November 2,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
The American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation was awarded an Ina Mae Kaplan Historic Preservation Grant by the International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA) to fund new, archival-grade storage equipment for historical documents, photographs, documentary videos and objects.
November 2,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
WithIt, the women’s leadership development network for the home and furnishings industry, has announced A Tour of The Home Furnishings Industry, an expansion of its extensive mentoring program for all students through a virtual platform.
November 2,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
City Furniture hosted a Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance Executive Roundtable on Oct. 23., joined by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to hear CEOs’ pandemic recovery issues.
November 2,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, High Point, Industry, Market
Capel Rugs debuted an assortment of collections at the October 13-21 High Point Market ranging from value-packed, versatile machine made rugs to detailed hand knotted designs. Although traffic was light at Market, the company was pleased by the level of activity it generated during the nine-day event.
October 30,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
International Market Centers (IMC) has announced a major expansion to its customer outreach, marketing and brand strategy teams to support the company’s development of omnichannel solutions for the gift, home and apparel industries. The expansion includes a customer-centric strategy of its buyer services and customer success teams as well as the creation of a new brand strategy team dedicated to supporting the launch of its Juniper suite of digital solutions, powered by IMC_di (IMC’s Digital Innovations division).
October 30,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Demand for product continued to be high in August with new orders up 51% from August 2019, following a 39% increase reported for July and 30% in June, according to a report by Smith Leonard accounting and consulting firm.
October 30,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
The American Mattress Alliance has issued a response to the Department of Commerce’s (DoC) preliminary determination in the antidumping investigations of mattresses from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. Petitioners in the case include Brooklyn Bedding, Corsicana Mattress Company, Elite Comfort Solutions, FXI, Innocor, Kolcraft Enterprises and Leggett & Platt.