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The 2022 Spring Edition of Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles is set to return to the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from 9 – 11 March 2022.

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New permanent 8,500-square-foot showroom is designed to engage west coast interior design community.

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The new 800,000-square-foot warehouse will enable the company to reduce its delivery times to any customer in the continental U.S. serviced out of the Savannah port.

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The cyber attacked attempted to install internal compromised servers and existing email chains, there is a higher level of trust that the emails are not malicious.

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The pandemic highlighted consumer interest in outdoor dining and seating, creating new opportunity for company.

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The casual furnishings manufacturer expands its corporate executive team with the addition of Chad Desmett as Operations Manager, Lisa Cobert as Human Resources Manager and Steve Waszazak as Information Technology Manager.

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Widespread delays in store buildouts caused in part by backlogs at municipalities are a manageable challenge, says A&G Principal Jon Graub.

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The implementation results in 30% capacity increase, shipping 95% orders in less than one week.

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A popular last-mile delivery solution is crowdsourced delivery, which uses an on-demand network of privately owned vehicles for same-day, scheduled and urgent delivery — anything from a throw pillow to a whole couch.

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An additional 60,000+ square feet of new, expanded, relocated and renewing showrooms are confirmed in the lead up to the Winter 2022 Atlanta Market, January 11-18, 2022.

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"As we talk with folks, it seems that business seems to slow a bit but then when we look at the numbers, it seems that business continues to be pretty good overall. "

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The creative home furnishings network will hold their annual conference on May 12-15, 2022 at the St. Anthony Hotel in San Antonio, TX.

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Maybe a brand can’t match Amazon’s price, but a little bit – or a lot – of customer obsession would help a brand put more points on the board, as will aiming marketing through the channels they pay the most attention to.

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The enhancements to the Chattam & Wells line were designed to appeal to today’s luxury consumer with elements like a neutral color palette and a pattern that creates visual texture.

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OnWatch™ is a survivor-led, one-hour training designed to empower individuals to recognize and report sex trafficking.

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The bedding producer appoints 23-year industry veteran, Geri Frank, to the position of Senior Product Manager. ​

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Coast is water-resistant to environments where both chlorinated and salt water are a danger to furniture, featuring enhanced UV resistance and colorfastness to sunlight, and remains cool to the touch even on hot summer days.

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Six-hundred exhibitors plan to show at imm cologne from January 17-23 as Koelnmesse implements sophisticated hygiene and safety concepts for the trade fair.

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Offering a natural, renewable alternative to synthetic fiber fills for a better night’s sleep.

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The 48th China International Furniture Fair moves online due to recurrent COVID-19 epidemic.

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Funds were awarded to schools based on their overall strategy for incorporating robotics into K-12 classroom curriculum or extra-curricular competition programs.

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FSC, or Forest Stewardship Council certified, confirms that the forests used to supply the wood for the upholstery makers frames are managed in a way that preserves their biological diversity, and benefits the lives of local people and workers.

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Industry Veteran Ray Shikatani Steps In as Ross Amyot Retires.

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The big-box retailer expands its outdoor living selection with the acquisition of Yardbird, a direct-to-consumer company that specializes in premium outdoor furniture

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The partnership with SnapRetail allows Restonic retailers to publish branded, lifestyle content that’s automatically scheduled on their social channels – without touching a thing.

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Las Vegas Market’s temporary exhibits – housed in the all-new Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas – are tracking to grow by more than 30 percent to showcase nearly 400 lines in seven gift and home decor destinations for the upcoming 2022 Winter Market. ​

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Their GivingTuesday theme: ‘Building a Home for Our Industry’ emphasizes our collaborative spirit and how much we can do together if each of us does our part.

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The regional furniture, mattress, appliance retailer is expected to present significant synergy opportunity with existing home furnishing brands.

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ICFA’s 2022 Educational Conference is scheduled at the Walt Disney World Swan Resort on February 14-17 and features a roster of experts to address the current business environment and ways to be most successful in the outdoor furniture industry.

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Celebrations are underway for Darseys Furniture’s 135 Anniversary, marking it as one of the oldest continually operated businesses in Texas.

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The supply chain solutions provider announced the launch of a new transload service to assist shippers in the New York metro area experiencing nationwide congestion.

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In his new role, the 20-year industry veteran will be responsible for leading sourcing initiatives, Asian shared services, supporting country managers and global supply chain initiatives.

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The platform will provide Ashley with actionable insights to optimize both price and assortment on a dynamic basis via a combination of AI, omnichannel competitive data, and analytics.

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Sharat joined Walker Edison in 2020 as Vice President of Strategy & Analytics.