February 16,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
IKEA opened a new store in Stockholm – a small store yet a great milestone in the company’s ongoing efforts to innovate and adapt to changing consumer behaviors. This new store, located in the Mall of Scandinavia, exemplifies IKEA’s strategy of developing smaller, more accessible urban store formats.
February 13,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
La-Z-Boy Incorporated, a global leader in the manufacture and retail of residential furniture, announced that it has been recognized as one of America's Best Large Employers by Forbes for 2025. The list, produced in partnership with market research firm Statista, recognizes companies that excel across a broad spectrum of industries in six key dimensions: atmosphere and development, salary/wage, image, diversity, working conditions, and workplace environment.
February 13,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
National Retail Federation Executive Vice President of Government Relations David French makes statement regarding the Trump administration’s plan to impose reciprocal tariffs on all trading partners, “While we support the president’s efforts to reduce trade barriers and imbalances, this scale of undertaking is massive and will be extremely disruptive to our supply chains."
February 13,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
During High Point Market this spring, Lavin Rugs is proudly partnering with the SPCA of the Triad, a local non-profit animal rescue organization serving the community for 30 years.
February 13,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Leading North American furniture distributer Coaster Fine Furniture has upgraded its virtual showroom experience with the addition of an online shopping cart function that offers seamless checkout and more personalized features.
February 13,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
To help retailers mitigate the uncertainty of potential tariffs on Canadian produced goods, Bellini Modern Living has created a protection program that will guarantee pricing on orders placed any time before tariffs are implemented and then promised to “share the burden and minimize any impact as much as possible” when and if they are assessed.
February 13,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Pottery Barn Kids, a portfolio brand of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., the world’s largest digital-first, design-led and sustainable home retailer, announced today the expansion of the brand’s popular Modern Baby collection with 14 design-forward lifestyles. The Modern Baby collection offers distinct aesthetics that each uniquely embrace modern elements of design for a style that is warm and welcoming, while maintaining the brand’s signature quality and safety standards.