March 13,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
Great design transcends aesthetics; it captures emotion and feeling. "Selling the Experience of Design" featuring a panel of international design and branding leaders, will explore how designers and brands communicate intangible elements—emotion, experience and sensory immersion—when marketing their work.
March 13,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
HiEnd Accents, a leading designer of everyday luxury home textiles that transform living spaces, is making a statement at this year’s upcoming High Point Spring Market. As the brand enters its 20th year in business, this pivotal milestone is marked by a string of exciting developments. This includes an enhanced market showroom, a Furniture Design Center Program, and new additions to their award-winning collections, expanding their products in both look and utility.
March 12,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
The Home Furnishings Association (HFA) announces their retailers of the year for home furnishing businesses that continue to innovate and grow during disruption. These companies create and maintain a desirable brand to buy from and work for while providing a unique customer experience.
March 12,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
ANDMORE℠ continues to serve the design and retail communities attending the Spring High Point Market, April 26-30, 2025, with two distinct influencer programs – The ( A ) List and Market Pros – as six tastemakers dive into the new and next of home interiors through social media takeovers, product picks, Market tours and onsite displays.
March 12,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Delivery, Industry
The Furniture Prayer Breakfast Board of Directors is proud to announce that the celebrated actor, author, and faith-based speaker Kirk Cameron will deliver the keynote message for the annual breakfast on April 26 at the Qubein Conference Center on the High Point University Campus.
March 12,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
City of Hope and the industry committee for the West Coast Golf, Tennis & Pickleball Tournament recently hosted a tour of the City of Hope campus for this year’s honorees and guests, announcing that sponsors are growing for one of the industry’s two flagship fundraisers to benefit cancer and diabetes research and treatment.
March 11,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ longest-running, volunteer-led, national charitable organization, announced that Doug Cofiell, CEO of Ivystone, will be honored with its 2025 Industry Achievement Award on June 18, in Dallas, TX. Gift for Life’s Industry Achievement Award, which has been presented at Gifts & Decorative Accessories’ Retailer Excellence Awards (REA) since 2009, recognizes overall excellence and contribution to the gift and home industry – whether as a thought leader, standard-bearer or overall industry influencer.