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From Home Furnishing Business
February 8,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Mattresses, Product, Special Events 
The director of Kingsdown’s Sleep to Live Institute, Robert Oexman, recently was featured as a sleep expert on “E! News,” the nightly entertainment news and celebrity gossip program on the E! Entertainment channel.
February 8,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry
Retailer Bob’s Discount Furniture recently partnered with Make-A-Wish Connecticut to grant the wish of Shane Evans of Wallingford, Conn., who wanted a personal recording studio.
February 7,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Licensing
Durham Furniture announced it has renewed its licensing agreement with George Washington’s Mount Vernon, the landmark Fairfax County, Virginia, estate of George and Martha Washington.
February 7,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Retailer Z Gallerie said it will build a 225,000 square-foot distribution center and customer service center in Lithia Springs, Ga., to service its stores in the southeastern United States and support future growth.
February 7,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
International Market Centers, owner of the World Market Center in Las Vegas and several major High Point Market showroom properties, has hired home furnishings industry veteran Janice Lassiter as director of home décor leasing.
February 7,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Green, Industry
The Sustainable Furnishings Council is sponsoring a Feb. 16 webinar focusing on the Responsible Down Standard, a voluntary global standard aimed at eliminating live-plucking and force-feeding of animals in the down and feather supply chain.
February 6,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry
A slowdown in Gross Domestic Product growth and employment growth has contributed to lackluster furniture sales -- particularly in the third quarter of 2016 -- according to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.