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.
Pacific Coast Lighting Removes Drop Ship Fees, Minimum Order Requirements in U.S.
Pacific Coast Lighting, a portable lighting manufacturer, announced that it is waiving dropship fees and minimum order requirements for retail customers until further notice.
Pacific Coast Lighting…
7 Steps to Safeguard Your Interior Design Business
Have you been watching non-stop news about COVID19? Are you spending your time hunkered down at home, distracting yourself with anything but work? Your interior design business needs you now more…
What Small Business Owners Need to Know About the CARES Act
Social distancing measures and statewide stay-home orders means consumers are staying home and nonessential businesses are being forced to temporarily close. Home furnishings stores and interior…
IMC Offers Free Subscriptions, Transactions on ShopZio B2B Marketplace
In an effort to address business disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, International Market Centers (IMC) and its digital innovation division IMC_di announced that free subscriptions and…
June Lightovation Canceled Amid Continuing Coronavirus Concerns
Dallas Market Center has announced that the June 24-27 edition of Lightovation has been canceled amid continuing Coronavirus concerns. The show draws exhibitors representing top brands, retail buyers…
American Leather Holdings Shifting Manufacturing to PPEs
To assist in the fight against COVID-19, American Leather Holdings, LLC, a Dallas-based furniture manufacturing industry leader that owns manufacturing plants in Dallas County as well as in North…
LightFair 2020 Canceled Due to Coronavirus
The May 3-7 LightFair trade show and conference, previously announced as postponed, is now canceled, according to the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), the Illuminating…
ALA Provides Update to Members on Government Assistance Programs
The American Lighting Assn. (ALA) provided an update to its members regarding government assistance programs and the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
The assistance programs included in the second and…
HSM Shifts Manufacturing Focus to Medical Mattresses and Free-Standing Metal Beds
HS Manufacturing, LLC (Hickory Springs), a division of Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company (HSM), and leading supplier of components for the furniture and bedding industries, which has produced…
Culp Shifts Operations to Make Masks, Fabrics for Essential Businesses
Culp Inc. has reprioritized some of its operations to manufacture critical products needed for healthcare, essential infrastructure and public health. These products include personal face masks and…