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May 13,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
Empire & Co., one of the nation’s largest commercial furniture and interior solutions providers, announces the appointment of Andrea Boggs as Vice President of Sales, Atlanta, and Maddie Irwin, who previously went by Maddie Lewis, as Vice President of Sales, New York City.
May 13,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Retail sales rose for the seventh consecutive month in April even as gas prices rose and inflation remained stubborn, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released by the National Retail Federation.
May 13,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Wayfair Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Wayfair LLC, intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $400 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2034 in a private offering.
May 13,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Beginning in 2027, ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair), North America’s leading platform for contemporary design, will take place annually in November. The 2027 edition will take place Nov 7–9 at the Javits Center. This milestone signals a more powerful and expansive future for the global design industry, creating a new design destination in New York each fall.
May 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Sleep Number Corporation reported results for the quarter ended April 4, 2026.
May 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Whether focused on product development, marketing or sales, leaders in the home furnishings industry keep their finger on the pulse of consumer trends. They adapt, they reinvent, they tweak, and they reimagine based on the nuggets of insight gleaned from research into what consumers are buying, where they are shopping and how they are arriving at their purchase decisions.
May 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Leading independent producer Gold Bond Mattress is expanding its presence in the Southeast with the appointment of Bryant Decker as its regional sales director overseeing the Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia market for Gold Bond.