August 26,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
The 5th Last Mile Delivery Conference & Expo is the annual meeting where last‑mile deals get made. The Conference & Expo will take place in Las Vegas Oct. 16-17. The event is designed to bring together academia, industry, e-commerce, retailers, transit and fleet operators, insurers, and legislatures to discuss the progress to date of parcel delivery technologies, their plans for last-mile delivery, and to address the challenges related to required support structure, warehouse locations, and effects of these disruptive technologies on delivery, warehousing and customer service.
August 26,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, announce the finalists for the 36th ARTS Awards, the premier awards program dedicated to the home industry, taking place Friday, Jan 9, 2026, at the Hilton Anatole.
August 26,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Visual Comfort & Co. announces the opening of its West Palm Beach showroom. The 4,000 square-foot space showcases an expansive assortment of lighting across every category and style, including designer collections with Aerin, Julie Neill, Kate Spade New York, and many others.
August 25,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) announces Architectural Digest Editor-in-Chief Amy Astley as the keynote speaker for Fall Market, taking place Saturday, October 25, at 3 p.m. in the High Point Theatre.
August 25,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
As reported on Yahoo! Finance, furniture stocks took a hit on Monday after President Trump threatened tariffs on furniture imports after an investigation.
August 25,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Avocado Green Mattress, a leader in certified organic and sustainable sleep products, announces that nine of its products have earned the prestigious Good Housekeeping Seal from the Good Housekeeping Institute (GHI). In addition, three Avocado products have been named winners of Good Housekeeping’s 2025 Best Bedding Awards, reinforcing the brand’s position as a trusted standard for comfort, safety, and sustainability in the organic mattress category.
August 25,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Four drivers from XPO, a leading provider of freight transportation in North America, took home awards at the 2025 National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC). The competition, known as the “Super Bowl of Safety,” was held in Minneapolis from August 20 to 23.