WithIt announces 2020 WOW Award recipients
HIGH POINT, NC — WithIt, the women’s leadership development network for the home and furnishings industry, announces the recipients of the 2020 WOW Awards, recognizing …
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American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame calls for 2021 nominations
HIGH POINT — Nominations for the class of 2021 induction into the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame are open through February 1. All members …
Loves Furniture consolidating footprint again
Loves Furniture & Mattresses will close a dozen stores early next year, consolidating its footprint down to 13 stores primarily in its core Detroit and Grand Rapids, Mich., markets.
Pleasant Mattress names bedding industry veteran Carter Gronbach president
FRESNO, Calif. —Carter Gronbach, a 30-year mattress industry veteran, has joined independent West Coast bedding manufacturer Pleasant Mattress as president. Carter Gronbach He will focus …
November furniture stores sales up 3.6%
WASHINGTON — U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores sales increased 3.6% in November from the same month a year ago, continuing a streak of year-over-year …
Riverside promotes Iasiello to president
Henjes remains CEO, chairman FORT SMITH, Ark. — Riverside Furniture has promoted industry veteran John Iasiello to president and in the expanded role, will focus …
City Furniture sets sights on Tampa
The Florida retailer will build a massive distribution center and open 3-4 stores in the market as it enters its largest ever expansion phase.
Blog: Takeaways from RH’s Q3 earnings blowout
RH may have no peers, but there’s hope for the furniture industry in its upbeat outlook and take on well-executed stores.
HPMA shifts spring High Point Market to June 5-9
The High Point Market Authority is postponing the spring Market, originally slated for April 17-21, to June 5-9, recognizing both supply chain issues disrupting furniture shipments and COVID-19 vaccines that will take a while to reach the broad population.
