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From Home Furnishing Business
March 31,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Economic News, Industry 
Furniture factory orders in January were essentially even with January 2016, but shipments for the first month of 2017 were up 2%, according to the latest monthly survey from the accounting and consulting firm Smith Leonard.
March 31,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market
High-end case goods and upholstery producer EJ Victor has signed a licensing agreement with Perennials Fabrics, a high-end performance fabrics supplier, and will unveil a licensed upholstery collection at the April High Point Market.
March 30,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Special Events
A new guidebook on digital marketing that is written exclusively for independent retailers of durable goods made its debut at this week's Mega Group USA national convention in New Orleans.
March 29,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Economic News, Financial Reports, Industry
Closing out what its CEO described as a "year of transformation and transition," Restoration Hardware (NYSE: RH) said profits plunged more than 71% in the fiscal fourth quarter, while revenues fell 9.3%.
March 29,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Retail management software provider Storis has been ranked as a Leader in the 2017 Retail Technology FrontRunners Analysis by Gartner, Inc., a major information technology research and advisory company.
March 28,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Contemporary furniture resource Zuo Modern has launched a new division that will sell home decor and accents, and has hired Andrea Guardiola to head the unit.
March 27,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Online behemoth Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), which already is experimenting with brick-and-mortar book stores and grocery stores, is considering opening furniture and appliance stores that would employ cutting-edge augmented or virtual reality, the New York Times reported over the weekend.