December 18,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
Sausalito, Calif.-based Serena & Lily, a lifestyle and home décor brand, has opened its first Florida brick and mortar location in Palm Beach.
December 17,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Industry, Obituaries
J. Harper Beall III, CEO and former president of Fairfield Chair Company, passed away on Dec. 13 at the age of 77. Beall suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease the last seven years of his life and died at home surrounded by family.
December 17,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) announced that The House of Representatives has passed the Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act (HR 2647). The AHFA-backed legislation would make California’s Technical Bulletin 117-2013 a federal flammability standard.
December 17,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
RH (NYSE: RH) has announced the opening of RH Columbus, The Gallery at Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio. The new location was designed to represent the brand’s quest to revolutionize physical retailing, and its continued foray into hospitality with a glass-encased Rooftop Restaurant, and Wine & Barista Bar.
December 17,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Office furniture supplier Steelcase (NYSE:SCS) has received national recognition as one of the “Most Responsible Companies” in the U.S. by Newsweek Magazine for positive efforts in environmental stewardship, social impact and corporate governance, placing 85th overall and 13th in the Consumer Goods category.
December 16,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
A decade after the Great Recession, housing starts are failing to keep up with demand, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Department of Housing and Urban Development.
December 16,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
The United States and China have reached an agreement on a Phase One trade deal that requires structural reforms and other changes to China’s economic and trade regime in the areas of intellectual property, technology transfer, agriculture, financial services, and currency and foreign exchange, according to a release issued Dec. 13 by the Office of the United States Trade Representative.