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From Home Furnishing Business
January 9,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
GTT Communications Inc., a leading networking and security as a service provider for multinational organizations, announced that Mattress Warehouse, a retail provider of quality name-brand bedding and sleep products, is leveraging GTT’s reliable, managed network and security services to support a consistent and superior buying experience for the retailer’s customers in more than 350 stores.
January 8,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Lifestyle Enterprise announces the launch of "Hsieh Days," a first-of-its-kind 3-day Digital Furniture Buying Event exclusively for Home Furnishings Retailers. Taking place from Jan 29 at 8:00 AM EST through Jan 31 at 4:00 PM EST, this first-of-its-kind extraordinary event promises unprecedented value across a wide range of furniture categories, including sofas, loveseats, motion, recliners, dining sets, youth furniture, and bedroom collections.
January 8,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Fusion Designs, a leader in solid wood, domestically produced case goods, has developed a high-quality solid wood bar stool program that it expects to be the toast of Las Vegas Winter Market.
January 8,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
The International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) announced travel incentives and programming enhancements to drive increased industry participation in Casual Market Atlanta. “We want to make it clear to retailers, manufacturers and sales reps that there are strategic benefits to attending the July and September markets,” said Chair of the ICFA Board Henry Vanderminden IV of Telescope Casual Furniture.
January 8,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Economic growth withstood inflation, high interest rates and other challenges in 2024 and should continue to show strength in 2025, National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said today.
January 8,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Keter Group, the world’s largest resin-based consumer goods company, announced the appointment of Udi Sagi as CEO. A 15-year veteran of the Keter Group, Sagi assumes the leadership of the company’s global operations, including its 20 manufacturing plants and distribution in 100+ countries.
January 7,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Big Lots, Inc. announced that it has successfully closed its previously announced sale agreement with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, LLC ("Gordon Brothers") that will enable Variety Wholesalers, Inc. to acquire between 200 and 400 Big Lots stores, which it plans to operate under the Big Lots brand, and up to two distribution centers. In addition, Variety Wholesalers may employ Big Lots associates at the acquired stores and distribution centers, as well as certain corporate associates needed to support Big Lots' go-forward footprint.