CPSC asks court to deny AHFA request for stay of new furniture stability standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has asked the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to deny a request to …
Category: Supply chain logistics
What’s in store for 2023?
Year of the Rabbit could be one of challenges and opportunity It should come as no surprise when I tell you how ready I am …
Big Lots looks to fill voids created by United, Lane
Products supplied by both manufacturers represented 7% of merchandise purchases thus far in 2022 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Given its latest quarterly performance, Big Lots didn’t …
GXO Logistics to close Kenosha Wisconsin warehouse facilities in February 2023
KENOSHA, Wisc. — Logistics services provider GXO Logistics is closing its general warehouse and storage facilities here, a move that will impact 146 workers starting …
The high cost of compliance
AHFA says costs associated with furniture stability standard are much higher than CPSC estimates HIGH POINT — The cost of complying with the Consumer Product …
Winter Asia show circuit is just around the corner
Dates are set for typical show timelines between late February and late March, marking a return to normal schedules for many of these important events …
The importance of staying in the game
Let’s be honest, folks. 2022 was a tough year that left many of us between that proverbial rock and a hard place. But, to our …
Trucking company sues Wells Fargo for denying access to commercial property being held at United Furniture Industries
ABERDEEN, Miss. — A trucking company here has filed a class action lawsuit against Wells Fargo alleging it and others have been denied access to …
Universal’s deep dive into domestic upholstery
Late 2019 purchase of Southern Furniture presented challenges and opportunity for company’s move into U.S. manufacturing CONOVER, N.C. — When Universal Furniture purchased Southern Furniture …
Inside Universal Furniture’s domestic upholstery operations
Home News Now offers readers a glimpse of the manufacturing process for a category that is becoming more and more important to the whole home …
