February 6,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
Casegoods and upholstery resource Amini Innovations Corp. (AICO) has recognized its top producing sales representatives during the annual Sales Award banquet held in Las Vegas last month, presenting Van Smith the “Sales Professional of the Year 2019,” Jay Lorenzo the “President’s Club” award, and Jake Salman the “Spirit of Professionalism” award.
February 6,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Hooker Furniture (NASDAQ: HOFT) has hired Tim O’Hare as SVP of Merchandising & Design for Hooker Casegoods.
February 6,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Earlier this week, Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) announced its plans to close 125 of its least productive stores over the next three years and cut more than 2,000 corporate jobs, according to a report from Reuters.
February 6,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Bedding major King Koil has announced its new four-model mattress collection, iBed, designed to give retailers the ability to create a true omnichannel merchandising approach.
February 5,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
After establishing a successful interior design firm, selling it, and now owning a lifestyle PR agency called A Design Partnership, CEO Natalie Norcross has launched a DIY public relations platform to the industry called Interior Design PR. With this weeks official launch date, Interior Design PR is offering a first-of-its-kind platform to interior designers.
February 5,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
The March buying event at AmericasMart Atlanta will be refreshed in 2020 with a new name – Spring Mini Market – and updated programming complementing the opportunity for retailers and designers to source from 1,000+ gift and home decor showrooms plus a curated collection of 50+ temporaries at its March 4-6, 2020 staging.
February 5,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Four Hands, the Austin-based home furnishings brand, leading designer and global importer of trendsetting lifestyle home furnishings has begun redesign plans for its state-of-the-art corporate headquarters and flagship showroom in Austin, Texas. Tapping renowned architecture firm Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, the redesign is set to be complete in early summer 2020.