October 30,
        2014   by   in Community / Charitable Support, Industry   
  
        
    
    Supermodel, businesswoman and philanthropist Cindy Crawford launched the 2015 Art Van Charity Challenge at a Chicago-area Wednesday event.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        October 30,
        2014   by   in Financial Reports, Furniture Retailing, Industry   
  
        
    
    Furniture retailer Havertys (NYSE: HVT) reported net income of $7.8 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, a nearly 18 percent decrease from net income of $9.5 million in the same quarter last year.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        October 30,
        2014   by   in Business Strategy, Furniture Retailing, Industry   
  
        
    
    Home furnishings retailer Weekends Only Furniture Outlet is expanding out of its St. Louis market with a store set to open in Indianapolis in May.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        October 30,
        2014   by   in Acquisition, Industry   
  
        
    
    Murfreesboro, Tenn-based Old Time Pottery, a retailer of home furnishings and other home related products, has been sold to Comvest Partners, a private investment firm.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        October 29,
        2014   by   in Economic News, Industry   
  
        
    
    Consumer confidence hit a seven-year high this month buoyed by a growing belief in the jobs market and the likelihood that wage growth is on the horizon, according to The Conference Board. 
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        October 29,
        2014   by   in Community / Charitable Support, Industry   
  
        
    
    Cancers of the blood and immune system are considered to be among the most difficult to treat, and the City of Hope is stepping up the challenge.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        October 29,
        2014   by   in Furniture Retailing, Industry   
  
        
    
    Nebraska Furniture Mart has begun stocking the 1.3 million-square-foot Dallas-area warehouse that will serve the Omaha, Neb.-based retailer's Texas store when it opens in spring.