April 9,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
The offices of Home Furnishings Business and its parent company, Impact Consulting Services, will be closed tomorrow in observance of the Good Friday holiday.
April 8,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
In its most recent press release, the American Mattress Alliance (AMA) has estimated a minimum of 12,000 U.S. jobs would be lost if the ITC antidumping case against seven countries including Vietnam, Thailand, Turkey, Serbia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Cambodia rules in favor of the petitioners. The petition was filed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a point which is highly criticized by the AMA.
April 8,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Upholstery manufacturer Sam Moore is launching a series of year-long initiatives to celebrate its 80th anniversary with the local community, its employees and its customers.
April 8,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Calif.-based bedding manufacturer Ortho Mattress has announced it has reconfigured a factory in Phoenix, Arizona and is now producing 1,000 non-medical facemasks per day for essential workers.
April 8,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO), a provider of last-mile delivery, freight forwarding and other logistic services, has adapted to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic by using a combination of rigorous protective measures, technology and virtual communications to help keep employees safe in all 30 countries where it operates.
April 7,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
The American Mattress Alliance has announced its response to an official petition filed March 31 with the International Trade Commission by a group of U.S. corporations, aiming to bar imported mattresses including medical-grade mattresses.
April 7,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Furniture manufacturer Ekornes, Inc. has announced that it is helping COVID-19 relief efforts by producing and distributing PPE (personal protective equipment) worldwide. The company’s Norwegian production facilities have already produced over 2,500 medical protective masks for use by healthcare professionals.