Safavieh recalls 760 three-drawer chests
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. – Furniture, rugs and accessories resource Safavieh has recalled 760 of its Aura and Silas three-drawer chests due to a tip-over and entrapment hazard. While no injuries or...
View ArticleHome Depot recalls 200 four-drawer chests in Home Decorator’s collection
ATLANTA, Ga. – Home Depot has recalled about 200 four-drawer whitewash chests in its Home Decorator’s collection due to a tip-over and entrapment hazard. While no injuries or incidents have been...
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Klaussner promotes Kelly to SVP, case goods
H Kelly ASHEBORO, N.C. – Harrison “H” Kelly has been promoted to senior vice president, case goods at Klaussner Furniture. In his new role, he reports to Erik Singer, chief operating officer of...
View ArticleITA announces proposed final anti-dumping duties in wooden cabinets, vanities...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. International Trade Administration has made a final determination that Chinese producers of cabinets and vanities are dumping these goods into the U.S. market at less than fair...
View ArticleBlog: Supply chain will separate this year’s winners and losers
Reports last week that some Vietnamese factories were coming back up to speed was good news, particularly in light of the continuing spread of the COVID-19 virus, which at this writing is now on every...
View ArticleWhile Vietnamese labor stabilizes, factories seeing some supply delays
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Case goods and upholstery manufacturers in Vietnam said their employment situations are now stable following a post Chinese New Year restart of operations in early February,...
View ArticleWhalen Furniture recalls 8,560 Bayside Furnishings Lawler dining sets
SAN DIEGO – Whalen Furniture has recalled 8,590 of its Bayside Furnishings Lawler dining sets due to a fall hazard involving the group’s dining chairs. Whalen said it has received 178 reports of the...
View ArticlePodcast: Could supply pivot from Asia to North America? Whom Home’s Jonathan...
Jonathan Bass, CEO of Whom Home, PTM Images and Badgley Mischka Home, says the current coronavirus crisis should make the industry re-evaluate sourcing strategies and look at the long-term...
View ArticleExport Furniture Exhibition reschedules show for Aug. 27-29
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Organizers of the Export Furniture Exhibition in Malaysia have rescheduled their next show for Aug. 27-29. The event originally was planned March 9-12 in Kuala Lumpur. However,...
View ArticleMarch Indonesia furniture show postponed
JAKARTA – Organizers of the Indonesian International Furniture Expo have announced the event will be postponed due to concerns regarding the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. The IFEX show was...
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Premier Furniture names Vanderford VP, sales
Chip Vanderford DONGGUAN, China – Industry veteran Chip Vanderford has joined Premier Furniture’s North America division as vice president of sales. He comes to the company from Kuka Home, where he was...
View ArticleProposte reschedules 2020 show to September
CERNOBBIO, Italy — In a move related to heightened concerns surrounding the coronavirus, Proposte 2020, held at Villa Erba in Cernobbio, has rescheduled from its original April dates to Sept. 23-25....
View ArticleAugust Intertextile Shanghai show still scheduled
SHANGHAI – Organizers of the autumn edition of the Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles show said the Aug. 24-26 is still scheduled, as they are hoping disruptions from COVID-19 to level out by that...
View ArticleBlog: Extraordinary times, extraordinary solutions
In the wake of last week’s cancellation of the Inspired Home Show (aka the Housewares Show), my phone has been blowing up with questions about High Point Market in April. Let me be clear and concise:...
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Italian parent of Radici USA runs ‘regular operations’ amid coronavirus
Radici Group headquarters in Bergamo, Italy BERGAMO, Italy — Operations at Radici USA parent RadiciGroup’s headquarters here are “regular” under new government guidelines. The producer of specialty...
View ArticleNRF says coronavirus impact on imports will be larger than expected
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus outbreak is expected to have a longer and larger impact on imports at major U.S. retail container ports than previously believed as factory shutdowns and travel...
View ArticleWesley Allen finds new opportunities with made-in-America story
LOS ANGELES — Iron beds and dining set manufacturer Wesley Allen is touting its domestic capabilities as Asian manufacturers struggle to keep up with demand, particularly due to supply chain...
View ArticleAkzoNobel announces sustainability initiatives
HIGH POINT – Paint and coatings specialist AkzoNobel has announced a sustainability initiative that aims to help it achieve zero waste and cut carbon emissions by half by 2030. The company said that...
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Euler: COVID-19 creating ‘trade recession’
PARIS – The quarterly impact of COVID-19 on world trade could equal the annual effect of the U.S.-China trade dispute. That’s according to Ludovic Subran, chief economist for global credit insurance...
View ArticleArtitalia Group said Italy lockdown does not impact its manufacturing operations
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -Officials with luxury case goods and wood flooring manufacturer Artitalia Group said the lockdown that limits the movement of people in Italy has not impacted its Italian...
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