Art Van Furniture Donates 150 Mattresses to Detroit Firehouses - 12/26/2012
Art Van Furniture donated to the firefighters through the Detroit Public Safety Foundation as part of Mayor Bing's Active and Safe Campaign.

Doing Retail Right Tip #8 From Bill & Lou: Creating & Maintaining a Virtual Store - 12/26/2012
If you feel like you have a good web-presence, ask your friends and associates to give it the “blink test”.

Weekly Furniture Management Tip # 73 - A Good Leader ... - 12/26/2012
This week's "Good Leader" tips focus on proactive steps furniture executives should take to encourage good employee/ management relations.

NVC Logistics Group Announces President’s Retirement - 12/24/2012
Robert Kovacs, currently Senior Vice President, will be named the company’s new President.

IKEA Secures City Approval For Swedish Retailer’s Proposed Kansas City-Area Store Slated To Open Fall 2014 In Merriam, KS - 12/24/2012
IKEA Merriam will feature nearly 10,000 exclusively designed items, 50 inspirational room-settings, three model home interiors, a supervised children’s play area, and a 450-seat restaurant.

Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company Partners With Spinks Springs To
Distribute Unique Microcoil Pocket Springs - 12/23/2012
At ¾-inch high, PosturfilHD springs offer a spring count equivalent to more than 2,000 coils in a queen-size mattress.

GE Capital Retail Bank and La-Z-Boy Continue Furnishing Consumer Credit Card Program - 12/23/2012
Credit Card Program Available at Nearly 780 Locations Nationwide.

Kingdown To Merge International & Domestic Operations. Lee Hinshaw Will Leave Company - 12/23/2012
As part of the leadership change, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing Kevin Damewood will now have responsibility for all global sales.

Information On imm cologne's LivingKitchen Event In January Posted Online - 12/23/2012
180 top names in the kitchen furniture, appliance and accessories industry will be exhibiting at the international LivingKitchen event.

MIFF 2013 Gets Bigger By 25% With The Exclusive Participation Of Muar Furniture Association - 12/23/2012
The Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) announced a major strategic alliance with the Muar Furniture Association (MFA), one of the most prominent furniture industry groups in Malaysia.

Arteriors Introduces Barry Dixon Collection by Arteriors at Las Vegas Market - 12/23/2012
The collection reflects a Southern sensibility mixed with a distinctly global aesthetic.

Breadth & Depth of Better Home Products Expands for Winter 2013 Gift+Home at Las Vegas Market - 12/23/2012
International Market Centers will expand its assortment of A-level home resources for the forthcoming GIFT+HOME at Las Vegas Market, January 28-February 1, at World Market Center Las Vegas.

Thomasville and Drexel Heritage Plan New Joint Showroom for Winter Las Vegas Market - 12/23/2012
The two industry majors, both part of Furniture Brands International, will be showing together in a 12,000-square-foot showroom in space B-570.

Jaipur Launches Newly Re-Designed Website - 12/23/2012
Consumers and customers alike can search, be inspired and find the perfect coordinating accessories with like product suggestions and a plethora of information at their fingertips.

WAC Lighting Spearheads Grassroots Relief Program to Give Back to Sandy Victims - 12/17/2012
WAC is helping to generate contributions with local organizations such as IPRelief (helping “The Young Families of Island Park Hurricane Relief”) that target specific areas in need that are not necessarily receiving enough immediate support.

Art Van Furniture To Donate Houseful Of Furniture To Michigan Couple - 12/17/2012
The project began as an initiative from Compuware to put a deserving family into a new house in time for the holidays along with Habitat for Humanity Detroit, Art Van Furniture and The Parade Company.

Loloi Rugs Appoints Valerie Jacobs as VP of Group Sales - 12/17/2012
Jacobs will be responsible for providing leadership, training and coordination of rep group sales as well as managing key accounts.

Doing Retail Right Retail Furniture Tip #6: Never Underestimate the Add-On Sale! - 12/15/2012
Shoppers love items that have a unique, useful purpose as opposed to useless, whimsical trinkets.

Furniture Materials Crash Course From Hazz Design: Part 5 - Leather Finishing - 12/15/2012
In this installment of our refresher course on furniture materials, we will continue our discussion by looking at the terms full aniline, semi-aniline, suede and nu buck leather.

Weekly Furniture Management Tip # 72 - A Good Leader... - 12/15/2012
This week's "Good Leader" tips focus on what retail managers should do to to encourage associates to enjoy their jobs and increase their personal skills and knowledge.