Century Furniture celebrates 75 years
Hickory, NC–Century Furniture, LLC, a leader in high-end, custom home furnishings, celebrates its 75th year anniversary this year. Founded in 1947, by Harley F. Shuford, …
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Jury awards Raffel Systems $106.8M for Man Wah’s alleged stealing of intellectual property
Cap on punitive damages may place actual award at just over $11 million GERMANTOWN, Wisc. — A federal jury has awarded Germantown-based Raffel Systems nearly $107 …
Legislation aims to curb China’s use of forced labor
Effective this month, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act will monitor goods made in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A recent alert …
North Carolina resumes Go Global Road Show events this summer
Pandemic-related travel restrictions kept international trade reps from participating the past 2 years RALEIGH, N.C. — After a nearly three-year pandemic-induced hiatus, the North Carolina …
Marty Melcher joins Legends Furniture as vice president sales, bedding
TOLLESON, Ariz. — Industry veteran Marty Melcher has joined Legends Furniture as vice president, sales for bedding, a new position. He comes to the company …
Flexsteel spells out strategies reducing lead times and improving service
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Flexsteel continues to implement key strategies that support the reduction of custom order lead timesand better serve the demands of the market. …
ITC inquiry into China tariffs raises more questions than answers
WASHINGTON — News that the United States International Trade Commission is investigating the economic impact of China tariffs on businesses and consumers gives one the …
Third Sunset Review occurs this year for wooden bedroom antidumping case
HIGH POINT — This year marks the third time the United States International Trade Commission will hold a Sunset Review on the antidumping case for …
Hooker Furnishings posts drop in Q1 sales, earnings
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Hooker Furnishings reported a drop in sales and earnings for its first fiscal 2023 quarter ended May 1. The company said that …
Final takeaways and scenes from Furniture First’s Symposium 2022
Independents stand to gain from the ‘great human reconnection’ ORLANDO, Fla. — It wasn’t the quick bump from an upcoming Memorial Day Weekend that was …
