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 Designer Weekly  
  
        
    
    The AmericasMart in Atlanta is gearing up for its slate of January markets with enhancements to its 7.1 million-square-foot campus.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        October 29,
        2014   by   in Designer Weekly  
  
        
    
    A report in the New York Post zeros in on a trend of Big Apple residential designers teaming with interior designers and architects better known for their work in swanky hotels, restaurants and product design.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        October 29,
        2014   by   in Designer Weekly  
  
        
    
    Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home, a Greenville, SC-based interior design firm, has been selected by East West Partners as the interior designer for The Tides IV condominiums in the Charleston, S.C., area.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        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.