March 27,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
The 45th China International Furniture Fair (CIFF Guangzhou) has been rescheduled for July 18 – 21 and the Office Show and CIFM are rescheduled for July 27 – 30.
March 27,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Mattress manufacturer Eclipse International will start producing an initial batch of 38,000 face masks from its New Jersey factory that will be donated to healthcare professionals to help them battle the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-layer masks are being made from two materials currently used to make the company’s mattresses.
March 26,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Mattress producer Eclipse International has named bedding and home furnishings industry veteran Mark Dentale as director of licensing.
March 26,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Rent-to-own major Aaron's, Inc. (NYSE:AAN) and its divisions Aaron's Business and Progressive Leasing are donating 100 laptop computers to Atlanta-area school children who need the technology to participate in distance learning, which has become the new normal for students across the country due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
March 26,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Avocado Green, makers of organic and eco-luxury sleep products, has refocused a large part of its cut and sew department in its American factory to the production of reusable face masks in light of the COVID-19 mask shortage.
March 25,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Dallas interior designer Jean Liu is using her Michigan-based outdoor furniture manufacturing plant to assist those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic by making thousands of surgical masks available to hospitals for free.
March 25,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
In compliance with the City of Atlanta Executive Order for residents to shelter in place and non-essential businesses to temporarily close, International Market Centers (IMC) has temporarily closed AmericasMart Atlanta, the Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart, and the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center (ADAC) as of 5 p.m., March 24, 2020.