E. Larry Ryder to retire from Hooker Furnishings Board of Directors
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Long-time Hooker Furnishings board member and executive E. Larry Ryder has told the company he will not stand for re-election to the …
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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.
Stanton Sofas expands through consolidation
With the move to a single 185,000-square-foot plant from four smaller facilities and with more growth planned, the company is speeding up deliveries of both …
Decor-Rest acquisitions of competing brands add needed capacity
The purchases also adds skilled workers to its ranks without having to find or train new recruits WOODBRIDGE, Ontario — Like many other domestic upholstery …
Martin Svensson Home expands High Point Market presence
HIGH POINT – Case goods resource Martin Svensson Home is moving to a new showroom here that is more than two and a half times …
Theodore Alexander expands Vietnam manufacturing footprint
Company’s goal is to meet ongoing demand and reduce lead times by as much as 40% by the end of this year HO CHI MINH …
Maxwood’s Vietnam expansion adds much-needed capacity for retail customers
Plant has more than doubled in size, allowing it to produce a greater mix of wood product HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – Youth and …
Kimberley Wray named SVP, director of Home Furnishings Group at Steinreich Communications
NEW YORK — Long-time industry journalist and communications professional Kimberley Wray has been named senior vice president and director of the Home Furnishings Group at …
Jerome’s names George Burt vice president, E-Commerce and Omnichannel
SAN DIEGO – Jerome’s Furniture has hired George Burt as vice president, c-commerce and omnichannel, a new position created in the Top 100 retailer’s digital …
Digio Leather opens factory in Albania to produce new power motion line
ELBASSAN, Albania — The Incanto and Digio Leather Sofas Group is expanding with a 540,000-square-foot plant here that will produce a new motion upholstery line …
Decor-Rest acquisition strengthens its position in domestic fabric, leather upholstery
WOODBRIDGE Ontario — Décor-Rest Furniture’s purchase of two domestic Canadian upholstery brands is expected to further strengthen the company’s position across the stationary upholstery segment. …
