March 6,
        2018   by  Larry Thomas in Executive Changes, Industry  
  
        
    
    
Dianne Martin, an executive with decades of experience in the furniture business, has been named merchandise manager for case goods at Tampa, Fla.-based retailer Kane’s Furniture.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        March 6,
        2018   by  Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, High Point, Industry, Market, Store Openings  
  
        
    
    
High-end furniture resource Dovetail and lighting resource Hudson Valley Lighting have been added to the exhibitor list at Historic Market Square for the April High Point Market.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        March 5,
        2018   by  Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry  
  
        
    
    
Generation X had an average household income of $95,168 in 2016, easily outdistancing Baby Boomers and Millennials, according to the annual Consumer Expenditure Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        March 5,
        2018   by  Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry  
  
        
    
    
Whitewood Inds., a Thomasville, N.C.-based producer of case goods and contract upholstery, has been sold to an employee stock ownership plan.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        March 5,
        2018   by  Larry Thomas in Advertising, Business Strategy, Industry  
  
        
    
    
Ethan Allen (NYSE: ETH) unveiled a new national television commercial Sunday, highlighting the company’s new brand statement, “Every detail matters.”
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        March 5,
        2018   by  Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry  
  
        
    
    
Stanley Furniture (NASDAQ: STLY) said it has completed the sale of substantially all of the company’s assets to an entity controlled by the chairman of the Vietnam Trade Alliance.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        March 5,
        2018   by  Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, High Point, Industry, Market, Store Openings  
  
        
    
    
Casual furniture and accessories producer Palm Springs Rattan has been renamed Watermark Living and will move into a new High Point showroom in time for the April market.