Furniture Industry Market Statistics, Financial Analysis, Business News & Reports
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Mississippi extends tax credit for furniture jobs
Furniture Today Staff, May 17, 2012JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed an extension of a tax credit for cut-and-sew jobs at the state's furniture factories. More
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Art Van Furniture honored for saving energy with lighting
Furniture Today Staff, May 17, 2012WARREN, Mich. — DTE Energy and Engineering Society of Detroit recently honored Art Van Furniture here for its energy saving efforts. More
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Havertys promotes Johnson, Southern to assistant vice president
Furniture Today Staff, May 17, 2012ATLANTA — Havertys said it has promoted Greg N. Johnson to assistant vice president, distribution, and Timothy J. Southern to assistant vice president, financial planning and analysis. More
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Cory honored for using Descartes software to improve operations
Furniture Today Staff, May 17, 2012
SECAUCUS, N.J. — Logistics technology source Descartes System Group has presented Cory Home Delivery's management information systems team with its Excellence in Innovation Award. More
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Art Van Furniture to open store in Toledo, Ohio, next year
Gary Evans, May 16, 2012WARREN, Mich. — Art Van Furniture has purchased a former theater in Toledo, Ohio, for its first expansion of the Art Van brand outside its home state of Michigan. More
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Art Van Furniture breaks ground on new Scott Shuptrine showroom
Clint Engel, May 16, 2012
WARREN, Mich. — Art Van Furniture is building a 10,000-square-foot addition to its Royal Oak, Mich., showroom for a flagship Scott Shuptrine Interiors design center. More
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Chromcraft Revington sales up 11% on strength of commercial seating shipments
Jay McIntosh, May 16, 2012WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Chromcraft Revington's first-quarter sales were up 11.3% from the same period a year earlier, mainly because of stronger shipments of commercial seating products, the company said. More
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Pride files patent infringement lawsuit against Woodard
Furniture Today Staff, May 16, 2012HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Pride Family Brands, a designer and manufacturer of casual furniture, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Woodard Furniture, Carl's Patio, Inc., Carl's Patio West, Inc. and Scott Coogan, vice president of design at Woodard Furniture. More
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Serta's Counting Sheep return, with a taste for larceny
Furniture Today Staff, May 16, 2012
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — The Serta Counting Sheep are back in Serta's new "Mattress Heist" campaign, launching this week and running through Labor Day. More
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U.S. mattress sales rose 0.2% in units, 7.7% in dollars last year
David Perry, May 15, 2012ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The U.S. bedding industry recorded just a 0.2% unit sales gain last year but saw a 7.7% jump in the value of wholesale bedding shipments, the International Sleep Products Assn. reported. More
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Furniture Today's Top Furniture Sources for U.S. Market
Jay McIntosh, May 15, 2012Estimated furniture shipments for the 20 largest furniture sources to the U.S. market totaled $10.0 billion in 2011, an increase of 4.7% from 2010 shipments of $9.6 billion for the same group. More
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Pinnacle Awards nominations will be accepted through June 15
Furniture Today Staff, May 15, 2012NEW LONDON, N.C. — Nominations for the Pinnacle Awards are still due June 1, but late entries will be accepted through June 15 with a $25 per late entry fee, according to the American Society of Furniture Designers. More
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Expenses send Leon's Furniture profit down 16.4%
Michael J. Knell, May 15, 2012TORONTO — Despite a healthy 4.7% uptick in sales, Leon's Furniture reported a 16.4% drop in first-quarter earnings, which it attributed to increased marketing expenses and the cost of opening four stores in late 2011. More
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Online content provider WebCollage expands into furniture
Furniture Today Staff, May 15, 2012NEW YORK — Retail technology vendor WebCollage, which has worked with consumer electronics and technology manufacturers, said it is broadening into furniture in an agreement with ready-to-assemble specialist Bush Inds. More
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Linen source Libeco Lagae in new space for Showtime
Gary Evans, May 15, 2012HIGH POINT — Libeco Lagae, which says it is Belgium's largest and oldest linen producer, has moved from a temporary space in Market Suites to a 1,500-square-foot permanent in Market Square Tower here for the upcoming Showtime fabric show, June 3-6. More
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Feizy Rugs launches Design It Yourself contest on social media
Alex Lemonde-Gray, May 15, 2012
DALLAS — Feizy Rugs has launched its first DIY-Design It Yourself contest via Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, challenging contestants to design their own rugs. More
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Anti-Defamation League gala set for June 21
Furniture Today Staff, May 15, 2012NEW YORK — The Anti-Defamation League will honor retail leaders Jake Jabs of American Furniture Warehouse and Steve Stagner of Mattress Firm at its annual National Home Furnishings Industry Awards dinner here in June. More
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Mark Dentale to head U.S. sales for Caber Sure Fit
David Perry, May 15, 2012
MARKHAM, Ontario — Caber Sure Fit, a furniture and bedding protection products supplier based here, has named Mark Dentale vice president of U.S. sales as the company prepares to expand its operations south of the border. More
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Joel Kessel, former WEHSCO president, CEO, dies
Furniture Today Staff, May 14, 2012CANTON, Mass. — Joel Zane Kessel, former longtime president and CEO of metal bedding products manufacturer WEHSCO, died surrounded by his family on April 25. More
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Rep Rewards program kicks off for summer Las Vegas Market
Furniture Today Staff, May 14, 2012LAS VEGAS — World Market Center Las Vegas' Rep Rewards program got underway Friday, offering an incentive for industry sales reps who refer new, qualified buyers to the summer Las Vegas Market. More
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