April 24,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
The International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) has released a new member survey that reflects mounting financial concerns, along with increasing reductions in staffing levels and advertising spends.
April 24,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Ikea Retail U.S. has announced its donation of $1.6 million worth of products and supplies toward relief efforts to help the many people impacted by COVID-19. The U.S. donation is part of the company’s global $28.2 million grant of in-kind donations.
April 23,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
The Independent Home Furnishings Representatives Association (IHFRA) has issued a letter to Vice President Mike Pence asking that industry reps get access to any future Payment Protection Program (PPP) funds after the program failed to supply many small businesses with money.
April 23,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Specialty bedding manufacturer Classic Brands has issued the following statement in response to the decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce to initiate antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations related to the importation of mattresses from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam.
April 23,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Partnering with distillery Ole Smoky Moonshine, mattress manufacturer Mlily USA is donating 75 gallons of medical-grade hand sanitizer to three different hospital networks in Eastern Tennessee and in South Carolina to help healthcare workers in the battle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 22,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Industry, Obituaries
Scott Perry Baronofsky, the director of digital marketing for bedding producer Eclipse International, died Saturday, April 18, from complications of the coronavirus. He was 60.
April 22,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
International Market Centers (IMC) has announced a survey of 200,000+ home furnishings, gift and apparel buyers that will result in a real-time representation of the state of the industry during the COVID-19 crisis.