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Tom Russell
I'm Tom Russell and have worked at Furniture/Today since August 2003. Since then, I have had covered the international side of the business from a logistics and sourcing standpoint. Since then, I also have visited several furniture trade shows and manufacturing plants in Asia, which has helped me gain some perspective about the industry in that part of the world. As I continue covering the import side of the business, I look forward to building on that knowledge base through conversations with industry officials and future overseas plant tours overseas. From time to time, I will file news and other industry perspectives on-line and, as always, welcome your response to these Web postings. (to view or add public comments click on "Add your Comment" below each blog post)
Title: Associate Editor
Email: trussel@furnituretoday.com
Sourcing Strategies by Tom RussellLink This | Email This | Comments (5) Many Chinese bedroom producers appear to abandon U.S. marketEarlier this week, the U.S. Department of Commerce published the final results of its latest administrative review in the wooden bedroom furniture antidumping case. This list marks the completion of the DOC's analysis of 2010 shipments of Chinese bedroom producers. What was interesting about this case wasn't the large number of Chinese factories cited on the list, but rather the high number of fac... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (2) Philippines furniture industry official raises alarms about regulation of wood supplyThe furniture industry in the Philippines has had its share of challenges in recent years. Fluctuation in currency rates, competition from other Asian producers and economic hard times around the world in general proved too much for some manufacturers to bear. Some were forced to lay off workers, while others had to shut down factories. Now the industry faces another challenge that one well known... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (2) Malaysia sees easing of worker shortagesFurniture importers who bring in product from Malaysia have long dealt with factories facing worker shortages. One of the main reasons for these shortages is that the industry relies largely on imported labor from places like Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal. According to the manufacturers, these workers have the skills necessary to do the job. The problem is that they are in Malaysia on temporary... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (2) Malaysian leather producer Rubelli may reenter U.S. marketDuring my visit to the Malaysian International Furniture Fair earlier this year, I had the chance to see a company I visit almost every year at the show. Malaysian-based Rubelli is a familiar name to buyers in the U.S. It has shown its line of Chinese-made stationary and motion upholstery line in both High Point and Las Vegas over the years. Today, however, the name is likely a distant memory to m... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (5) Mexico remains an important customer and source for furnitureSometimes proximity to a market can be one of the best forms of economic stimulus. Such has been the case with Mexico, which has been a big customer for U.S.-made goods of late. According to a column that appeared earlier this spring in the Wall Street Journal, Mexico's economy grew at 5.4% in 2010 and another 3.9% in 2011. The same article said that Mexico also receives about 13% of U.S. exports.... More |
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