February 15,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Advertising, Business Strategy, Industry 
Tempur Sealy International (NYSE: TPX) said it has signed Japanese baseball legend and former New York Yankees star Hideki Matsui as spokesman for Tempur Japan.
February 14,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry, Las Vegas, Market
Buoyed by a 23% increase in buyers who said they were shopping for casual and outdoor furniture at last month’s market, Las Vegas Market officials are backing a shift in the category’s product introduction cycle that would put more emphasis on its winter and summer shows.
February 14,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Mattress Land, a mattress specialty chain with 22 stores in four western states, has struck a deal with Kingsdown to manufacture its private-label SleepFit line.
February 13,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said it plans to take a 15% stake in Easyhome, a Chinese furniture retailer that has 229 stores throughout the country.
February 12,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Target (NYSE: TGT) has expanded its partnership with online mattress powerhouse Casper by introducing an exclusive Casper mattress that will be sold in select Target stores and on the retailer’s website.
February 12,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Kim Yost, CEO of Art Van Furniture, will be keynote speaker at the annual conference of the International Furniture Transportation and Logistics Council, which is scheduled for May 9-11 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
February 9,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Community / Charitable Support, Industry
Jordan’s Furniture has begun accepting donations of new and like-new baseball and softball equipment that will be distributed to inner-city youth.