November 11,
        2013   by   in Furniture Retailing, Industry   
  
        
    
    Norris Home Furnishings has won two Pinnacle Awards for interior design from the Lee Building Industry Association.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        November 11,
        2013   by   in Advertising, Furniture Retailing, Industry   
  
        
    
    Furniture retailer The Dump's commercial featuring a naked couple sitting on a sofa has been dropped by the NBC and CBS affiliates in the Chicago market. The spot has also been dropped in other markets.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        November 11,
        2013   by   in Economic News, Industry   
  
        
    
    The retail industry added 37,600 jobs in October, according to National Retail Federation analysis of federal job growth numbers.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        November 11,
        2013   by   in Furniture Retailing, Industry   
  
        
    
    Mathis Brothers Furniture plans to build a $16 million, 365,000-square-foot distribution center in Oklahoma City.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        November 11,
        2013   by   in Acquisition, Industry   
  
        
    
     The $3.45 million acquisition of furniture supplier Chromcraft Revington by apparel maker Sport-Haley is complete. 
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        November 11,
        2013   by   in Executive Changes, Industry, Market   
  
        
    
     William F. Lacey, a financial executive who's helped take two companies public, has joined home furnishings showroom operator International Market Centers as chief financial officer.
William F. Lacey, a financial executive who's helped take two companies public, has joined home furnishings showroom operator International Market Centers as chief financial officer.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        November 11,
        2013   by   in Business Strategy, Furniture Retailing, Industry   
  
        
    
    
Furniture retailer and designer Bobby Berk has introduced a signature line of contemporary furniture, which is available exclusively through Toronto-based Urban Mode.