May 13,
2016 by in Business Strategy, Industry, Mattresses, Product 
North Carolina-based Kingsdown, Inc., stepped up its play in the luxury bedding arena with its six-model Crown Imperial Collection introduced at the High Point Market.
May 12,
2016 by in Business Strategy, Industry
Wayfair Inc. (NYSE: W), one of the world’s largest online destinations for home furnishings and décor, announced the opening of its Wayfair Next Research and Development Laboratory located at the company’s Boston headquarters. Wayfair Next is dedicated to accelerating the shift to online shipping by improving the visualization of products through first-party technologies that will drive innovation in home furnishings and décor. Currently, Wayfair Next is exploring novel 3D scanning techniques to digitize Wayfair’s vast catalog to be used for augmented reality, virtual reality and 2D rendering.
May 12,
2016 by in Business Strategy, Industry
Ethan Allen (NASDAQ: ETH), leading interior design company and manufacturer and retailer of quality home furnishings recently launched a Wedding & Gift registry designed to help take the guesswork out of gift giving with an easy-to-use platform that offers registrants and shoppers alike a place to come together over the happiest of occasions.
May 11,
2016 by in Business Strategy, Industry
Valdese Weavers announced a milestone today – becoming a 100% employee-owned company, through its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Valdese has been a minority ESOP company since 1996 when the ESOP was first established.
May 11,
2016 by in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
The Design Center at The Merchandise Mart opens tomorrow with many showrooms offering 75% off the latest outdoor furniture and accessories at its Outdoor Furniture Sample Sale.
May 11,
2016 by in Business Strategy, Industry
Plans for a new Bob’s Discount Furniture national headquarters place the 103,000-square-foot building on a 9-acre parcel next to Northwest Park in Manchaster, CT.
May 11,
2016 by in Business Strategy, Industry, Product, Youth, Juvenile Furniture
Leading textile manufacturer, Fine Cotton Factory, has unveiled its Fine Nursery Collection, a grouping of mattress ticking patterns that evoke the love a mother has for her child. The collection, developed for sleep product manufacturers looking to differentiate themselves in the popular juvenile category, was well received at the 2016 ISPA Expo in Orlando, FL.