AHFA announces plans for annual Furniture Safety Week
Inaugural event planned for October 2024 HIGH POINT — Starting next October, the American Home Furnishings Alliance will sponsor an annual Furniture Safety Week that …
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IMM Cologne fair set for Jan. 14-18
Show will feature more than 800 exhibitors showing products in 10 halls at the Cologne Messe Fairground COLOGNE, Germany — IMM Cologne is returning to …
The Mattress Store tackles unique challenges with optimism
One of the most interesting things about mattress retail is the people who take it up. Many times, it’s someone who started out in a …
SourceOne Ventures recalls more than 12,000 Murphy beds
Units can fall when not anchored properly to the wall, posing a tip-over and entrapment hazard ANAHEIM, Calif. — Importer SourceOne Ventures has recalled more …
Furniture, community friends celebrate Ken Smith’s 54 years of service to the industry
HIGH POINT — On Dec. 6, industry and nonindustry friends came out to wish Smith Leonard partner Ken Smith the best in his retirement at …
A genius idea: Martha Stewart-branded health and wellness products for the home
If one can say anything about whole-home dynamo Martha Stewart, it’s that she never met an opportunity she didn’t like, recognize or monetize. No stranger …
Walmart expands licensed Pioneer Woman collection
Some of latest additions include accent chairs and ottomans in signature floral prints BENTON, Ark. — Ree Drummond’s inaugural furniture line in her licensed Pioneer …
Remaining focused on what’s most important right now is key to being our best
Continuua abound around us — distance, time, pain, wealth, success, achievement, good/bad, beautiful/ugly, like/dislike, kind/unkind, strong/weak, patient/impatient and so on. We are at different places on …
Hooker Furnishings reports drop in fiscal Q3 sales, rise in net income
Overall 22.9% drop in consolidated sales reflects continued soft demand for home furnishings MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Hooker Furnishings reported a drop in sales for its …
CPSC accepts 2 tip-over warning labels with slightly different wording
AHFA says that ASTM Furniture Safety Subcommittee is working to correct the discrepancies HIGH POINT — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has said that …
