September 10,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Economic News, Industry 
The U.S. exports $1 in furniture products for every $10 in imported furniture. After rising over 45 percent from the recession (2009) to $3.4 billion in 2015, U.S. exports of household furniture have decreased by 7 percent in 2 years to $3.15 billion in 2017, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
September 10,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
The American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation has issued a last call on ads for its Induction Journal to honor the 2018 Hall of Fame inductees. The deadline for submitting materials is Sept. 11.
September 10,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
National furniture and mattress buying group Furniture First and its Board of Directors has approved 5th & Home as a new member.
September 10,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Modern furniture and accessories retailer Design Within Reach (DWR) has announced its return to Manhattan's Upper West Side with a 6,500-square-foot ground-floor retail space slated to open in early 2019.
September 7,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Calif.-based, sleep technology specialist Ergomotion has recently expanded its customer service team by one-third and moved to a 24/7 call center operation.
September 7,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market
The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) and Esteem Media have announced the participants and sponsors for the Design Bloggers Tour for Fall Market, Oct. 13 – 17.
September 7,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Transportation and logistics services provider Schneider has proposed a shipping service that will deliver a five-times faster shipping solution to furniture manufacturers, according to a case study performed by the company.