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August 11,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
Natuzzi S.p.A. announced that Mr. Pietro Labriola has formally accepted the appointment as a non-executive director of the Company by way of co-optation, effective August 6, 2025, further to the resolution adopted by the Board of Directors on July 29, 2025. Mr. Labriola will remain in office until the next Shareholders’ Meeting, at which time it will be submitted for confirmation by the shareholders.
August 11,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Furniture.com, the AI-powered discovery engine rethinking how people shop for home furnishings, announced a strategic partnership with firmly, the leader in agentic commerce that provides embedded checkout infrastructure, to eliminate the final friction point in furniture shopping. Through this partnership, shoppers on Furniture.com will be able to browse, compare, and check out across multiple furniture brands in a single, unified experience—without opening another tab or jumping between retailer sites.
August 11,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, announces a growth capital injection in Re-mall (Shanghai Re-mall Environmental Protection New Material Co., Ltd.), the China-based recycler of post-consumer packaging waste, which uses a proprietary technique and process to produce transparent recycled polypropylene (“rPP”) for use in new products.
August 10,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
England Furniture, a leading domestic manufacturer of custom furniture with more than 60 years of industry expertise, announced a significant advancement in how it serves its retail partners with the recent launch of a digital platform powered by industry-leading 3D/AR solutions provider Intiaro.
August 10,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Pottery Barn, a portfolio brand of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. announced a new home collaboration with vibrant fashion and lifestyle brand, Roller Rabbit. Roller Rabbit’s new partnership with Pottery Barn builds upon Roller Rabbit’s existing popular home furnishing collections with both the Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen brands.
August 10,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
With new tariffs putting pressure on international trade, import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is tentatively expected to end 2025 5.6% below 2024’s volume, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
August 10,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Valspar, a paint and coatings company and ultimate resource for DIYers and contractors, announces Warm Eucalyptus 8004-28F as its 2026 Color of the Year. Naturally restorative and serene, Warm Eucalyptus reflects a collective desire for calm, grounding design that adapts to the ever-changing pace of life across residential and commercial design.