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From Home Furnishing Business
December 6,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry 
Directors of Stanley Furniture (NASDAQ: STLY) have approved a shareholder rights plan that will make it more difficult for an outside investor or investment group to increase their holdings in the company.
December 6,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Market
The International Textile Market Assn., organizer of this week’s Showtime fabric fair, has changed its name to the International Textile Alliance and renamed its bi-annual event the ITA Showtime Market.
December 5,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Las Vegas, Market, Tupelo
Contemporary furniture and lighting resource Zuo Modern is moving to new, larger showrooms at the Dallas and Las Vegas markets in January, and is returning to the Tupelo Furniture Market, which recently shifted its winter market dates to Jan. 5-8.
December 5,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Canadian textiles manufacturer Fine Cotton Factory has completed the coveted Global Organic Textile Standard certification process, which entitles the company to offer GOTS certified fabrics.
December 2,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
AcceptanceNow, a Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) unit that places rent-to-own kiosks within third-party retail outlets, has become a preferred vendor of Furniture Marketing Group, a buying group whose members represent more than 900 storefronts and have nearly $4 billion in annual sales.
December 2,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Mattresses, Product
West Coast bedding producer Pleasant Mattress has devised an upscale solution to protect its Maxx mattress line through the entire delivery cycle -- a heavy-duty, non-woven branded bag that is reminiscent of bags used by high-end shoe or purse suppliers.
December 1,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Mattresses, Product
Sleep Number, the airbed sleep system made by Select Comfort (NYSE: SCSS), ranked highest in customer satisfaction for the second consecutive year in the J.D. Power Mattress Satisfaction Report released this week by the well-known research firm.