July 6,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
The International Casual Furnishings Association announces the finalists for the 2025 Apollo Awards. The program recognizes retail excellence in the sales and marketing of outdoor furnishings.
July 6,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
The Educational Foundation (EF) of IFDA, the International Furnishings and Design Association, is pleased to announce its design student scholarship winners for 2025. Since the early years of this 78-year-old global design industry alliance, EF has awarded scholarships to high-achieving design students. This year the nine scholarship winners received a total of $20,500. The judging was conducted by a subset of the EF’s Board of Trustees.
July 1,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Dorel Industries is announcing a strategic shift in its operations with a significant reduction in the size of its Home segment which is expected to return the segment to profitability in 2026. This is the business update of its on-going operations as promised in its first quarter financial results press release issued on May 12, 2025.
July 1,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
The summer 2025 edition of Las Vegas Market delivers seven updates to 370+ permanent home, furniture and bedding showrooms across World Market Center Las Vegas at the July 27-31 Market. These brands join previously announced updates as Surya, Global Views and Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams join forces to make Las Vegas Market the design hub of the West Coast.
July 1,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Amazon announced its biggest Prime Day event ever, offering members more days than ever to shop millions of deals worldwide starting July 8 at 12:01 a.m. PDT. This year’s extended shopping event will offer some of the hottest deals of the summer across popular categories and top brands.
June 30,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Bob’s Discount Furniture is proud to announce a new charitable partnership with the USO, aimed at supporting military service members and their families throughout North Carolina. This meaningful collaboration kicks off with a $25,000 donation from Bob’s to the USO, presented during the grand opening celebration of the new Bob’s store in Winston-Salem on July 17, 2025.
June 29,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
RH announced the opening of RH Oklahoma City, The Gallery at OAK, an immersive retail experience seamlessly integrating luxury home furnishings collections from RH Interiors, Modern and Outdoor with rare art, antiques and artifacts from across the globe. Reflecting the brand’s continued commitment to hospitality, RH Oklahoma City debuts the Rooftop Restaurant offering a thoughtfully curated menu of enduring classics with the freshest ingredients, simply and elegantly prepared. Situated in the city’s most dynamic retail destination, the debut location marks a bold new chapter for the leading luxury home furnishings brand in the world.