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June 4,
2019 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Industry 
Mattress producer Eclipse International is capitalizing on the popularity of American luxury brands in China. In partnership with a new licensee, the company will open as many as 1,000 mattress specialty stores, dedicated to the company’s Ernest Hemingway brand over the next five years.
June 4,
2019 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Industry
Art Van Furniture, a Midwestern furniture and mattress retailer with 190 stores in nine states, opened its newest store in Rochester Hills last week. The new, 48,000 square-foot showroom is located at 1032 S. Rochester Rd., and is Art Van Furniture’s 19th store in metro Detroit.
June 4,
2019 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, High Point, Industry, Market
Textile resource American Silk Mills is debuting three new collections at Showtime Market in High Point, N.C., June 2-5. The collections showcase versatility, a wider range of price points, and distinguish themselves by being the first to benefit from the synergies between American Silk Mills and parent company Sutlej Textiles and Industries Limited.
June 4,
2019 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Industry
Milliken Specialty Interiors, a business of Milliken’s Performance and Protective Textiles division, will highlight its ongoing partnership with The Love Quilt Project at this week’s Showtime event in High Point, N.C.
June 4,
2019 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Industry
Bob’s Discount Furniture, one of the fastest growing furniture retailers in the country, is continuing its ongoing support of Special Olympics through its successful “Café Collections for a Cause” campaign. Throughout the months of January through March, Bob’s raised $72,000 via collections in stores across the country, which was then matched by the company.
June 3,
2019 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Industry
The 47th edition of the Canadian Furniture Show, at The International Centre near Toronto, wrapped up last week after three days of activities that brought together the major players in the furniture industry. Thousands of visitors, notably retailers and designers, met the hundreds of local and international exhibitors on site to see new products and trends, network and conduct business.
June 3,
2019 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Industry
For their latest marketing campaign, Swedish retailer Ikea has recreated the sets of some of the most iconic living rooms from your favorite TV shows offering shoppers the opportunity to recreate the living rooms from “Friends,” “The Simpsons” and even “Stranger Things!” using only Ikea furniture.