Vietnam extends lockdown
Suppliers warn industry to brace for impact HIGH POINT — The Vietnam government extended and mandated lockdown to at least Aug. 15, and some furniture …
Category: Supply chain logistics
New player Renaissance Elevated Sleep Technology launches adjustable base program
MIAMI SPRINGS, Fla. ― Renaissance Elevated Sleep Technology (R.E.S.T.), a new player led by an industry veteran, has launched a five-model program of adjustable bases …
Vietnam lockdown strikes another blow to furniture supply chain
Production is hampered during a two-week lockdown as importers scramble to secure vaccines By Clint Engel and Tom Russell HIGH POINT — The situation in Vietnam …
Manwah halts Vietnam production as lockdown is extended
Company aims to buy 9,000 vaccines to avoid a Covid-driven cycle of stops and starts Asian upholstery producer Manwah is informing customers that government panic …
Why hasn’t the foam supply bounced back?
HIGH POINT — It’s been months since severe winter weather knocked out the foam chemical producers in the Gulf Coast region. Pipes have thawed, temperatures …
Retailers start saying no to some containers
HIGH POINT — When it comes to containers, the price isn’t right, and some furniture stores are starting to say, “Thanks, but no thanks.” As …
Purple plant accident and shutdown delays shipments after all
LEHI, Utah — The fatal industrial accident that Purple Innovation said temporarily shut down operations but wasn’t expected to disrupt deliveries apparently is disrupting deliveries …
A Premarket reset
Sponsors shorten time, make other moves to rein in the event and bring dealers’ full attention back to official High Point Market HIGH POINT — …
The moon or bust: Vietnam’s surprising ascendancy
During a visit to Singapore two decades ago, I asked Larry Moh, founder of Universal Furniture Inds. and a pioneer in Southeast Asian furniture manufacturing, …
Southerland expands, consolidates production in Nashville base
NASHVILLE — Mattress manufacturer Southerland has signed a lease for a 318,000-square-foot manufacturing facility here, where it will consolidate its operations under one larger roof. …
