December 5,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry 
Canadian textiles manufacturer Fine Cotton Factory has completed the coveted Global Organic Textile Standard certification process, which entitles the company to offer GOTS certified fabrics.
December 2,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
AcceptanceNow, a Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) unit that places rent-to-own kiosks within third-party retail outlets, has become a preferred vendor of Furniture Marketing Group, a buying group whose members represent more than 900 storefronts and have nearly $4 billion in annual sales.
December 2,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Mattresses, Product
West Coast bedding producer Pleasant Mattress has devised an upscale solution to protect its Maxx mattress line through the entire delivery cycle -- a heavy-duty, non-woven branded bag that is reminiscent of bags used by high-end shoe or purse suppliers.
December 1,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Mattresses, Product
Sleep Number, the airbed sleep system made by Select Comfort (NYSE: SCSS), ranked highest in customer satisfaction for the second consecutive year in the J.D. Power Mattress Satisfaction Report released this week by the well-known research firm.
November 30,
2016 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Market leader Natuzzi Italia, (NTZ) is back in Miami for Design Week, with architect and designer Fabio Novembre, to unveil a custom-made project focused on the Re-vive armchair and an Intro Installation designed by Novembre himself.
November 30,
2016 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Executive Changes, Industry
Specialty yarn manufacturer, Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, (MSYG) has hired Ed Carroll, as Vice President of Finance and Amy Isenhour as Sales Marketing Manager, as part of the company’s expansions to its U.S. manufacturing operations.
November 30,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Bedding, Business Strategy, Industry, Product
Bedding manufacturer and retailer Select Comfort (NYSE:SCSS), maker of the Sleep Number bed, is supplying beds for the 2017 HGTV Dream Home, which is on St. Simons Island, Ga.