April 21,
        2014   by   in Furniture Retailing, Industry  
  
        
    
    Tacoma, Wash., furniture retailer Seldens Designer Home Furnishings will hold a grand opening Thursday for the first dedicated Tommy Bahama Home Shop in the Pacific Northwest.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        April 16,
        2014   by   in Furniture Retailing, Industry  
  
        
    
    
Barbara Rumpel has joined the designer center of Gorman’s Home Furnishings And Interior Design Southfield, Mich., location as an interior designer.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        April 11,
        2014   by   in Furniture Retailing, Industry, Store Openings  
  
        
    
    Furniture retailer RC Willey opened its largest store—160,000 square feet—in Draper, Utah, this week.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        April 11,
        2014   by   in Furniture Retailing, Industry, Legal  
  
        
    
    Leon's Furniture has been ordered to pay a former employee $8,000 in damages in a racial discrimination case.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        April 11,
        2014   by   in Community / Charitable Support, Furniture Retailing, Industry  
  
        
    
    Home furnishings retailer Jerome's  is bringing a bit of comfort to the San Diego Padres baseball games with a luxury-viewing area behind home plate.
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        April 11,
        2014   by   in Financial Reports, Furniture Retailing, Industry  
  
        
    
    Warehouse club retailer Costco (NASDAQ: COST) reported net sales of $10.43 billion during March, an 8 percent increase from $9.67 billion reported in the same five-week period last year.
 
    
        
    
    
 
    
    
    
        April 10,
        2014   by   in Financial Reports, Furniture Retailing, Industry  
  
        
    
    Specialty home furnishings retailer Pier 1 (NYSE: PIR) reported net income of $107.5 million for the fiscal year ended March 1 a nearly 17 percent decline compared with $129.4 million in the fiscal 2013.