May 3,
        2016   by   in Casual Furniture, Industry, Las Vegas, Market   
  
        
    
    Las Vegas Market has announced commitments from Napoleon Grills, North America’s largest manufacturer of gourmet gas and charcoal grills, and Casual Classics Furniture Group, a nationwide casual furniture buying group.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        May 3,
        2016   by   in Industry, Legal   
  
        
    
    The Bienenstock Furniture Library will host a seminar dedicated to presenting and discussing issues related to the new North Carolina sales tax law, especially as it relates to fabrication and installation labor.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        May 2,
        2016   by   in Economic News, Industry   
  
        
    
    Furniture sales, totaling approximately $23 billion, were up 4.2 percent in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the first quarter of 2015.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        May 2,
        2016   by   in Furniture   
  
        
    
    Kids in Danger (KID), Consumer Federation of America (CFA), Consumers Union and the National Center for Health Research have called on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to secure a formal recall of IKEA furniture responsible for the deaths of three toddlers in tip-over incidents.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        May 2,
        2016   by   in Executive Changes, Industry   
  
        
    
    Richmond, Va.-based Symbol Mattress Co. has promoted two company executives to new leadership roles.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        May 2,
        2016   by   in Mattresses, Product   
  
        
    
    St. Louis-based Boyd Specialty Sleep has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its Easy Adjust manually adjustable bed base. 
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        May 2,
        2016   by   in Industry, Store Openings   
  
        
    
    Sausalito, Calif.-based Serena & Lily, a lifestyle and home decor brand, has opened its flagship, Serena & Lily Design Shop, at the restored Kemper-Gunn House in Westport, Conn.