December 12,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry 
A new report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development shows that new home construction is up 23% since 2009, while new home completions in the first half of 2016 were up 15% from the first half of 2015.
December 12,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Latexco US, a producer of latex and technical polyurethane foams, has named Jim Gutierrez as general manager of its Latexco US West facility in Santa Fe Spring, Calif.
December 12,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Green, Industry
Magniflex USA, the domestic subsidiary of Italian bedding manufacturer Magniflex, said its Toscana mattress collection has been certified by GOTS, the Global Organic Textile Standard issued by the Institute for Ethical and Environmental Certification.
December 12,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry
Employees of Bob’s Discount Furniture recently donned Cat in the Hat costumes at Elliott Hospital in Manchester, N.H., as part of the “Reach Out and Read” program that provides books to children who are patients at hospitals and pediatric practices.
December 9,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Financial Reports, Industry
Restoration Hardware Holdings (NYSE: RH) said revenues rose 3.2% to $549.3 million for the quarter ended Oct. 30, but profits were well below the same quarter last year due to a variety of capital spending projects, including the launch of RH Modern.
December 9,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Pulte Group, (NYSE: PHM), one of the nation's largest homebuilders, has unveiled several model homes outfitted with furnishings from the Rachael Ray Home collection, which was introduced earlier this year by case goods resource Legacy Classic and its sister company, upholstery producer Craftmaster.
December 9,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCII), the nation’s largest rent-to-own operator, announced their nationwide rollout of an end-to-end e-commerce platform is substantially complete, and said customers now have the ability to fully transact with the company online from the convenience of their desktop, laptop, or mobile device.