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 …
Category: Supply chain logistics
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. …
Blog: Are U.S. anti-dumping duties coming for Vietnam-made upholstery?
And other takeaways from the June High Point Market HIGH POINT — There’s a movement afoot for a U.S. anti-dumping petition against producers of upholstery …
Memorial Day weekend in pictures
HIGH POINT — We took a spin around the internet this weekend to see how some top furniture retailers were approaching the important holiday sales …
Epperson on the real risk of rising inflation
It’s not so much the price increases that worry the industry analyst as it is the future effect on the greatest driver of furniture and …
