July 2,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
Home furnishings retailer Crate & Barrel announced CEO Neela Montgomery has decided to leave the company Aug. 1 to pursue new opportunities. She informed the board of her decision late last year and the name of her successor will be announced shortly.
July 2,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
HS2, LLC a joint venture between Hickory Springs, a division of HSM, and Harrison Spinks US Inc. (Spinks) has earned UL Greenguard Gold Certification for its Micro Advanced Comfort Technology comfort layer systems and its Flexecore mattress component system. The glue-free, high-density fabric-encased coil systems give manufacturers a healthier option when specifying components for mattresses.
July 2,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
The offices of Home Furnishings Business and its parent company, Impact Consulting Services, will be closed Friday in observance of Independence Day.
July 1,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
New orders in April 2020 were down 61% from April 2019 and 21% year-to-date, according to a report by the Smith Leonard accounting and consulting firm.
July 1,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Office furniture supplier Steelcase has announced its collaboration with MIT professor and disease transmission specialist Dr. Lydia Bourouiba, director of The Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission at MIT to study disease transmission in the workplace.
July 1,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Home furnishings and décor retailer Ballard Designs is celebrating its 10-year partnership with design star Suzanne Kasler by giving away $10,000 in merchandise and a private tour for two of Kasler’s Atlanta, Georgia home.
June 30,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Retail software provider Storis announced that furniture retailer Badcock’s eStoris website hit new milestones during the pandemic, increasing online sales 4x since March and jumping 40% in monthly traffic from February to May.