Kuka Home promotes 3 to new positions
Promotions aim to recognize, nurture and advance talent within the organization HIGH POINT — Upholstery resource Kuka Home has promoted three of its team members …
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Today’s Home names Alyssa Moore president
Promotion makes her the first executive outside the founding family to lead the 71-year-old company PITTSBURGH — Custom furnishings retailer Today’s Home has named Alyssa Moore president, …
Nationwide Marketing Group CEO Tom Hickman receives service award from No Child Hungry
PALM BEACH, Fla. – William Lowry, founder and president of No Child Hungry, presented The President’s Volunteer Service Award to Nationwide Marketing Group CEO Tom …
Affordable Rent-to-Own to pay former employee $105K to settle EEOC race discrimination suit
NEW ORLEANS — Affordable Rent-to-Own LLC, which does business as Affordable Home Furnishings, has agreed to pay a former employee $105,000 to settle a race …
Bernards unveils new brand targeted to designers
Apex will launch its debut introduction, the 80-piece Trilogy collection, during the spring High Point Market cycle HIGH POINT — Wood furniture and upholstery resource …
AICO honors sales professionals during awards event in Las Vegas
PICO RIVERA, Calif. — Full-line furniture manufacturer AICO/Amini Innovations Corp. recognized its top-performing sales professionals during the company’s annual sales awards banquet in Las Vegas …
The RoomPlace bankruptcy declaration cites rise in interest rates as a challenge to business
Subsequent decline in housing sales, construction had adverse impact on furniture sales LOMBARD, Ill. — A rise in interest rates that impacted housing sales and …
Bankruptcy court OKs protocol for Mitchell Gold customers to receive furniture
An estimated 1,400 pieces in the company’s warehouses have been assigned to paying customers WILMINGTON, Del. — The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of …
Mentoring programs can be a big help in retaining employees
The home furnishings industry is facing a major challenge with its workforce: how to hire, retain and advance employees to keep both retailing and manufacturing …
La-Z-Boy announces renewed commitment to High Point, Las Vegas markets
In addition to extending its leases, the company plans major renovations for its High Point La-Z-Boy, England Furniture showrooms MONROE, Mich. — La-Z-Boy Inc. recently …
