July 10,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Industry, Obituaries 
John Boardman, who served as president of Sam Moore Furniture for 40 years, passed away on July 8 at age 91.
July 10,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN), one of North America’s largest transportation and logistics service providers, has announced the expansion of Werner Final Mile to Canada, providing nationwide delivery and related services to residential and business locations in all provinces and territories.
July 10,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Office furniture supplier Steelcase (NYSE: SCS) was named a 2020 honoree of The Civic 50, an initiative of international nonprofit Points of Light.
July 9,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Due to ongoing concerns related to COVID-19 combined with current state and local restrictions, the board of directors of the International Casual Furnishings Association have approved the cancellation of Casual Market Chicago, scheduled for September 22-25.
July 9,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Norwalk Furniture has announced the addition of approximately 50 Inside Out Performance Fabrics to its assortment, a line of eco-friendly durable fabrics, and it is shifting its approach to fabric merchandising, making it easier to shop its line of more than 800 fabric and leather choices.
July 8,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Las Vegas Market has announced its first-ever Build the Room: Virtual Showhouse, a project in which 12 well-known designers use cross-category exhibitor product to create a show-stopping room. The program, which will soon be live on the lasvegasmarket.com website, comes to life during two hour-long webinars on Aug. 20 and Aug. 27 when designers detail the ideas and inspirations behind their respective rooms.
July 8,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Three industry associations have joined High Point Market Authority to support the new, three-period safe attendance plan for Fall Market, Oct. 13-21, 2020. This is the first initiative of its kind.