August 9,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
Home furnishings retailer Ikea has announced the lease of additional warehouse space in Lakeland, FL to serve as a Customer Distribution Center, supporting the Tampa, Orlando and Miami markets.
August 8,
2018 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Lexington Home Brands has partnered with interior designer Barclay Butera to design the great room in the 2018 Hampton Designer Showhouse presented by Traditional Home. In its 18th year, the Showhouse highlights work by more than 20 top interior designers from around the country.
August 8,
2018 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Architectural Digest recently published its list of the 50 most beautiful clubhouses in America – selecting one from each state – and naming the Snake River Sporting Club in Jackson Hole as its Wyoming pick.
August 8,
2018 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry, Las Vegas, Market
The Educational Foundation of the International Furnishings and Design Association presented its 2018 DesignEDGE event on July 29th, at the Las Vegas Summer Market. With its theme "The New Edge of Possibilities," DesignEDGE assembled a host of design-industry pros for a morning keynote address and market preview, followed by an afternoon panel discussion, whose participants were led by Nick May, creator of The Chaise Lounge podcast, which regularly explores changing currents in the world of design.
August 8,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
E-commerce retailer Wayfair Inc. (NYSE:W) has announced that Niraj Shah, CEO, co-founder and co-chairman, will participate in a fireside chat at the Canaccord Genuity 38th Annual Growth Conference at the InterContinental Hotel in Boston today, Aug. 8, at 11:30 a.m.
August 8,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Executive Changes, Industry
E.S. Kluft & Co., producer of luxury mattresses under the Kluft and Aireloom brand names, has named Juan Dionis to managing director and Dominick Azevedo to EVP of sales and marketing.
August 8,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Executive Changes, Industry
Family-owned Tipperary Sales, a La-Z-Boy Home Furnishings & Décor Dealer, has hired R. Byron Brown IV as SVP of Business Development. The company also acknowledges Brown as a shareholder.