Martin Furniture shifts Mexico production to Vietnam and Malaysia
Move effectively ceases the manufacturing of home office and home entertainment furniture categories in its Tijuana maquiladora operation, which it has run for the past …
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Home News Now Editor-in-Chief Thomas Russell has covered the furniture industry for 25 years at various daily and weekly consumer and trade publications. He can be reached at tom@homenewsnow.com and at 336-508-4616.
Sustainable Furnishings Council rebrand aims to foster education
Initiative coincides with new website and launch of SFC Academy and virtual learning platform planned for early 2024 HIGH POINT — The Sustainable Furnishings Council …
Flexsteel opening product development facility in High Point
11,000-square-foot facility will design and develop frames and models for its Charisma upholstery line, helping improve speed to market with an expanded domestic footprint DUBUQUE, …
La-Z-Boy continues to bet on the strength of its retail store network
Company said that for the first time, company-owned stores now represent more than half its total store network MONROE, Mich. — La-Z-Boy’s latest earnings call …
2 baby mattresses recalled because of suffocation hazards
CPSC said the units violate multiple provisions of the federal safety standard for crib mattresses WASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the …
Furniture orders rise 13% from September 2022
Meanwhile, shipments were down 20% during the same period and down 18% year to date, according to Smith Leonard report HIGH POINT — Orders for …
Home Deco Expo International gains steam for winter 2024 debut
Event has secured 102 exhibitors from around the world, but has space left for as many as 100 more as registration deadlines loom MIAMI BEACH, …
La-Z-Boy reports better-than-expected fiscal 1st-half results
Company said sales of $511 million were on the high end of prior guidance, with a 16% decrease that accounts for delivery of pandemic-related backlog …
Lowe’s reports 7.4% decline in Q3 sales
Reduction in DIY discretionary spending reduces revenues to $20.5 billion, compared to $23.5 billion the same period last year MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Home improvement specialist …
Consumer confidence rises in November
Increase is the first in several months, a potential plus for holiday spending. Still, high interest rates have consumers leery of big-ticket spending, which could …
