HomeStretch further reduces its surcharge
NETTLETON, Miss. — Motion upholstery manufacturer HomeStretch reduced its surcharge by another 2% effective this week. For dealers, this means that the surcharge will drop …
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Eric Graham named CEO of Our House Designs
HILDEBRAN, N.C. — Industry veteran Eric Graham has been named CEO of upper-end upholstery manufacturer Our House Designs, a new position. He comes to the …
It’s a new year — time for new sales tools
Consumers are embracing new ways of doing things. Are you giving them what they want? Here we are, looking 2023 in the eye, but I …
Wells Fargo declaration describes financial relationship, issues with shuttered United Furniture Industries
TUPELO, Miss. — The day it abruptly ceased operations, United Furniture Industries told its primary lender that it needed a significant amount of money to …
David Gusler joins Homelegance as SVP, operations
FREMONT, Calif. — Full-line furniture resource Homelegance has hired David Gusler as senior vice president of operations, a new position. Reporting to the company’s senior …
Wells Fargo, other creditors seek Chapter 7 bankruptcy for United Furniture Industries
Bank said it is owed more than $99.2 million in secured debt TUPELO, Miss. — Wells Fargo Bank and two other creditors have filed an …
Kuka Home hires former Lane exec Chris Burgett as VP, product merchandising
HIGH POINT — Upholstered furniture manufacturer Kuka Home has named former Lane vice president Chris Burgett to the new position of vice president, product merchandising. …
Uncertainties remain with proposed mandatory tip-over developments
CPSC must review safety, testing standards in updated ASTM F2057 and decided whether to incorporate that into a mandatory safety standard for clothing storage units …
STURDY Act signed into law
Legislation aimed at reducing tip-over incidents involving clothing storage units was part of $1.7 trillion Omnibus spending bill passed Friday and signed into law by …
CPSC asks court to deny AHFA request for stay of new furniture stability standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has asked the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to deny a request to …
