July 6,
        2017   by  Larry Thomas in Designer Weekly, Industry, Store Openings, Web Retail  
  
        
    
    
Poly-Wood LLC, a producer of outdoor furniture made of recycled plastics, has launched an e-commerce website.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        July 5,
        2017   by  Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry  
  
        
    
    
Adele Arakawa, who recently retired as a TV news anchor in the Denver area, has joined The Showroom @Furniture Row, a high-end retail store set to open in Denver next month.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        July 5,
        2017   by  Larry Thomas in Industry, Special Events  
  
        
    
    
The International Casual Furnishings Assn. has announced the finalists for the 2017 Apollo Awards, which recognize retail excellence in the sales and marketing of outdoor furniture.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        July 5,
        2017   by  Larry Thomas in Industry, Obituaries  
  
        
    
    
Ron Page, a former retailer and longtime executive with the Furniture First buying group, died July 1. He was 64.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        July 5,
        2017   by  Larry Thomas in Designer Weekly, Industry, Special Events  
  
        
    
    
The Sustainable Furnishings Council has extended the deadline for its interior design competition, #GetYourGreenOn, until July 31.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        July 3,
        2017   by  Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry  
  
        
    
    
While the growth rate for existing home sales slowed in 2016, unit sales approached levels attained prior to the Great Recession, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Association of Realtors.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        July 3,
        2017   by  Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry  
  
        
    
    
Factory orders for residential furniture rose 7% in April, marking the eighth time in nine months that orders were ahead of the same month in the prior year, according to the latest survey from the accounting and consulting firm Smith Leonard.