Coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak is impacting businesses across the country. Here you'll find the latest developments, including event cancelations and postponements, larger impacts to the home furnishings and interior design industries, and solutions businesses are implementing to stay operational.
HD Expo Sets New August Show Dates Due to Coronavirus Restrictions
In light of continued concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, including travel restrictions both domestically and internationally, as well as the current government restrictions and limitations…
Honorees Named for HEARTS Awards
Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced the 13 honorees for the HEARTS Awards, taking place January 8.
The HEARTS Awards, to be hosted by Carson Kressley…
Home Builders Bounce Back from Coronavirus with Increased Housing Starts
Construction of new U.S. homes increased 22.6 percent last month as homebuilders bounced back from a decline in housing starts caused by the coronavirus pandemic earlier this spring.
The Commerce…
Copper Mattress Co Touts New Anti-Viral Mattress Collection
A father-son team with more than four decades of experience in the mattress industry has created a line of copper-rich mattresses designed to kill the COVID-19 virus. The Copper Mattress Co. is…
American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Launches COVID-19 Project
The Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation is launching a COVID-19 initiative to collect and archive documentation of the response of the home furnishings industry to the pandemic.
“During World…
Evolving Your Brand During Challenging Times
In the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, one word we heard often as it pertained to the designers, retailers and home furnishings companies in our sphere was “pivot.” Pivot to e-commerce. Pivot…
HKTDC Moves Trade Exhibition Online Due to Coronavirus
In view of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) has migrated the nine physical exhibitions originally scheduled to be held by the end of July onto…
American Home Furnishings Alliance Solution Partners Cancel Education Golf Tournament
The Board of Directors of the American Home Furnishings Alliance Solution Partners division has voted to cancel its 30th Annual Education Golf Tournament. The decision comes amid ongoing concerns…
How Consumers Are Optimizing Outdoor Spaces in a Time of Coronavirus
Whether a sun porch, patio or balcony, taking advantage of outdoor living spaces has never been more on the radar than now, as the coronavirus pandemic around the globe has canceled travel and…
June Retail Sales Increase, Recovery Remains Uncertain Amid Coronavirus Resurgence
Retail sales rose in June, seeing both a monthly increase and their first year-over-year gain since the beginning of the year as more retailers and other businesses closed by the coronavirus pandemic…