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From Home Furnishing Business
January 5,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry 
Mattress producer King Koil, which has been a licensing organization for much of its 120-year history, is transforming to a manufacturing business model and plans to produce and sell its own products through a dedicated corporate sales force.
January 5,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Retailer Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) has launched a line of wellness products, including a sleep monitor that can be placed on a night stand, as part of an effort to promote healthier lifestyles through improved sleep.
January 5,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Las Vegas, Market
Mattress producer and retailer Brooklyn Bedding, which makes private-label bedding and has an extensive line of bed-in-a-box products, is opening a permanent showroom at the Las Vegas Market.
January 5,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Executive Changes, Industry
American Textile Co., a producer of mattress and pillow protectors, sheets, blankets and other sleep accessories, has named Carlo Morgano to the new position of senior vice president of information technology.
January 4,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Executive Changes, Industry
Two home furnishings companies, retailer Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR) and manufacturer Flexsteel Inds. (NASDAQ: FLXS), have hired new chief financial officers.
January 4,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Executive Changes, Industry
Flair/Minhas, a case goods and upholstery producer and importer, has hired industry veteran Pete Sakaria to oversee its merchandising.
January 4,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Internet
Raffel Systems, a producer of electronic components for motion upholstery and bedding, has revamped its website to make it more user-friendly for manufacturers, retailers and consumers.