Furniture Industry News

SexySleep Tip #1- Intimacy/Sex & The Mattress Purchase  - 5/22/2013

In Leggett & Platt’s SexySleep research, the components manufacturer learned that 85% of people never consider sex when purchasing a mattress.

Boyles Furniture & Rugs Hosts Ribbon Cutting and Community Event  - 5/22/2013

Boyles’ official Grand Opening and ribbon cutting ceremony marks the relaunch of a popular home furnishings retail brand in the region.

Hooker Partners With Retailers To Launch eCommerce Websites  - 5/22/2013

As part of the co-branded partnership called P3, Hooker is building out ecommerce websites or “iStores” for retailers that offer Hooker Furniture brands for sale in the retailer’s local marketplace,.

Art Van Furniture's Million Dollar Charity Challenge "Bonus Challenge" To Award $50,000 To Michigan Charities  - 5/21/2013

Art Van annoucned that 150 Michigan charities have the chance to win $50,000 in grants as part of the 2013 Art Van Million Dollar Charity Challenge "Bonus Challenge".

Lea Industries Recalls Children's Beds Due to Fall Hazard  - 5/21/2013

This recall involves the side rails on 34 different Lea children's bed collections, including loft, bunk and panel styles in twin, full and queen sizes.

Kincaid Furniture Expands Kincaid Shoppe Retail Concept Nationwide  - 5/21/2013

Kincaid Furniture Company reported that it is expanding its Kincaid Shoppe retail merchandising program nationwide, recently adding furniture retailers in Denver, Colo., and Grand Rapids, Mich.

Legacy Classic Honors 2012 Sales Representative of the Year  - 5/21/2013

The top honor went to Skip Camillo, who was named the 2012 Sales Representative of the Year. Camillo, a veteran of the award, oversees Legacy Classic in the New England states.

Weekly Furniture World Media Note #73 from Lance Hanish-MobileFirst: Solving The Video Content Evolution  - 5/21/2013

Question is -- do you try and do it in-house or hire pros? For most brands the answer is to hire pros. The advantage, of course, is the wide range of talent and capabilities you can access. The problem is how to keep the costs down.

Easy Furniture Web Tip 169: “I like you guys.” Web Content That Works!  - 5/21/2013

The main goal of your web content should be that you want folks to think, “I like these guys.” Then they’ll take that call-to-action.

Jeff Gober Returns To Latex International  - 5/21/2013

Latex International announced it has appointed components veteran Jeff Gober as director of component sales for the company’s western division.

Kingsdown Expands Presence In Asia With First Indonesian Licensee  - 5/19/2013

With this partnership, plans are in place to open five retail “Sleep Centers” this year featuring Kingsdown’s MySide® product line and bedMATCH™ sleep diagnostic technology.

Liberty, Southern Motion and Serta Receive Awards form Furniture First  - 5/19/2013

Furniture First Buying Group reported that it honored three of their vendor partners with Vendor of the Year Awards, presented May 14, 2013 during the group’s Symposium in New Orleans.

Twin-Star International Receives Seven ADEX Design Awards for 2013  - 5/19/2013

Twin-Star is a seasoned veteran when it comes to receiving ADEX Awards with their first two, a Platinum and a Gold for electric fireplaces, received in 2006.

Ken Burrows To Be Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award By ICFFA  - 5/19/2013

In the furniture industry since his high school days, Burrows’ journey has been a circuitous one, taking him from the factory floor to the executive suite and now to a retail store.

Four Students Win Groovystuff by Design Contest  - 5/19/2013

Students from their respective schools were charged with designing an environmentally friendly product that reflects the Dick Idol Legends brand and can be produced using sustainable furniture manufacturing practices.

When You Buy Quality, You Cry But Once  - 5/19/2013

A poem about selling by Peter Marino, excerpted from his yet to be printed and published work, Mythy:The Ephemeral Moth.

Furniture Web Tip #3 From The Furniture Market: Pinterest: Interior Design Remodelling Goes Social  - 5/19/2013

Using Pinterest can provide SEO benefits within a linking strategy. Images from Pinterest are inserted into websites or blogs, using an embed code, directly linking to the original website.

Weekly Furniture Management Tip # 92 - A Good Leader...  - 5/19/2013

This week's "Good Leader" tips eplain how successful managers can communicate effectively with their employees.

AHFA Manufacturing Summit To Focus on On Healthcare Reform  - 5/19/2013

Greg Stancil, director of healthcare reform at Scott Insurance, Roanoke, Va., will help executives navigate the maze of reform measures to determine both short-term and long-term implications for business.

Twin-Star International’s Copyright Infringement Complaint Upheld by ITC  - 5/19/2013

Prohibits importation of electric fireplaces, related components from accused Chinese companies .

HSM Names Corporate Vice President of Innovation and Technology  - 5/19/2013

HSM (formerly Hickory Springs) hires Gregg Greulich to facilitate the company's ability to offer HSM customers access to the latest materials and manufacturing techniques.

Connecticut Senate Approves Mattress Recycling Bill  - 5/19/2013

The legislation authorizes an industry-led non-profit organization to create and run a mattress recycling council that has the authority to set and collect a consumer fee to fund recycling operations.

Weekly Furniture World Media Note #72 from Lance Hanish-MobileFirst: Moms Are Using Social To Make Purchases  - 5/14/2013

44% have made a purchase due to a friend liking or posting about the brand on a social network, 32% because they saw a picture on Pinterest, and almost 1 in 4 on account of seeing a sponsored ad on a social network.

Bob’s Discount Furniture Celebrates the Grand Opening of Two New York City Stores.  - 5/14/2013

Retailer will contribute a total of $27,000 to 16 New York City schools and two youth-focused charities to celebrate the May 23 grand opening of its newest discount furniture stores in Brooklyn and the Bronx.

Leon's Furniture Limited Reports Challenging First Quarter  - 5/14/2013

Leon's corporate sales, excluding The Brick, of $150,675,000 in the first quarter of 2013, decreased by $6,756,000, or 4.3%, compared to the first quarter of 2012.