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Category: Up Close
Up-close features stories focused on a specific subject that offer insight from people close to it.
Decor-Rest acquisition strengthens its position in domestic fabric, leather upholstery
WOODBRIDGE Ontario — Décor-Rest Furniture’s purchase of two domestic Canadian upholstery brands is expected to further strengthen the company’s position across the stationary upholstery segment. …
Regency’s Mark Stuart recalls the many gifts of Tim Connors
Editor’s note: Late last month Mark Stuart, president of Brandywine, Va.-based Regency Furniture, sent an email to friends of industry veteran Tim Connors, who died …
CPSC publishes new safety standard for clothing storage units
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today published a massive proposed safety standard for clothing storage units that aims to prevent tip-overs …
Bassett Furniture plans to invest $30 million in its operations in 2022
BASSETT, Va. – Bassett Furniture’s strong Q4 and year-end results announced this week put the company in a good position to invest in its operations …
Bassett reports gains in Q4 sales, income
BASSETT, Va. – Bassett Furniture Inds. said it finished the fourth fiscal quarter ended Nov. 27 with a nearly double-digit increase in sales and an …
PFP’s Roy Hester to be honored by City of Hope for Lifetime Achievement
COTO DE CAZA, Calif. — Roy Hester, senior vice president and managing director for Planned Furniture Promotions will be honored with City of Hope’s International …
Ethan Allen shows resiliency with fiscal Q2 sales, earnings
Conference call sheds light on two areas where company has had success: its retail operations and domestic manufacturing DANBURY, Ct. – Ethan Allen’s latest fiscal …
Hooker Furnishings enters outdoor furniture category with purchase of Sunset West
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Hooker Furnishings is entering the outdoor furniture category with the recently completed purchase of Sunset West, a California-based manufacturer of outdoor furniture. …
Bassett Furniture to sell Zenith logistics business to J.B. Hunt Transportation Services for $87 million
BASSETT, Va. – Bassett Furniture Inds. has reached an agreement to sell its Zenith Freight Lines transportation subsidiary to J.B. Hunt Transportation Services for $87 …
