Heath E Combs
My name is Heath E. Combs and I am a staff writer for Furniture/Today. I cover casual dining, occasional and green product categories here and often write about regulatory issues affecting our industry. In my blog "The Writer's Bureau" I'll discuss the general business climate may be, any interesting trends I find that could carry over into our industry and what I'm hearing from you in our conversations or in my travels. I'm interested in hearing from you here and feel free to contact me directly at heath.combs@reedbusiness.com.
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Email: heath.combs@furnituretoday.com
The Writer’s BureauLink This | Email This | Comments (4) Premarket Reveals Trends to Watch for in OctoberThere was plenty to write about from a style standpoint at High Point's Premarket this month. Probably the biggest continuing development in wood is that we're out of the espresso era. There are still dark finishes, but it's more like dull blacks or lighter coffee-bean browns. Many producers are trying to find the right light wood finish, but it's tough. Some of the best looking are a buttersc... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (27) Gibson and Lacey: Round IIArrogance of federal power. That's what Gibson's CEO Henry Juszkiewicz recently called the second raid on the company's factories in Tennessee by federal law enforcement officials enforcing new Lacey Act wood provisions passed in 2008. Juszkiewicz has suggested Gibson is the target of a political witch hunt. The politics of the Lacey Act amendments should have played out before the amendments were... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (4) Paying for peace or passing the buckThere's been good national news coverage this year of the antidumping case on wooden bedroom furniture. I continue to think this typically not very sexy topic warrants attention because it has layers of interesting storylines. The initial order placing antidumping duties on Chinese wood bedroom imports began in 2004 after the U.S. government concluded that those products were unfairly priced too... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (26) Robb & Stucky and the future of high-end retailWhen a major retailer files for bankruptcy, their suppliers don't just take a hit because they won't be repaid all the money they're owed. They take a long-term hit on the future business they lose. Some companies can take those hits. Some cannot.In 2007, Wickes, then a 39-store retailer with $396 million in sales, filed for bankruptcy. You may remember that filing hit now-defunct suppliers Caye a... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (2) Thomas Day seeing renewed interestFurniture maker and craftsman Thomas Day, nominated to the American Furniture Hall of Fame this year, certainly had a complex 19th century social structure to navigate. I've been reading about him in a book published this year called "Thomas Day: Master Craftsman and Free Man of Color."Day also will be the subject of a presentation by Jo Ramsey Leimenstoll and Patricia Phillips Marshall... More |
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