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.

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”.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WithIt Bestows Lifetime Achievement Honor To Founder Margaret (Peggy) Traub, Adesso® Inc. - 12/15/2012
WOW Awards Ceremony to honor Traub, Legacy Award recipient Kathy Ireland; Mentoring, Education, Leadership and Future Leadership awards announced.

Tri-State Home Furnishings Association Awards Dinner Honors Jerry Epperson, Reps and Retailers - 12/15/2012
Ceremonies were preceeded by a roundtable/Q & A session with industry analyst Wallace W. (Jerry) Epperson, Jr.

Green Gables, Desert Digs Take Permanent Showroom for Winter Las Vegas Market - 12/15/2012
The 2,347-square-foot showroom, located in space B-130 at Las Vegas Market, will feature a wide assortment of rustic-styled case goods and occasional furniture from the two companies.