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From Home Furnishing Business
March 31,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
Family-owned upholstery major Best Home Furnishings has announced it is implementing a new COVID-19 Paid Leave Policy to assist employees with the impact of this crisis, effective March 30.
March 31,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Totowa, N.J.-based Precision Textiles, a leading supplier of coated fabrics, nonwovens and laminations for the bedding, automotive, health care and home furnishings industries, is donating enough level four, medical-grade mattress encasements to meet the current need of a New Jersey hospital.
March 30,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
The International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) has released the results of its member survey fielded last week for the trade group by research firm Industry Insights. Members are expressing deep concerns about the effect the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic will have on their businesses this year.
March 30,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
The Contemporary Design Group, a national association of independent home furnishings showrooms, has issued a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. From financial planning to freight management to customer outreach; CDG retailers are putting their heads together to figure out how to weather the storm.
March 30,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Mattress and sleep accessories producer Bedgear has announced it is manufacturing KN95 respirators, surgical face masks and disposable scrubs and will be distributing tens of thousands of them in the coming weeks to New York hospitals, nursing homes and First Responders based on Long Island.
March 27,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
International Market Centers (IMC) has announced it will temporarily close its 17 High Point properties to the public beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 27, keeping in line with the “stay at home” order by Guilford County, Greensboro and High Point officials. The closure, which is in effect through April 16, aims to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
March 27,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Uniters, a provider of industry leading furniture protection plans and products, has announced it is ramping up U.S. production of cleaning and care products that will be impactful for its home furnishings industry partners and their consumers in response to the COVID-10 pandemic.