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From Home Furnishing Business
April 12,
2017 by Jane Chero in Designer Weekly, Industry, Internet 
App developer Morpholio has unveiled a new kind of document for interior designers. Ava, short for Automated Visual Assembly, aims to streamline the interior design process by allowing the user to navigate seamlessly between visually appealing presentation boards and detailed, editable data spreadsheets.
April 12,
2017 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market
Home furnishings resource Abbyson has teamed up with the Interior Design Society (IDS) to present Fashion Forward Interiors: A Trend + Color Forecast. The lunch and learn event is slated for Monday, April 24, inside Abbyson’s new showroom C1156 in IHFC during the High Point Spring Market, April 22-26.
April 12,
2017 by Jane Chero in Community / Charitable Support, Designer Weekly, Industry
The Designer Sales Division of Castelle has recently received approval for its presentation, “Furnishing the Great Outdoors - Tomorrow's Opportunity, Here Today” for Continuing Education Units (CEU). Created to educate design professionals about the outdoor segment, the presentation has been approved by the Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC). Research about elements of style, furnishings and outdoor trends as well as the sales potential of the category are covered within the sixty-minute talk.
April 12,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Sherwin-Williams and Valspar (NYSE: VAL), whose proposed merger has raised concerns from the Federal Trade Commission, announced that Valspar has agreed to sell its North American industrial wood coatings business to Axalta Coatings Systems (NYSE: AXTA) for about $420 million in cash.
April 12,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Store Openings
Boston Interiors has unveiled plans for a second new store in 2017, a move that will give the retailer nine locations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire by the end of the year.
April 12,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Bedroom, Industry, Merchandising, Product
Vanguard Furniture has voluntarily recalled a chest of drawers from its Compendium Collection due to a potential tip-over or entrapment hazard for children if they are not anchored to a wall.
April 12,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Special Events
Sam Malouf, founder and CEO of bedding accessory provider Malouf, has been named a finalist for the 2017 EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Utah region.