June 8,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
The HPxD Foundation is partnering with High Point Schools Partnership on Educator Exchange: Pathways to the Design & Home Furnishings Industry, a new immersive initiative that introduces educators to industry professionals, inviting them into factories, studios and showrooms, and expanding their awareness of the multitude of career opportunities in and around High Point.
June 8,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Keeping in line with the dramatic success of Spring Air’s Sleep Copper Mattress collection, the brand’s new Sleep Copper pillow line sold a record 5,000 units in its first 60-days at retail.
June 8,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Furniture Row announces the arrival of Joybird furniture in its Selma store at 5380 1-35 North, bringing the beloved, modern furniture brand to life for shoppers in Selma and the greater San Antonio area. Joybird is known for its customizable designs to suit a variety of aesthetics, quality craftsmanship, and its colorful fabric options in life-friendly materials. Now, Selma area customers can experience the brand firsthand before they buy.
June 8,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
In France, your old mattress doesn’t just vanish, it starts a new adventure. Thanks to IKEA France, RetourMatras and Ecomaison, end-of life mattresses collected across the country are taken apart and turned into recycled raw materials – foam, steel and textile – that help create the new IKEA HÖJEHALL mattress made from 80% recycled materials.
June 8,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Import volumes at major U.S. container ports are expected to see a skewed year-over-year bump again this month in anticipation of more tariffs and rising fuel prices but then remain below last year’s levels into the fall, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.