February 26,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry 
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), which last week began rolling out a greatly expanded assortment of furniture and home décor on its e-commerce site, is set to launch a separate site that sells a private label mattress line, the New York Times reported.
February 26,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
PureCare, a resource for mattress and pillow protectors, sheets and pillows, is moving to new headquarters in its hometown of Phoenix, Ariz., that will include the company’s first-ever domestic pillow factory.
February 26,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Stanley Furniture (NASDAQ: STLY) has scheduled a special shareholders meeting for March 2 to vote on the proposed sale of substantially all of the company’s assets to an entity headed by Walter Blocker, chairman of the Vietnam Trade Alliance.
February 23,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, High Point, Industry, Market
Custom upholstery major Décor-Rest is adding motion upholstery and dining room furniture to its product lineup, and is moving to a new showroom in time for the April High Point Market.
February 23,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Executive Changes, High Point, Industry, Market
Sean O’Connor, senior vice president of sales at Universal Furniture, and Brad Miller, vice president of international sales at Hooker Furniture, have joined the board of directors of the Furniture Fellowship, sponsor of the annual Furniture Market Prayer Breakfast held during the April High Point Market.
February 22,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Independent mattress manufacturer Southerland has formed a strategic alliance with vertically integrated IntelliBed to produce and distribute the company’s exclusive Gel Matrix bedding line.