December 11,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry 
Retailer Conn’s Inc. (NYSE: CONN) confirmed that it had made Serta Simmons Bedding its exclusive mattress supplier, ending a similar arrangement with Tempur Sealy International (NYSE: TPX).
December 8,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Executive Changes, Industry
Stanley Furniture (NASDAQ: STLY), which recently agreed to sell substantially all of its assets to a Vietnam-based logistics firm, said longtime President and CEO Glenn Prillaman has resigned.
December 8,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Pantone, the widely-watched color consulting firm and digital solutions provider, has named Ultra Violet as its Color of the Year for 2018.
December 8,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry, Special Events
The Rondo Seating Collection, which was designed by Lucy Kurrein for Molinari Design, captured the Contemporary Design Group’s Edward Haimsohn Design Award for 2017.
December 8,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Las Vegas, Market, Special Events
Marshall Mattress, the Canadian mattress producer whose founder, James Marshall, invented the pocket coil mattress system in 1900, will release a book at next month’s Las Vegas Market that illustrates the early history of the company.
December 8,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Retailer Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) expanded its partnership with direct-to-consumer mattress producer Leesa Sleep by adding the Leesa mattress line to the Pottery Barn website.
December 7,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Executive Changes, Industry
Heritage Home Group has reorganized itself into three brand-driven business units with dedicated leadership teams, including one headed by longtime industry executive Harvey Dondero.