February 9,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Legal 
Former Sleepy’s executive Adam Blank claims he lost more than $1.5 million in a Ponzi scheme involving tickets for the hit Broadway show “Hamilton” and other popular events, according to a story in USA Today.
February 8,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Heritage Sleep Concepts, the Southeastern licensee for mattress brands Eclipse International and Eastman House, has added industry veteran and its Executive Vice President of Sales Bob Ashburn to its board of directors.
February 8,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Store Openings
Retailer Walker Furniture is planning to open a 100,000 square-foot store in southwest Las Vegas next year that is part of a sprawling development that will include other retail space, restaurants and a hotel, according to a story in the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
February 8,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Display, Industry, Product, Upholstery
Upholstery producer Norwalk Furniture had several of its products on display in a newly remodeled home that was part of the recent International Builders Show sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders.
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.