November 12,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Economic News, Industry 
While the success of online retailing among brick and mortar merchants has increased over the years, the e-commerce sales comparison remains vast between brick and mortar stores and pure e-commerce retailers, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the proprietary market model from Impact Consulting, parent company of Home Furnishings Business.
November 12,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Latex foam producer Latexco US has announced it will relocate and double its Western U.S. production center.
November 12,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Bob’s Discount Furniture has announced Tracy Paccione as the company’s new vice president of merchandising.
November 12,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Ashley Furniture Inds. was honored by the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance (WiRSA) at the annual Rural Schools Conference on Oct. 29., receiving the 2018 Wisconsin Rural Business Partner Award.
November 9,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Logistics giant XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) has announced its four new technology initiatives at the core of its LTL 2.0 optimization plan.
November 9,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Acquisition, Industry
Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG), a major supplier of furniture and bedding components, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Elite Comfort Solutions, Inc. (ECS) for $1.25 billion in cash.
November 9,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Directors of rent-to-own major Aaron’s Inc. (NYSE: AAN) have increased the quarterly cash dividend by 16.7 percent to 3.5 cents per share.