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From Home Furnishing Business
February 19,
2021 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
Glendale, Ariz.-based Brooklyn Bedding has announced plans to expand its footprint, breaking ground on a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters.
February 18,
2021 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Hooker Furnishings has announced the promotions of Johne Albanese to chief marketing officer and Tod Phelps to senior vice president-operations, both new positions within the company which report to CEO Jeremy Hoff.
February 18,
2021 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Sarreid Ltd.,a resource for accent and occasional furniture, upholstery and accessories, has announced the promotion of Karen Forbes Wheeler to senior vice president of operations and corporate secretary, Travis Coley to vice president of finance and corporate treasurer, and Larry Sandwick to vice president of information technology.
February 18,
2021 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ charitable organization, has announced a transition in leadership, effective immediately, following the election of new officers. Cole Daugherty takes over as chair of the board, replacing Matthew Katzenson who served in that role since 2017; and Ari Lowenstein is the newly elected vice chair.
February 18,
2021 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO), a leading global provider of transportation and logistics solutions, has been named Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Collaborator of the Year by GlobalTranz Enterprises, LLC., a leading technology-enabled, third-party logistics provider with extensive transportation relationships.
February 17,
2021 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) has announced that Kurt L. Darrow will retire from his positions as president and CEO on April 25, 2021, after more than 40 years of service to the company. His retirement follows the end of La-Z-Boy’s fiscal 2021 year. He will remain chairman of the board of directors, in a non-executive capacity.
February 17,
2021 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Furniture manufacturer Ekornes, Inc., through its North American dealer network, has raised over $1.2 million in 2020 for local charities. The company has run their annual Stressless Charity promotion for a decade each year from Nov-Jan but last year expanded the event and ran it three times beginning June 5.