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January 5,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Store Openings 
Morris Furniture, which operates stores in the Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, markets, has opened its first store in Columbus, Ohio.
January 5,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Executive Changes, Industry
Jenny Heinzen York, former editor of the trade publication Home Accents Today, has been named vice president of home at AmericasMart, a new position for the Atlanta market center.
January 5,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Acquisition, Industry
Ira Glazer, former CEO of Heritage Home Group, has acquired Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman, a producer of high-end, hand-crafted furniture targeted to interior designers, according to a report in Editor At Large, an online newsletter for the residential interior design industry.
January 5,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Special Events
The Home Furnishings Association said registration is open for its 2017 Networking Conference, which takes place June 4-6 at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio.
January 5,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
A&G Realty Partners, a commercial real estate, advisory and investment group, said it has been retained by bankrupt New York retailer Gracious Home to manage the sale of the lease of its 17,000-square-foot store in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.
January 4,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Executive Changes, Industry
Tom Lias, chief operating officer at Gorman’s Home Furnishings and Interior Design, has been promoted to CEO of the six-store Michigan retailer.
January 4,
2017 by Jane Chero in Designer Weekly, Industry, Special Events
Online luxury home furnishings retailer, ATGStores.com has kicked off its “52 Weeks of Design” campaign, which will spotlight a new designer, brand or influencer each week in 2017, in an effort to make high-profile design more available to the ATGStores.com audience.