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From Home Furnishing Business
August 16,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
Niki and Shaokao Cheng, the husband-and-wife design team who have operated Bo Concept franchise stores in New York City for 14 years, are converting a store in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan into stand-alone units for the high-end Calligaris and Camerich brands.
August 16,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry
Hooker Furniture (NASDAQ: HOFT), recently held a warehouse sale that raised more than $31,000 for two non-profit groups in the Martinsville, Va., area, where the company is based.
August 14,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry
A record low 11.2% of Americans moved to a new residence from 2015 to 2016, continuing a steady decline in mobility rates that has been evident since the 1950s, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
August 14,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry
APRO, the rent-to-own industry trade association, has joined with TRIB Group and state rental dealer associations in Florida, Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee to award more than $115,000 in college scholarships to 49 students.
August 14,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Kingsdown’s bedMATCH, a diagnostic system that makes mattress recommendations to consumers, has hit a significant milestone by reaching 11 million consumer profiles in its database.
August 14,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Internet
Dining room furniture resource Saloom has revamped its website to make it more user friendly and allow consumers to find specific products more easily.
August 11,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Economic News, Industry
E-commerce powerhouse Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) may spin off Medici Ventures, its money-losing unit that supports trading platforms for digital currencies such as Bitcoin, according to a report by Bloomberg News.