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• Furniture Brands' U.S. plants all using EFEC environmental program
  
  Furniture Today Staff, June 18, 2013
  HIGH POINT — Furniture Brands International has completed the American Home Furnishings Alliance's EFEC environmental management system at all of its domestic facilities, including plants, warehouses and offices.
  
• Dinner honoring Rogers, Yost raises $750,000 for ADL
  
  David Perry, June 18, 2013
    NEW YORK — A tribute dinner here last week for Sealy CEO Larry Rogers and Art Van Furniture CEO Kim Yost raised $750,000 for the Anti-Defamation League.
  
• HSM enters joint venture to make microcoil lines in North America
  
  Furniture Today Staff, June 18, 2013
  HICKORY, N.C. — HSM has announced a joint venture called HS2 between E&R-Hickory and Spinks Springs to manufacture and distribute Posturfil, PosturfilHD and Flexecore microcoils in North America.
  
• Dany Sfeir to head marketing for Dormeo Octaspring
  
  David Perry, June 18, 2013
    PLANO, Texas — Specialty sleep producer Dormeo Octaspring has hired former Tempur-Pedic executive Dany Sfeir as its chief marketing officer for North American operations, a new position.
  
• Lifestyle Enteprise expands sales focus globally
  
  Thomas Russell, June 17, 2013
    HIGH POINT — With aggressive pricing and marketing, Lifestyle Enterprise has built a solid clientele in the United States and says it's using a similar strategy to duplicate that success in other parts of the world.
  
• Piedmont Furniture Club golf event to honor Harold Hart
  
  Furniture Today Staff, June 17, 2013
  HIGH POINT — This year's Piedmont Furniture Club golf tournament will honor Harold Hart, distributor and owner of Hart Furniture in Siler City, N.C.
  
• Serta again leads Top 15 U.S. Bedding Producers
  
  Furniture Today Staff, June 17, 2013
  HIGH POINT — Serta put together another stellar performance in 2012 with 26.7% sales growth, solidifying its position as the nation's No. 1 bedding producer.
  
• Armen Living returning to Las Vegas Market
  
  Furniture Today Staff, June 17, 2013
  LAS VEGAS — After a two-year hiatus, contemporary furniture designer and manufacturer Armen Living is returning to the summer Las Vegas Market, July 29-Aug. 2.
  
• Sears Canada returning two Toronto-area stores to landlords
  
  Michael J. Knell, June 17, 2013
  TORONTO — Sears Canada is returning two high-profile stores in the Toronto area to its landlords in a transaction valued at C$191 million, while agreeing to sell an option on a third that could generate another C$53 million if exercised over the next five years.
  
• Malaysia's MIFF show to keep March 2014 dates
  
  Thomas Russell, June 17, 2013
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian International Furniture Fair organizers say they don't plan to change the event's 2014 dates in response to a change in dates for the International Furniture Fair Singapore.
  
• Loloi spring catalog available
  
  Home Accents Today Staff, June 14, 2013
  Loloi Rugs' 2013 spring catalog is now available online or in print.
  
• Restoration Hardware sales soar 38.3% in quarter
  
  Larry Thomas, June 14, 2013
  CORTE MADERA, Calif. — Restoration Hardware said first-quarter revenues jumped 38.3% as the retailer cut its net loss to $161,000.
  
• Lexington hires Erin Tsucalas in upholstery merchandising role
  
  Furniture Today Staff, June 14, 2013
    HIGH POINT — Lexington Home Brands has hired Erin Tsucalas as product merchandising manager, with responsibility for creative direction and styling in the company's upholstery division.
  
• Supreme Court strikes down two of LA port's truck rules
  
  Larry Thomas, June 14, 2013
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has struck down two more provisions of the controversial clean truck program at the Port of Los Angeles.
  
• Rug Market America launching line of baby and youth rugs
  
  Furniture Today Staff, June 14, 2013
    CULVER CITY, Calif. — The Rug Market America is set to launch a line of baby and youth rugs during the July Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings and International Rug Market.
  
• All American Furniture Expo set for Sept. 5-6
  
  Furniture Today Staff, June 14, 2013
    LANCASTER, Pa. — The third annual All American Furniture Expo, which showcases domestic solid wood and upholstered furniture, will take place here Sept. 5-6.
  
• 38-year sales rep S. Scott Brown dies at 57
  
  Furniture Today Staff, June 14, 2013
    HIGH POINT — Longtime independent home furnishings sales representative S. Scott Brown, 57, died June 11 at the University of North Carolina Medical Center with his family by his side.
  
• Hudson's Bay Co. trims loss as sales rise 4.2% in 1Q
  
  Michael J. Knell, June 14, 2013
  TORONTO — Hudson's Bay Co. said a strong uptick in retail sales north of the border, driven in part by e-commerce, helped the iconic Canadian retailer to significantly reduce its year-over-year loss for the first quarter of its fiscal year.
  
• Safavieh to introduce Isaac Mizrahi New York collection
  
  Furniture Today Staff, June 14, 2013
    Safavieh is partnering with Xcel Brands for a collection of 22 hand-tufted and hand-hooked area rugs from fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi.
  
• Las Vegas Market to offer First Look doubleheader
  
  Furniture Today Staff, June 13, 2013
  LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Market attendees can get a two-part First Look at new products at the summer event, which runs July 29-Aug. 2.