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From Home Furnishing Business
May 29,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
Custom Crafters, part of the 226 Companies and a supplier of custom furniture, casegoods and architectural millwork, has announced Kris Imala, a leader in the Chicago commercial interiors industry, as its new director of sales.
May 28,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
A new survey of the gift, home furnishings and apparel industries commissioned by International Market Centers (IMC) reveals that, while the COVID-19 crisis has significantly impacted all retail sales across the U.S., store owners and operators are looking toward re-opening and recovery and expressing a near-term need for new product.
May 28,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Furniture First, a national furniture and mattress buying group, sent all its members packets via certified mail that contained a dividend to aid with the purchase of facemasks and hand sanitizer, and gift cards that members can use to reward staff or community members for their efforts in these extraordinary times. The staff was able to source gift cards form a gift-with-purchase supplier partner.
May 28,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Bedding producer King Koil has expanded its senior sales leadership team with the addition of industry veterans Bill Visser and Douglass Kinde, who have extensive backgrounds with major brands like Simmons, La-Z-Boy, Boyd Sleep and E.S. Kluft.
May 27,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
DispatchTrack, a leading provider of SaaS-based last-mile logistics solutions, has closed a $144 million growth transaction led by Spectrum Equity, a global growth equity firm that specializes in partnering with internet-enabled software and information services businesses.
May 27,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
PureCare, a resource for mattress and pillow protectors, sheets and pillows, has received the Women’s Choice award as top in its category for exceptional customer recommendation ratings for the fourth consecutive time.