Kingsdown reviews seek to capture consumer sentiment about brand
Sleep Love Share campaign gathers customer feedback to help promote the line on the retail sales floor MEBANE, N.C. — For many companies in and …
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.
Inside Kingsdown’s flagship North Carolina factory
In late 2022, Home News Now visited the Kingsdown plant in Mebane, North Carolina, which is also home to the company’s headquarters. The 100,000-square-foot plant …
Serta Simmons Bedding files Chapter 11
HOUSTON — Bedding giant Serta Simmons Bedding filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Monday, a move that will likely disrupt the huge portion of …
Flexsteel promotes several key management team members
Full-line furniture resource also announces plans to expand sales team by 10% DUBUQUE, Iowa — Full line furniture manufacturer Flexsteel has announced several promotions that …
Universal hires Jim Roberts as VP sales for the western region
HIGH POINT — Full line furniture resource Universal Furniture has hired industry veteran Jim Roberts as vice president sales for the western region. In this …
Bedding Industries of America launches latest product innovation
Eclipse Glacier Black Ice offers split-head mattress with foam-encased pocket coil support system, quilted, tapered cover NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Leading mattress manufacturer, Bedding Industries of …
New Classic holding Jan. 24-27 private showing at Fontana, California, headquarters
More than 120 individual accounts from around the country are expected to attend FONTANA, Calif. — Full-line furniture resource New Classic Furniture is holding a …
Wayfair’s Niraj Shah shares insights on company restructuring effort
Moves to reduce headcounts will result in $750 million in annual cost savings BOSTON — In a statement to company associates, Niraj Shah, Wayfair’s CEO, …
Wayfair to lay off another 1,750 workers
BOSTON — Online home furnishings retailer Wayfair said Friday that it plans to lay off another 1,750 workers, which represents 10% of its global workforce. …
CPSC: Mandatory stability standard for clothing storage units remains valid
Agency says industry should follow its rule while it reviews the requirements of STURDY WASHINGTON — The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission said in …
