Furniture flammability legislation included in omnibus bill
The AHFA-backed upholstered furniture flammability legislation mandates CPSC adoption of CA TB 117-2013. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress on …
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Rent-A-Center to fuel virtual lease-to-own growth with $1.65B Acima acquisition
Rent-A-Center announced plans to acquire virtual lease-to-own company Acima Holdings in a $1.65 billion deal expected to propel its Preferred Lease business past $2 billion in annual revenues and its overall revenue past $4 billion.
Blog: Has time and COVID made furniture markets obsolete?
Therapedic International’s CEO says the pandemic has opened eyes to both the value and under-utilization of market showrooms.
Glen Raven invests in major expansion
Glen Raven is devoting more than $65 million to create additional capacity and support ongoing sustainability initiatives. BURLINGTON, N.C. — Glen Raven Custom Fabrics announced …
7 tools to gauge the direction of the economy and 1 thought on rising ransomware attacks
CPA and author Gene Marks says government statistics are politicized and lagging, and economists don’t have all the answers, either SAN DIEGO — Columnist, author …
And the Eddie goes to …
SAN DIEGO — Cattelan Italia is the winter of the Contemporary Design Group’s 2020 Edward Haimsohn Design Award for its Butterfly Table, featuring a steel …
WithIt announces 2020 WOW Award recipients
HIGH POINT, NC — WithIt, the women’s leadership development network for the home and furnishings industry, announces the recipients of the 2020 WOW Awards, recognizing …
American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame calls for 2021 nominations
HIGH POINT — Nominations for the class of 2021 induction into the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame are open through February 1. All members …
Loves Furniture consolidating footprint again
Loves Furniture & Mattresses will close a dozen stores early next year, consolidating its footprint down to 13 stores primarily in its core Detroit and Grand Rapids, Mich., markets.
Pleasant Mattress names bedding industry veteran Carter Gronbach president
FRESNO, Calif. —Carter Gronbach, a 30-year mattress industry veteran, has joined independent West Coast bedding manufacturer Pleasant Mattress as president. Carter Gronbach He will focus …
