March 6,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, High Point, Industry, Market, Store Openings 
High-end furniture resource Dovetail and lighting resource Hudson Valley Lighting have been added to the exhibitor list at Historic Market Square for the April High Point Market.
March 5,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry
Generation X had an average household income of $95,168 in 2016, easily outdistancing Baby Boomers and Millennials, according to the annual Consumer Expenditure Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
March 5,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Whitewood Inds., a Thomasville, N.C.-based producer of case goods and contract upholstery, has been sold to an employee stock ownership plan.
March 5,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Advertising, Business Strategy, Industry
Ethan Allen (NYSE: ETH) unveiled a new national television commercial Sunday, highlighting the company’s new brand statement, “Every detail matters.”
March 5,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Stanley Furniture (NASDAQ: STLY) said it has completed the sale of substantially all of the company’s assets to an entity controlled by the chairman of the Vietnam Trade Alliance.
March 5,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, High Point, Industry, Market, Store Openings
Casual furniture and accessories producer Palm Springs Rattan has been renamed Watermark Living and will move into a new High Point showroom in time for the April market.
March 2,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry
Sales at Mattress Firm fell 16% to $638 million in the quarter ended Dec. 31, parent company Steinhoff International reported this week, saying the mattress retailer’s business was disrupted by a raft of operational changes and competition from online mattress players.