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 Executive Changes, Industry
Mattress producer Eclipse International said it has hired industry veteran David Tenuta as director of brands and marketing.
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 30,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Special Events
Michael Huber, founder and CEO of Belfort Furniture in Sterling, Va., has received the 2017 Good Scout Award from the Goose Creek District of the Boy Scouts of America.
October 27,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Financial Reports, Industry
Rent-to-own major Aaron’s Inc. (NYSE: AAN) said third-quarter revenues rose 9% to $838.9 million, but earnings fell 14% due to store closings and other disruptions in states hit by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
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.