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        November 27,
        2018   by  Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry, Store Openings  
  
        
    
    
Rental furniture outlet Cort, a Berkshire Hathaway company, celebrated the grand opening of its new Houston, Tex. furniture rental showroom on Nov. 15, according to a report from the Houston Chronicle.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        November 26,
        2018   by  Laurie Northington in Economic News, Industry  
  
        
    
    
Internet sales of all consumer products from all retail types of outlets, whether brick and mortar or e-commerce companies, are estimated to have reached $437.5 billion in 2017, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the proprietary market model from Impact Consulting, parent company of Home Furnishings Business.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        November 26,
        2018   by  Laurie Northington in Community / Charitable Support, Industry  
  
        
    
    
During the October High Point Market, high-end manufacturer Theodore Alexander hosted a dinner and silent auction that raised $75,685 to benefit Whole Child International, a nonprofit dedicated to elevating the quality of care for children worldwide.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        November 21,
        2018   by  Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry, Market, Special Events  
  
        
    
    
The spring edition of the China International Furniture Fair (CIFF), which describes itself as the world’s largest furniture exhibition, will take place in two phases this year in Guangzhou from March 18-21 and March 28-31.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        November 21,
        2018   by  Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry, Mattresses, Product, Web Retail  
  
        
    
    
E-commerce mattress company Nectar Sleep has announced the brand’s first physical storefront at Tyson’s Corner Center in Tysons, Va.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        November 21,
        2018   by  Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Green, Industry  
  
        
    
    
Vornado Realty Trust, owner of the Merchandise Mart (theMART), has announced that theMART achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification at the Gold Level.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        November 21,
        2018   by  Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry, Mattresses, Product, Special Events  
  
        
    
    
E.S. Kluft & Co., producer of luxury mattresses under the Kluft and Aireloom brand names, has been named the “Most Impactful Vendor” for 2018 by Top 100 San Diego-based retailer Jerome’s Furniture.