Scott Smith joins John-Richard as chief merchandising officer
HIGH POINT — Luxury home furnishings manufacturer John-Richard has hired Scott Smith as chief merchandising officer. He comes to the company from Samuel Lawrence Furniture, …
Author: Thomas Russell
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.
New U.S. marketing, sales arms of overseas factories emerge to serve industry retailers
Asian factories also hire key industry veterans to run these new divisions The term U.S. marketing arm is hardly anything new in the furniture industry. …
CIN research takes deep dive into planned sofa, massage chair purchases
Survey shows sofas were the No. 1 product consumers plan to buy in the first half of 2023 This week marks the first deep dive …
YOY new furniture orders fell 25% in January
Smith Leonard Furniture Insights report notes 77% of survey participants reported a slowdown compared to last year HIGH POINT — New orders for residential furniture …
Urban Roads, DesignWorks merge into Urban Design Collective
Merger will create efficiencies within the organization while maintaining separate brands HIGH POINT — Furniture resources Urban Roads and DesignWorks Furniture have signed an agreement …
A conversation with Denis Crnojevic, president of Decca Home, Bolier & Co.
HIGH POINT — Long-time Decca Home and Bolier & Co. executive Denis Crnojevic was recently promoted to president, a role that places him at the …
CPSC commission vote on acceptance of ASTM F2057-23 delayed again
A vote was planned for Friday, March 31, but could be delayed until mid-April to allow commissioners to make public statements related to their votes …
Bassett Furniture reports declines in fiscal Q1 sales, earnings
Company also adjusts employment levels by 11% so far this year, largely through attrition BASSETT, Va. — Bassett Furniture reported a decline in revenues and …
Martin Furniture signs lease to occupy U&I Logistics bonded warehouse in Vietnam
Company said facility will flow goods more consistently to retailers, who also will be able to mix product from multiple collections on a single container …
Havertys names Katie R. Mendolera Sr. VP, strategic development and real estate
She succeeds Rawson Haverty Jr. who is retiring March 31 ATLANTA — Havertys has named Katie R. Mendolera senior vice president, strategic development and real …
