On Being Your Best: Life’s natural rhythm
Life has a natural rhythm. We are born, we die. We win, we lose. There is high tide, there is low tide. There is hot, there is cold. There is …
Category: Up Close
Up-close features stories focused on a specific subject that offer insight from people close to it.
Homestead House to close after a decade in business
CONROE, Texas — Due to what management described as unsustainable increases in domestic transportation rates and other challenges running the day-to-day business, upper end furniture …
Flexsteel Inds. names Alejandro Huerta chief financial officer
Current CFO Derek P. Schmidt will expand his responsibilities as chief operating officer DUBUQUE, Iowa – Upholstery and case goods resource Flexsteel Inds. has named …
Creativity comes in many different forms
Prior to joining Furniture/Today in 1977 I worked at an advertising agency in Knoxville, Tennessee that specialized in home furnishings. My first year on the …
What do the ICFA’s Apollo awards say about casual retail?
Two weeks ago, the International Casual Furnishings Association( ICFA) announced its 2022 Apollo Award finalists—10 retailers that stand out for their excellence in the sales and …
Rick Lovegrove named president, upholstery at Four Hands
AUSTIN, Texas – Full-line furniture resource Four Hands has promoted Rick Lovegrove to president, upholstery. Lovegrove has more than 25 years of experience in domestic …
Letter: Is it time for a change?
Reader Michael Uvanni questions the wisdom of industry and media attempts to qualify buyers as either retailers or designers I read with interest Tom Russell’s …
High Point Market Authority creates group to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in home furnishings industry
Global Brand Ambassador Patti Carpenter heads initiative as DEI group chair HIGH POINT – The High Point Market Authority has created a group that seeks …
Precision Textiles acquires 100,000 square-foot warehouse in North Carolina
STAR, N.C. – Precision Textiles, a fabric supplier to the bedding and furniture industries, has acquired a 100,000-square-foot warehouse here that it will use to …
Kuka Home completes final phase of Vietnam plant expansion
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – Upholstery manufacturer Kuka Home said it has completed construction on a 775,000-square-foot dining and accent furniture plant here. The …
