October 23,
2013 by in Industry, Legal, Rent-To-Own 
Rent-to-own retailer Aaron's has settled with the Federal Trade Commission charges that the retailer knowingly played a role in its franchisees' installation of spyware on rental computers in customers' homes.
October 23,
2013 by in Casegoods, Executive Changes, Industry, Product, Upholstery
Longtime industry veteran Tom Tilley has been named CEO of Councill, a subsidiary of Hancock & Moore. Tilley succeeds Carlton Mallory, who retired at the end of June with case goods and upholstery supplier Councill.
October 23,
2013 by in Designer Weekly, Industry, Retail Technology
Fandeck, a specialist in technology tools for interior designers, has partnered with coatings vendor Sherwin Williams on a new residential designer app called Styledeck.
October 22,
2013 by in Business Strategy, Furniture Retailing, Industry
For the past decade, Art Van Elslander, one of the most powerful furniture retailers in the Midwest, stood by as a parade of storied Chicago chains, including John M. Smyth Co., Wickes Furniture Co. and Plunkett Furniture Co., nosedived into oblivion.
October 22,
2013 by in Community / Charitable Support, Industry
Ellen Gefen will be given the 2013 Luminary Award by the Carolinas Chapter of the International Furnishings and Design Association.
October 21,
2013 by in Community / Charitable Support, Industry
Richard and Catherine Frinier of Richard Frinier Collection will continue to sponsor 10 student memberships in the American Society of Furniture Designers annually until 2015.