December 9,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
While tech giants build lucrative AI shopping partnerships with major retailers, Wonder is taking the opposite approach: giving every furniture and mattress retailer on its platform AI-optimized product catalogs at no additional cost.
December 9,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Avocado Green Mattress, the leader in certified-organic mattresses and sustainable sleep essentials is changing what sustainable retail looks like. They’re rapidly building a retail partnership ecosystem reinforcing its position as a category leader redefining how consumers think about sustainability, design, and comfort. Avocado has become one of the fastest-growing brands in retail driving traffic in-person and meeting the growing customer demand for certified organic mattresses.
December 9,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
IKEA U.S. announced plans for a new Plan and order point with Pick-up located in Newnan, Georgia which is set to open to the public in spring 2026. This new customer meeting point brings the IKEA experience closer to more residents of the Atlanta metro area.
December 8,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Nominations for the Class of 2026 for induction into the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame, the industry’s most prestigious award, are now open. All members of the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation are eligible to nominate and to second a nomination.
December 8,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
In addition to training the next generation of workers for upholstery factories in North Carolina, Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) is helping to bring cutting-edge robotic technology to the state.
December 8,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
In Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 there will be an unexpected crossover with Herman Miller Gaming, bringing the global design brand’s iconic Embody Gaming Chair to life within one of the franchise’s most beloved multiplayer modes, Prop Hunt.
December 8,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Ashley, the largest furniture store brand in North America, announced the conclusion of its second annual Delivering Dreams initiative, a community-driven program that invited Houston residents to nominate themselves or others for a complete home furniture makeover. Last month, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud and content creator Zachery Dereniowski surprised Ashly Scott-Jones with the grand prize at her home in South Houston.