May 29,
2019 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
Dallas Market Center has announced a significant expansion of home and design resources for the upcoming Total Home & Gift Market, June 19-25, 2019 and Lightovation: Dallas International Lighting Show, June 19-22.
May 29,
2019 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Hudson Valley Lighting Group will debut its first-ever West Coast showroom at the Summer 2019 Las Vegas Market, running July 28 – Aug. 1, 2019. The 23,742-square-foot showroom on the fourth floor of Building C will include Hudson Valley Lighting, Mitzi by Hudson Valley Lighting, Troy Lighting and Corbett Lighting.
May 29,
2019 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Jardinico, designers and manufacturers of commercial shade and umbrellas, announced its selection as a finalist in the 2019 HD Awards within the outdoor furniture category. The Jardinico JCP.501 Quad Sidepost Umbrella was chosen by the editors of Hospitality Design magazine from more than 300 entries as one of the four outdoor furniture category finalists.
May 29,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Los Angeles-based ecommerce sales and marketing company BrandJump has named Shelly Jones-Jackson as its director of merchandising and operations, reporting to CEO Josh Walter.
May 29,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Outdoor furniture manufacturer Brown Jordan International has announced its partnership with the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) to mentor 16 students while they produced a collection of outdoor furniture.
May 29,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Art Van Furniture has announced a grand opening celebration for its new 48,000 square foot Rochester Hills showroom, from May 30 – June 3.
May 28,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Economic News, Industry
Beginning with the Great Recession, the U.S. has seen a shift between homeowner and renters. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 American Community Survey shows renter-occupied housing is at its highest level in almost 50 years (36.2 percent of households) and up 9.3 percent 2010 to 2017. This compares to owner-occupied housing only increasing by 2.4 percent.