October 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
This year’s drawn-out peak shipping season appears to finally be ending, with import volume at the nation’s major container ports starting to slow down compared with persistent high numbers over the summer, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
October 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC (Ashley) announced today that it ranked No. 8 on Deloitte’s Wisconsin 75™, a ranking of the 75 largest private companies in Wisconsin, based on sales revenue.
October 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Nice Link Home Furnishings will unveil a new design studio within its showroom during High Point Market, giving customers a dedicated space to tailor the company’s upholstery and whole-room collections to their individual merchandising needs. The showroom and studio will be open Oct. 13-20.
October 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Therapedic Worldwide will showcase three distinctly positioned mattress collections at Fall High Point Market, giving retailers a versatile mix of luxury, performance and lifestyle products to fit a range of merchandising strategies.
October 11,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Tools2Win® announced the successful completion of a new integration with TylerNet point-of-sale system.
October 11,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
The Bienenstock Furniture Library concluded its sixth annual Future Designers Summit, held Sept. 23 - 25, by awarding scholarships to four exceptional students.
October 11,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) is now offering a virtual registration option for its 2026 Regulatory Summit, October 28-29 at The Conference Center at Guilford Technical Community College in Colfax, North Carolina.