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        October 2,
        2019   by  Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry  
  
        
    
    
Interior design company and home furnishings manufacturer Ethan Allen has announced the launch of a new Member Program to enhance the customer experience and provide special members-only everyday savings and benefits.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        October 1,
        2019   by  Laurie Northington in Economic News, Industry  
  
        
    
    
After a string of lower orders, new orders in July were up 6% from July 2018, but still down 2% year-to-date, according to a report by the Smith Leonard accounting and consulting firm.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        October 1,
        2019   by  Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, High Point, Industry, Market  
  
        
    
    
Ponoma, Calif.-based luxury brand Marge Carson has announced the sale of its High Point showroom building at 121 N. Hamilton St., according to owner and CEO Jim LaBarge.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        October 1,
        2019   by  Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry  
  
        
    
    
International Market Centers (IMC) has announced changes to its furniture and home décor leasing team, hiring Dale Schmidlin as director of home décor leasing and promoting Chris Amos to director of home décor leasing and John Dwiggins to director of furniture leasing.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        October 1,
        2019   by  Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry  
  
        
    
    
Hooker Furniture will add 95 new pieces to its Melange Collection at the Fall 2019 High Point Market. Merging its popular Accents category into the collection, the introduction is the largest addition in company history.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        October 1,
        2019   by  Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry  
  
        
    
    
Durham Furniture, a Canadian producer of solid wood bedroom and occasional furniture, will debut its contemporary-styled Milestone Collection of bedroom and occasional items at the upcoming High Point Market.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        September 30,
        2019   by  Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry  
  
        
    
    
The steady increase of furniture and home furnishings sales over the last 10 years has been slower to hit employees working in the stores, but in recent years many occupations have finally started to see an upturn in wage growth.