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From Home Furnishing Business
November 13,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Internet, Special Events 
Contemporary furniture resource BDI said its website has received a 2017 Gold Award from W3 in the category of visual appeal and experience.
November 10,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Tipperary Sales, a La-Z-Boy licensee that operates eight La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores in the Southeast, will open a new distribution center in York County, South Carolina early next year.
November 10,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Boosting its efforts to preserve the history of the home furnishings industry, the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation has launched the Heritage Project, which will feature interviews with workers who have played significant roles in the industry.
November 10,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Store Openings
Ashley Furniture HomeStore has opened its second store in Costa Rica, an 18,000 square-foot facility in San Francisco de Heredia.
November 10,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry
Directors of Aaron’s Inc. (NYSE: AAN) have boosted the quarterly dividend to 30 cents per share, a 10% increase over the previous dividend of 27.5 cents per share.
November 9,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Financial Reports, Industry
E-commerce player Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) said third-quarter revenues slipped 4% to $424 million, but the company slashed its net loss to $786,000 or 3 cents per share.
November 9,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Economic News, Industry
Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) has denied Vintage Capital’s request for a 30-day exclusivity period to complete due diligence on the private equity firm’s $13-per-share buyout offer, but stopped short of rejecting the offer itself.