Malaysian International Furniture Fair rescheduled to early July
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The Malaysian International Furniture Fair, originally set for March, has been reschedule to July due to Covid-19 related travel restrictions, organizers …
Category: Supply chain logistics
Thinking inside and outside the box
“Beneath those stars is a universe of gliding monsters.” –Herman Melville Since filing the first part of this series on the container revolution, supply chain …
Ashley Pacific Northwest completes purchase of Wilson Logistics’ western division
ARCADIA, Wisc. – Ashley Distribution Services affiliate Ashley Pacific Northwest LLC has purchased the assets of the western U.S. operations of Wilson Logistics for an …
Ron Hales named vice president, supply chain at Riverside Furniture
HIGH POINT – Case goods importer Riverside Furniture has named industry veteran Ron Hales, vice president, supply chain. He fills a position previously held by …
Paul Robert Inc. seeks to hire more workers to lower its backlog
State grant received by custom upholstery manufacturer will result in 10-15 new jobs created TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. – Custom upholstery producer Paul Robert Inc. is looking …
Vanguard Furniture buys former Drexel Heritage plant for case goods, upholstery production
CONOVER, N.C. —January 11, 2022—Andy Bray, President of Vanguard Furniture announced that Vanguard has acquired what was locally known as Drexel Plant #60 in Morganton, …
How the lowly shipping container changed the world
First of a one-part series on the power of the box “Beneath those stars is a universe of gliding monsters.” –Herman Melville I spent part …
Major shows on Asia circuit are still on schedule
GUANGZHOU, China — While some winter shows have been postponed in Europe and Asia, other major shows on the March Asia show circuit are still …
Retailers identify challenges, opportunities in Storis’ retail survey
HIGH POINT — E-commerce will be the biggest area of opportunity for retailers in the new year, while ongoing supply chain disruptions will be their …
Price hikes start to surface – again
Rising transportation surcharges and product pricing started to take effect earlier this month and will continue into early February HIGH POINT – Rising shipping costs, …
