Wright’s Furniture & Flooring breaks ground for new warehouse
DIETERICH, Ill. – Wright’s Furniture & Flooring, a fifth-generation family-owned business will be holding a groundbreaking ceremony today, May 11, for the construction of its …
Category: Up Close
Up-close features stories focused on a specific subject that offer insight from people close to it.
Perhaps a student intern could help with your social media
As an academic adviser, one of my more cherished roles is connecting my students in communication, public relations and digital content development with industry, or …
Flexsteel conference call further maps out growth initiatives
Company plans to combat slowdown with aggressive, targeted product development, distribution strategy DUBUQUE, Iowa — A review of Flexsteel’s latest earnings call for its third …
Is the Avocado lawsuit only the beginning?
Last week, a class action lawsuit was filed against Avocado Mattress alleging that the company falsely advertised its latex mattresses, pillows and mattress toppers as free of …
ADL to honor 3 home furnishings executives for their efforts to combat hate
New York, NY – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) will honor three home furnishings industry executives for their individual contributions to their respective communities and their …
Walker Edison recalls 121,000 bunk beds
The slats of units can break while in use, posing an entrapment and fall hazard SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — RTA furniture specialist Walker Edison …
Sourcing expert: Mexico still has advantages for furniture industry
Raine Mahdi, founder of sourcing platform Zipfox, says country’s proximity to US market remains a key advantage SAN DIEGO — Recall how at the height …
Thoughts on optimism and what it really means
Living life as an optimist is a better way to live and improve results. Studies indicate optimists live longer, have less stress, are better problem solvers …
Havertys reports 5.9% decrease in consolidated Q1 sales
Written sales were down 11.7% and written comp-store sales were down 12.7% for the quarter ATLANTA, Ga. — Havertys reported consolidated sales for its first …
Dorel Industries says network security incident will impact Q1 revenues, earnings
MONTREAL — Home furnishings and juvenile products specialist Dorel Industries said recently that it expects a recent network security incident to have a negative impact …
