Maxwood Furniture exec talks expansion in Vietnam’s tight labor market
Company President Stephen Jensen recently shared thoughts with Home News Now about opportunities and challenges in Vietnam HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – Recently bedroom …
Category: Up Close
Up-close features stories focused on a specific subject that offer insight from people close to it.
PFP’s Gene Rosenberg dies
The industry icon built two home furnishings giants over 60 years and leaves a legacy of mentoring, philanthropy and help for furniture retailers looking to …
Kittle’s Furniture names Lisa Hudak president
Eric Easter, the retailer’s president and CEO since 2010, will remain CEO. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Retailer Kittle’s Furniture has promoted Chief Operating Officer Lisa Hudak …
Rotmans parent preps for spinoff of non-furniture businesses
Vystar will split into two, clearing the path for a reverse merger between the home furnishings retailer and potential industry candidates WORCESTER, Mass. — Vystar …
Therapedic International releases product video presentation
PRINCETON, N.J. – Bedding manufacturer Therapedic International has launched a collection of videos that focus on its latest introductions at the Las Vegas Market. The …
City of Hope, industry leaders reflect on 57-year partnership
LOS ANGELES — As the furniture industry and City of Hope, enter a new decade of philanthropic partnership to accelerate cancer research discovery and broaden access …
January furniture store sales up 2.7% YOY
Inflation weighs heavy as demand slows WASHINGTON — January sales for U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores were up 2.7% as consumers’ appetite for the …
Martin Svensson Home expands High Point Market presence
HIGH POINT – Case goods resource Martin Svensson Home is moving to a new showroom here that is more than two and a half times …
Custom Outdoor Furniture’s business changes for the better
One man’s trash, the late Carrol Holshouser would tell you, is another man’s treasure. In the late 1970s, Holshouser noticed piles of aluminum patio furniture …
Blog: New metrics needed for market success
‘Traffic is down, but orders are up’ a mantra in need of retirement “We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge.” — John Naisbitt, …
