Jay Quimby returns to Man Wah as SVP, special accounts
HIGH POINT — Industry sales veteran Jay Quimby has returned to upholstery manufacturer Man Wah Holdings as senior vice president of special accounts following a …
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.
Retail remains a core part of La-Z-Boy’s strategy
Planned divestiture of non-core businesses allows company to focus on marketing its own brand, which includes expanding its store footprint MONROE, Mich. — Industry observers …
Pending home sales activity declines slightly from October 2024
NAR’s October Pending Home Sales Index falls .4% from last year but rises nearly 2% from September WASHINGTON — The National Association of Realtors recently …
CPSC announces recall of clothing storage units sold on Wayfair
12-drawer units are unstable if not anchored to the wall, which poses a tip-over and entrapment hazard that can harm children WASHINGTON — The United …
Hooker Furnishings names Adam Tilley president of Hooker Branded division
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Industry veteran Adam Tilley has been promoted to president of Hooker Branded, a division of the company that produces imported case goods …
A conversation with Peter Theran, CEO of the Home Furnishings Association
Executive shares what he believes are core tenets of the association and how important they will be to serving members now and in the future …
DTC brand Burrow launches new modular upholstery collection
Russet features 14 configurations that can be shipped in individual small parcels NEW YORK — Direct-to-consumer furniture resource and retailer Burrow has launched Russet, its …
CPSC announces recall of additional clothing storage unit sold on Amazon
The agency said the units are unstable if not anchored to the wall, posing serious tip-over and entrapment hazards that can harm children WASHINGTON — …
Hooker Furnishings agrees to sell Pulaski, Samuel Lawrence to Magnussen Home
The 2 companies, part of Home Meridian International, were acquired by Hooker Furniture in 2016 HIGH POINT — Case goods resource Hooker Furnishings has entered …
Furniture retail sales growth slows in September
Reported 1.2% gain is the lowest percentage monthly year-over-year increase so far this year WASHINGTON — Furniture store sales rose again in September, albeit at …
