August 4,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry 
An interior designer, a preservation specialist, two design educators and one student designer have been awarded grants from the Educational Foundation of the International Furnishings and Design Association.
August 4,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Community / Charitable Support, Industry
Rent-to-own powerhouse Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) is partnering with the largest domestic hunger-relief organization, Feeding America, to raise $150,000 during September, which has been designated as Hunger Action Relief month.
August 3,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry
Powered by its last mile delivery and contract logistics businesses, XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO) said second-quarter profits jumped more than 11% as revenues edged up 2% to $3.76 billion.
August 3,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Special Events
Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have named members of the 29th Annual ARTS Awards Nomination Panel, a group of independent industry professionals who evaluate the hundreds of nomination entries submitted online.
August 2,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Designer Weekly, Industry, Special Events
Las Vegas Design Center named ten winners of the third annual ANDYZ design awards, a program created in partnership with the California Central/Nevada Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers to spotlight the year’s best from interior designers, architects and design students based in the west.
August 2,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Retailer Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) has launched Design Crew, a cross-branded design services initiative that will help consumers located needed products and services across all eight Williams-Sonoma brands.
August 2,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Designer Weekly, Industry, Special Events
The American Society of Interior Designers has announced a new event offering non-traditional programming and networking opportunities for today’s industry thought leaders.