May 15,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry 
Upholstery and case good resource Flexsteel Inds. (NASDAQ: FLXS) said it has reached tentative agreements with the city of Dubuque, Iowa, and Dubuque County on an incentive package that will allow the company to replace its factory in Dubuque.
May 15,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry
More than half the retailers surveyed at last month’s High Point Market believe furniture purchases will increase in the current quarter, while nearly two-thirds believe recent interest rate hikes won’t have any impact on furniture sales in the coming months.
May 12,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry
RH, the retailer formerly known as Restoration Hardware (NYSE: RH), has boosted its sales projections for its just-concluded first fiscal quarter.
May 12,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Special Events
Kerry Lebensburger, president of sales at Ashley Furniture, will be keynote speaker at Renegade Furniture’s third annual Furniture Industry Networking Event on June 14 in Melville, N.Y.
May 12,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Special Events
Satya Tiwari, president of Surya, has been selected as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in the Southeast for 2017.
May 11,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Mattress brand Stearns & Foster and Jonathan Scott, one of television's most recognized home design experts and co-star of the “Property Brothers” show on HGTV, are teaming up again to promote the brand’s Estate and Reserve Collections, which bring a premium look and feel to the master bedroom suite.
May 11,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Executive Changes, Industry
Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) announced that Joel Mussat is returning to the rent-to-own major as chief operating officer.