March 30,
2016 by in Business Strategy, High Point, Industry, Legal, Market 
Mod Life Collection, co-founded by 30-year industry veteran, Robert Petril and Kiersten Hathcock, founder of sister company, Mod Mom Furniture, made the decision to withdraw from exhibiting at the upcoming High Point Market in April.
March 29,
2016 by in Business Strategy, Economic News, High Point, Industry, Legal, Market
In the last few days, dozens of customers have contacted the High Point Market Authority to inform them that they have cancelled plans to attend the Market in April due to passage of HB2.
March 24,
2016 by in Industry, Legal
A New York retailer has agreed to pay a $30,000 fine and comply with that state’s law following a settlement with the N.Y. attorney general over a store closing sale.
March 21,
2016 by in Industry, Legal
A jury has returned a $5.8 million verdict against furniture supplier La-Z-Boy (NYSE: LZB) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
March 16,
2016 by in Industry, Legal
Mattress supplier Kingsdown and Xsensor Technology Corp. have settled the patent infringement lawsuit Kingsdown filed last summer.
February 26,
2016 by in Furniture, Industry, Legal
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission unanimously adopted two amendments to its 2016 Operating Plan yesterday, one addressing upholstered furniture flammability and a second addressing the voluntary furniture tip-over standard.
February 11,
2016 by in Industry, Legal
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) said this week that deconstructive testing of finished furniture products to measure formaldehyde emissions can be used only for “informational” purposes.