August 3,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
Symbol Mattress has announced the reintroduction of its Sleep Fresh brand, designed to meet consumer demand for anti-microbial sleep and give retailers an ecommerce ready product to boost sales.
July 31,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
The International Casual Furnishings Association has announced the finalists for the 2020 Apollo Awards. The program recognizes retail excellence in the sales and marketing of outdoor furnishings.
July 31,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) has announced the appointment of Lynda Markoe as EVP, chief people & culture officer. Markoe has extensive industry experience from over 30 years at major retailers and will join the company in September.
July 31,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry, Las Vegas, Market
Furniture distributor Coaster Fine Furniture has announced that the company will not be opening their showroom at Las Vegas Market from Aug. 30 to Sept. 3 due to COVID-19 safety concerns for their customers, employees and community.
July 31,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Executive Changes, Industry
Upholstery furniture manufacturer Albany Industries has announced the appointment of former Serta Simmons Bedding SVP Tina Sikma to CFO of the company. She will report to Mark Gosnell, CEO.
July 30,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Rent-to-own major Aaron's, Inc. (NYSE: AAN) has announced that it intends to separate into two independent, publicly-traded companies: Progressive Leasing and Aaron's Business.
July 30,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
New orders in May were down 8% from May 2019 and up 166% over April 2020. The May, April and March results offset the fairly good results of January and February resulted in a decline in year to date orders of 18%, according to a report by the Smith Leonard accounting and consulting firm.