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August 12,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
Anna Maria Mannarino of Mannarino Designs, Inc., put her considerable talents to the renovation of the clubhouse at the Shady Oaks Active Adult Community, which consists of 366 condos and townhomes with the Clubhouse as the center of activities. This project earned Mannarino her 40th design award which was recently bestowed at the Design Excellence Awards gala of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID NJ), of which Mannarino has served as President.
August 11,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Retail spending bounced back in July as consumers sought out summer sales promotions to buy goods before more tariffs take effect, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released today by the National Retail Federation.
August 11,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Casual Market Atlanta returns September 16–19, 2025, bringing more than 120 permanent showrooms and temporary exhibits across seven floors at AmericasMart Atlanta. Continuing the strong momentum of the Summer market, the Fall market expands opportunities for outdoor and casual furnishings buyers to source, connect and celebrate the industry.
August 11,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Dorel Industries Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025.
August 11,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Natuzzi S.p.A. announced that Mr. Pietro Labriola has formally accepted the appointment as a non-executive director of the Company by way of co-optation, effective August 6, 2025, further to the resolution adopted by the Board of Directors on July 29, 2025. Mr. Labriola will remain in office until the next Shareholders’ Meeting, at which time it will be submitted for confirmation by the shareholders.
August 11,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Furniture.com, the AI-powered discovery engine rethinking how people shop for home furnishings, announced a strategic partnership with firmly, the leader in agentic commerce that provides embedded checkout infrastructure, to eliminate the final friction point in furniture shopping. Through this partnership, shoppers on Furniture.com will be able to browse, compare, and check out across multiple furniture brands in a single, unified experience—without opening another tab or jumping between retailer sites.
August 11,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, announces a growth capital injection in Re-mall (Shanghai Re-mall Environmental Protection New Material Co., Ltd.), the China-based recycler of post-consumer packaging waste, which uses a proprietary technique and process to produce transparent recycled polypropylene (“rPP”) for use in new products.