in Top 100 company Arhaus here. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Arhaus was founded in 1986 by CEO John Reed and his father, Jack Reed, and operates 46 stores ...
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Led by hybrid models, innerspring bedding will have a strong year in 2014, according to a number of bedding producers. Hybrid beds, which combine innersprings and specialty foams, are generating a strong buzz in the industry and are ...
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Retail Planning Guide 2014Furniture Today's 2014 Retail Planning Guide includes our economic analyses of the year that was 2013 and our outlook for 2014. The exclusive issue and report includes: Economic Outlook - A detailed look at 2013 ...
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Dufresne Spencer Group has acquired Phillips Furniture,a St.Louis company with seven licensed Ashley Furniture HomeStores and a namesake store.The stores will continue to operate as usual,according to officials. The deal closed on ...
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Top 15 bedding producers generally see modest gains for the industry next year,one that would keep bedding on a growth track. Another growth year would be welcome,but the ride could be a bit rocky.Some producers see a year of ups and ...
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BOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio — Top 100 store Arhaus Furniture will build what will ultimately be a 1 million-square-foot headquarters and distribution center in this Cleveland-area city next year, The Plain Dealer reports. The 46-store ...
Furniture/Today's 2013 Bedding Yearbook provides a compilation of key mattress reports we published throughout the year. The Bedding Yearbook includes our foundational bedding reports: the Top 15 U.S. Bedding Producers, the Top 25 Bedding ...
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Bedding veteran Steve Russo has resigned as CEO from Southerland to pursue other interests, Southerland President Bryan Smith said. "Steve was a good friend and well respected by me and our staff," Smith told Furniture/Today. "We wish ...
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The issue of toxic chemicals in upholstery foam is the subject of a HBO documentary scheduled to air on Monday, Nov. 25, the New York Times reports. In "Toxic Hot Seat," directors James Redford and Kirby Walker explore the health impact ...
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