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From Home Furnishing Business
April 8,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
During this work from home time, ART (Accessories Resource Team), the creative home furnishings network, will launch a new virtual series called ARTful Wednesdays.
April 8,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the community in the New England area and around the country, the dates for the Luxury Home Design Summit have been moved to Monday, Oct. 5 – Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, at the Chatham Bars Inn Resort in Chatham, MA.
April 8,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Philadelphia native and design specialist Jimmy DeLaurentis, offers hope that after spending weeks inside their homes due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the market for interior design services and home furnishings will surge as consumers will look to upgrade their interior spaces. In addition to his interior design practice, DeLaurentis is founder of JAMES by Jimmy DeLaurentis, a private label collection of luxurious upholstery, pet beds and candles.
April 8,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
In its most recent press release, the American Mattress Alliance (AMA) has estimated a minimum of 12,000 U.S. jobs would be lost if the ITC antidumping case against seven countries including Vietnam, Thailand, Turkey, Serbia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Cambodia rules in favor of the petitioners. The petition was filed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a point which is highly criticized by the AMA.
April 8,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Upholstery manufacturer Sam Moore is launching a series of year-long initiatives to celebrate its 80th anniversary with the local community, its employees and its customers.
April 8,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Calif.-based bedding manufacturer Ortho Mattress has announced it has reconfigured a factory in Phoenix, Arizona and is now producing 1,000 non-medical facemasks per day for essential workers.
April 8,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO), a provider of last-mile delivery, freight forwarding and other logistic services, has adapted to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic by using a combination of rigorous protective measures, technology and virtual communications to help keep employees safe in all 30 countries where it operates.