Cowen & Company podcast addresses demand at the upper end of the furniture business
NEW YORK — On Tuesday Feb. 7, investment banking and financial services firm Cowen & Company held a call with several furniture industry executives at …
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Microban International expands antimicrobial technologies for PVC, PU, EVA applications
Microban International is pleased to expand its portfolio of antimicrobial technologies with the introduction of MicroGuard™, a series of antifungal additives for PVC, PU, and …
Anti-tipping standards could significantly alter bedroom category
Resources may decide to drop pieces or shift to different case goods footprints in order to meet looming regulation HIGH POINT — Anticipation of a …
Economic development projects represent opportunity, challenges for state of North Carolina
GREENSBORO, N.C. — If there’s a recession here, or on the horizon, you wouldn’t know it from the number of business expansions and locations in …
Chinese furniture producers expand global manufacturing footprint to Mexico
Number of new companies coming into the market will create high levels of competition for workers, raw materials and business When I covered the industry …
Precision Textiles brings manufacturing footprint for home furnishings industry to 300,000 square feet
FAIRFIELD, New Jersey – Precision Textiles, a leading supplier of coated fabrics, nonwovens and laminations for the bedding, automotive, health care and home furnishings industries, has …
Final formaldehyde compliance deadline fast approaching
Title VI of TSCA requires manufacturers to switch to low-emission glues in composite core panels or be subject to the same 3rd-party certification as panel …
ASTM International publishes update to voluntary safety standard for clothing storage units
Publication now requires CPSC to review the changes and promulgate a final rule once it completes its review WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Penn. — ASTM International, a …
What’s next for U.S., China relations?
Surveillance balloon issue signals that more challenges are on the horizon For someone rarely at a loss for words, I am struggling as I write …
Thoughts on the winter Las Vegas Market
Attendance, order-writing activity indicate retailers are eager to fill their floors with goods they want, not desperately need Heading into any furniture Market, no one …
