August 9,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Executive Changes, Industry 
Retailer Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR) said Jeffrey N. Boyer, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is leaving the company effective Oct. 3 to become CFO of Fossil Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOSL), where he has been a member of the board of directors since 2007.
August 9,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry
Directors of Atlanta-based Havertys (NYSE: HVT) have approved a 3-cent increase in the cash dividend, boosting the payout to 15 cents per share of common stock.
August 9,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Designer Weekly, Industry, Special Events
Bunakara, a high-end resource for furniture, home accents and textiles, will be exhibiting for the first time this month at NY Now, a gift and home décor market that takes place Aug. 20-23.
August 8,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry
E-commerce giant Wayfair (NYSE: W) trimmed its net loss to $38.9 million in the second quarter as revenues shot up 42.7%.
August 8,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
West Coast dockworkers have ratified a three-year extension of their labor contract, bringing the prospect of uninterrupted work at West Coast ports until at least 2022.
August 8,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Executive Changes, Industry
Industry veteran Christine Pressley has been named to the newly-created post of operations manager for stationary upholstery producers Spectra Home and Palatial Furniture.
August 8,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Protect-A-Bed, a supplier of mattress protectors, sleep accessories and finished mattresses, has unveiled a bed-in-a-box mattress that the company says is bed bug-proof.