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From Home Furnishing Business
December 27,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry 
Mattress supplier Superior Importers has recalled about 6,200 mattresses sold by Amazon.com that do not meet the federal flammability standard.
December 27,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry
Ashley HomeStores said its Hope to Dream program, which provides beds for underprivileged children in the U.S. and Canada, donated more than 12,000 beds in 2017 and topped the 50,000-bed threshold since the program’s inception in 2010.
December 20,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Executive Changes, Industry
Steve Rotman, the longtime CEO of Massachusetts-based retailer Rotmans Furniture, has been named CEO of Vystar Corp., a supplier of natural rubber latex foam.
December 20,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Las Vegas, Market, Special Events
Twin-Star International, a resource for electric fireplaces, home office and home entertainment furniture, will unveil a re-branding initiative at next month’s Las Vegas Market that includes a new logo and a major product launch.
December 20,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry
A massive fire in Lexington, N.C., destroyed a former Lexington Home Brands factory on Tuesday, but apparently spared the historic Dixie Furniture smokestack that is one of the city’s landmarks.
December 20,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry
Mattress Firm parent Steinhoff International (FRANKFURT: SNH) is being “pushed to the brink of collapse” because several lenders have pulled credit lines, according to a Bloomberg News report.
December 20,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Store Openings
Bassett Furniture Inds. (NASDAQ: BSET) has opened two more Club Level Pavilions at Galeries Acadiana in Baton Rouge, La., and McLaughlin’s Home Furnishing Designs in Southgate, Mich.