Furniture merely a pawn in geopolitical chess match
Biden seeks a counter-balance to China’s influence in Asia In Washington, D.C., what isn’t said is often as important as anything spoken or published. In …
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Furniture retailers slammed with more product than they can handle
And it’s coming on the heels of a consumer slowdown. Jerome’s CEO explains the problem and what the retailer is doing about it. Jerry Epperson …
Chuck Foster embraces leadership role at American Woodcrafters
Company president and CEO follows in his father John Foster’s footsteps to help the case goods resource thrive in the years ahead HIGH POINT — …
Vietnam extends lockdown
Suppliers warn industry to brace for impact HIGH POINT — The Vietnam government extended and mandated lockdown to at least Aug. 15, and some furniture …
Retailers start saying no to some containers
HIGH POINT — When it comes to containers, the price isn’t right, and some furniture stores are starting to say, “Thanks, but no thanks.” As …
The moon or bust: Vietnam’s surprising ascendancy
During a visit to Singapore two decades ago, I asked Larry Moh, founder of Universal Furniture Inds. and a pioneer in Southeast Asian furniture manufacturing, …
