November 1,
2017 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
For the first time in its’ history, Interior Design Magazine has released the results of the 2017 Universe Study to the public. The study is an independent, blind research study of the interior design profession, conducted from May through July 2017.
October 31,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Las Vegas, Market, Store Openings
Full-line importer Furniture of America will become one of the largest Las Vegas Market exhibitors when it opens a 70,000 square-foot showroom in time for the upcoming Winter Market.
October 30,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Advertising, Business Strategy, Industry
Klaussner Home Furnishings will launch its first-ever national advertising campaign in January to promote its successful Trisha Yearwood Home collections.
October 30,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
ASTM International’s subcommittee on furniture safety has updated its voluntary tip-over standards by introducing a new warning label and revising the language on the label’s introduction.
October 30,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Special Events
Furniture First, a furniture and mattress buying group, has added J. Allan’s in Brookhaven, Miss., and FX Marcotte in South Portland, Maine to its membership roster.
October 27,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
The first step in adopting new standards aimed at preventing furniture tip-over accidents should be announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the next few weeks, the commission’s acting chairman told furniture executives.
October 27,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Economic News, Industry
Furniture retailers are a fairly optimistic group, with 58% of them expecting an increase in furniture sales in 2018, according to a recent poll taken by financial services firm TD Bank.