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Hickory Springs Mfg.'s Dwayne Welch joins ASFD boardFurniture Today Staff, November 2, 2009HICKORY, N.C. — Dwayne Welch, executive vice president of sales and marketing for components source Hickory Springs Mfg., has been named to the board of the American Society of Furniture Designers. More
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CHFA to honor Richard Magnussen, Gallery 1/World Wide FurnitureMichael Knell, November 2, 2009
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Magnussen Home Furnishings CEO Richard Magnussen has been named the 2010 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Canadian Home Furnishings Alliance, while Gallery 1/World Wide Furniture of Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been named Retailer of the Year.
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Furniture sales rep John ‘Bob' Martin dies at 86Furniture Today Staff, October 28, 2009HAYWARD, Calif. — John Robert "Bob" Martin, a longtime furniture and appliance sales representative in northern California, has died. He was 86. More
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Furniture sales rep David H. Shearin dies at 70Furniture Today Staff, October 28, 2009RICHMOND, Va. — A funeral for David H. Shearin, a longtime furniture sales representative, will be held at noon Saturday in the Huguenot Chapel of Woody Funeral Home here. More
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Christine Day stepping down from Select Comfort board in DecemberFurniture Today Staff, October 28, 2009MINNEAPOLIS — Select Comfort board member Christine M. Day will step down when her term expires in December, the airbed manufacturer and retailer has announced. More
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Sekar Sundararajan leaving EVP post at Hooker FurnitureFurniture Today Staff, October 27, 2009MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Hooker Furniture's executive vice president of operations, Sekar Sundararajan, will leave the company but will still work with Hooker as a private consultant, the importer and manufacturer said. More
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Furniture Outlets USA promotes Bob Brant to sales directorClint Engel, October 27, 2009SIOUX FALLS. S.D. — Bob Brant, regional manager of Furniture Outlets USA's Ashley Furniture HomeStores, has been promoted to director of sales for the Top 100 company. More
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California furniture retailer Sally Ann Dupree diesFurniture Today Staff, October 26, 2009CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. — Sally Ann Dupree, a longtime retailer in the East Bay area of California, has died at age 71.
Dupree and her husband, Bill, opened Dupree's Furniture in 1972 in Oakland. The store is now in San Leandro.
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Sealy's David Sherman killed in bike accidentDavid Perry, October 26, 2009ARCHDALE, N.C. — Sealy vice president David Sherman was killed Saturday when an SUV struck his bicycle and left the scene of the accident. More
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Furniture Outlets USA names Jim Heinitz CEOClint Engel, October 26, 2009SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Furniture Outlets USA has named Jim Heinitz, sales director of the Top 100 company and a former college football coach, as its CEO. More
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AICO promotes Pauline Perenack to marketing communications managerFurniture Today Staff, October 26, 2009PICO RIVERA, Calif. — Furniture source AICO/Amini Innovations Corp. has promoted Pauline Perenack to marketing communications manager, a new position. More
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Golf tourney to fight pancreatic cancer set for Dec. 5David Perry, October 23, 2009SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Jai Pausch, whose husband Randy became a best-selling author as he fought pancreatic cancer, will be the honorary chairman of the Seena Magowitz Celebrity Golf Classic. The event is set for Dec. 5 at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa here. More
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Barrie Brown leaves as Mattress Giant CEODavid Perry, October 22, 2009ADDISON, Texas — Former Bombay Company president Michael Glazer has been named CEO of Mattress Giant, the Top 100 company announced today. He replaces Barrie Brown, who has left the company. More
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Longtime sales representative Jerry Tugman diesFurniture Today Staff, October 22, 2009DETROIT — Jerry Tugman, a longtime sales representative here who was semi-retired, died Sunday, Oct. 18. More
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15 furniture, accessories designs win Pinnacle AwardsJay McIntosh, October 20, 2009
HIGH POINT — Designers of 15 products and collections took home Pinnacle Awards last night as the American Society of Furniture Designers honored the best in the business in a gala at the High Point Market.
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HIGH POINT MARKET: Z-Line appoints John Negovetich chief operating officerFurniture Today Staff, October 20, 2009AT THE MARKET — Home office and entertainment furniture source Z-Line Designs has hired John Negovetich as chief operating officer, a new position. More
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Furniture Brands appoints Lisa Hanly senior brand managerFurniture Today Staff, October 19, 2009AT THE MARKET -- Furniture Brands International has named Lisa Hanly as senior brand manager, a new position with the company. More
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Spirit Sleep taps Joe Shingary for sales jobFurniture Today Staff, October 19, 2009HIGH POINT — Furniture industry veteran Joe Shingary has been named director of sales for Spirit Sleep Products, an Asheville, N.C.-based mattress marketing firm. More
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American Furniture Hall of Fame inducts 3Jay McIntosh, October 19, 2009HIGH POINT — Joe Carroll of Furniture/Today, Farooq Kathwari of Ethan Allen and Steve Kincaid of Kincaid Furniture were inducted Sunday into the American Furniture Hall of Fame. More
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Victor Group names Charles Adams chief sales officerFurniture Today Staff, October 16, 2009
SAINT-GEORGES, Quebec — Charles Adams, former president of Morgan Fabrics, has been named to the new position of chief sales officer of Victor Group for all three of the textile company's divisions, residential, contract and apparel and specialty.
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