September 10,
2014 by in Casual Furniture, Industry, Outdoor Furniture, Product 
The International Casual Furnishings Association has honored 11 vendors of outdoor home furnishings and accessories for outstanding product designs.
September 10,
2014 by in Industry, Sourcing / Importing
Retailer concerns over the lack of a West Coast longshoremen’s contract should continue to bring import merchandise at above-average levels this month, but volume will drop from the record set in August, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
September 10,
2014 by in Industry, Retail Technology
Lifestyle furniture vendor Abbyson Living has partnered with SuperCat Solutions to launch, eCat, an app for outside sales representatives.
September 9,
2014 by in Financial Reports, Furniture Retailing, Industry
Home furnishings retailer Ikea reported that its sales are growing globally, and China is now its fastest growing market.
September 9,
2014 by in Furniture Retailing, Industry
Six-month-old Interior Define, an online, build-to-order furniture retailer, has is closing in on an additional $1 million in funding for its startup. That funding is in addition to an initial round of about $2.2 million earlier.
September 9,
2014 by in Industry
Jason Phillips, vice president and creative director of The Phillips Collection
has joined the board of directors of the Bernice Bienenstock Furniture Library in High Point.
September 9,
2014 by in Industry, Legal
Rent-to-own retailer SEI/Aaron's (NYSE:AAN) has agreed to settle with the Vermont Attorney General for $45,000 to the state of Vermont and $2,000 to each of three consumers whose consumers were remotely monitored for online activity.