February 14,
2014 by in Executive Changes, Industry 
Richard Chilcott has been named chief executive officer of furniture and textile supplier J. Robert Scott.
February 14,
2014 by in Furniture Retailing, Industry, Retail Technology
California retailer HD Buttercup is now live on Storis' hosted Vision9 Cloud Solution.
February 13,
2014 by in Acquisition, Industry, Product, Upholstery
Furniture supplier La-Z-Boy (NYSE: LZB) has agreed to sell its Bauhaus upholstery unit to an investor group.
February 13,
2014 by in Economic News, Industry
U.S. retail sales dropped 0.4 percent in January, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
February 13,
2014 by in Executive Changes, Industry
Another key executive from Heritage Home Group has left the company.
February 13,
2014 by in Executive Changes, Industry, Outdoor Furniture, Product
Julia Chappell has assumed marketing leadership duties for the Chicago Merchandise Mart's Casual Furniture and Accessories Market, premarket and day-to-day marketing duties for the industry's permanent showrooms.
February 13,
2014 by in Industry, Sourcing / Importing
Import volume at major U.S. retail container ports is expected to drop 8.4 percent in February from the same time last year as the shipping cycle reaches its slowest month of the year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.