August 6,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Executive Changes, Industry 
XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO) has announced that John Hardig will step down as CFO on Aug. 15. Hardig will remain available to the company in an advisory capacity through Sept.15. Sarah Glickman, SVP of corporate finance, will assume the role of acting CFO.
August 6,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Community / Charitable Support, Industry
Ashley Furniture Inc. sponsored 50 middle and high school students from Wisconsin this year to attend the National Flight Academy Program, covering program tuition and travel expenses.
August 3,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Financial Reports, Industry
E-commerce powerhouse Wayfair (NYSE: W) said second-quarter revenues shot up 48.8% to $1.6 billion, while gross profit was $385 million or 23.3% of total net revenue.
August 3,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Economic News, Industry
The National Retail Federation has responded to the administration’s recent announcement that it will consider imposing a tariff of 25 percent rather than 10 percent on $200 billion in goods from China.
August 3,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
HBF has announced the relaunch of its Costa line of conference and training tables, designed by Mario Ruiz.
August 3,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Gjemeni, a direct-to-consumer furniture start-up, has added to the growing furniture-in-a-box industry with the launch of its versatile couch.
August 2,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry, Special Events
Retail powerhouse Ikea announced that its Midwest distribution center under construction in Joliet, IL, has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).