October 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
ART, The Accessories Resource Team, is excited to announce that ART Conference 2027 will take place May 19–21, 2027, at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. Our theme this year is:
October 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
On Sept. 19, Houston-based Star Furniture became the first retailer in the nation to launch the new Margaritaville Collection from Hooker Furniture at their Katy store in west Houston. Founded in 1912, Star Furniture has proudly served Texas families for more than a century, building a reputation for trust, loyalty and community connection across generations.
October 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
This year’s drawn-out peak shipping season appears to finally be ending, with import volume at the nation’s major container ports starting to slow down compared with persistent high numbers over the summer, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
October 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC (Ashley) announced today that it ranked No. 8 on Deloitte’s Wisconsin 75™, a ranking of the 75 largest private companies in Wisconsin, based on sales revenue.
October 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Nice Link Home Furnishings will unveil a new design studio within its showroom during High Point Market, giving customers a dedicated space to tailor the company’s upholstery and whole-room collections to their individual merchandising needs. The showroom and studio will be open Oct. 13-20.
October 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Therapedic Worldwide will showcase three distinctly positioned mattress collections at Fall High Point Market, giving retailers a versatile mix of luxury, performance and lifestyle products to fit a range of merchandising strategies.
October 11,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Tools2Win® announced the successful completion of a new integration with TylerNet point-of-sale system.