March 27,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry 
Online behemoth Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), which already is experimenting with brick-and-mortar book stores and grocery stores, is considering opening furniture and appliance stores that would employ cutting-edge augmented or virtual reality, the New York Times reported over the weekend.
March 27,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Mattresses, Product, Web Retail
Independent mattress producer Gold Bond is coming out swinging against online bed-in-the-box retailers with a new merchandising strategy that provides a lineup of mattresses retailing for under $1,000, backed by marketing support for local retailers.
March 27,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Special Events
San Diego-based Jerome's Furniture was honored with the Best In Class Omni-Channel Retail Award at the annual eTail West conference earlier this month.
March 27,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Special Events
Employees from Bob's Discount Furniture recently dressed as the Cat In The Hat for a visit to Inova Children's Hospital in Falls Church, Va., where they read stories to young patients.
March 24,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Economic News, Industry
The furniture industry in the United States, especially the upholstery segment, has just begun its recovery from the Great Recession and has plenty of upside potential, a leading industry analyst said Thursday.
March 24,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Special Events
Five retail sales associates who won a Stearns & Foster national sweepstakes recently visited New York City, where they met with HGTV star Jonathan Scott and heard a presentation from a craftsman who builds Stearns & Foster mattresses.
March 23,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Rent-To-Own
Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) said this week it will nominate three current directors for re-election at its upcoming annual meeting, and indicated in a regulatory filing that it is digging in for a proxy fight with dissident shareholder Engaged Capital.