Guadalajara Furniture Expo yields energy, enthusiasm
Our team traveled for the first time to Guadalajara, Mexico, for the biannual Furniture Expo. We are told the February market is stronger than the …
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Is an interior design coach worth it?
When I started working in the interior design sector it was for Design Campus, at the time the industry’s premier summit for interior designers interested …
IMC announces executive-level staff promotions
LAS VEGAS – International Market Centers has announced changes to its executive and senior leadership teams, including the promotion of Dorothy Belshaw to the new …
Wickmans to close its doors after 67 years
Decision follows planned retirement of husband and wife team of Bernie and Maxwell Wickman AGOURA HILLS, Calif. — Retailer Wickmans Furniture is going out of …
Cowen & Company podcast addresses demand at the upper end of the furniture business
NEW YORK — On Tuesday Feb. 7, investment banking and financial services firm Cowen & Company held a call with several furniture industry executives at …
Turkey-based Yatas Grup aids earthquake victims
Bedding and furniture manufacturer provides much-needed supplies, including mattresses to displaced disaster victims KAYSERI, Turkey — Turkish bedding, upholstery and case goods manufacturer Yatas Grup …
Avocado Green Mattress plans to expand its presence at brick-and-mortar stores
DTC brand seeks to sell line in more than 600 retail locations by year end HOBOKEN, N.J. — Avocado Green Mattress, a direct-to-consumer mattress brand …
Are you flying in the digital ecosystem?
Let’s begin with a thought experiment. Spaceship or lifeboat, which one are you in? That question and those metaphors make an excellent starting point for …
Bankruptcy court docs explain court decision to convert United Furniture case to Chapter 11
Analysis also explains decision to appoint independent trustee to oversee proceeding ABERDEEN, Miss. — In deciding to covert United Furniture Industries’ bankruptcy to a Chapter …
ChargeAfter survey shows many retailers not meeting consumer demand for financing
NEW YORK — A survey by point-of-sale financing platform ChargeAfter shows that only 12% of retailers achieve finance approval rates of 80% or higher and …
