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ICFA Releases Results of Updated COVID-19 Business Survey
As stay-at-home orders and social distancing mandates continue to interrupt the industry’s prime selling season for outdoor furnishings, the most recent survey of International Casual Furnishings…
Sam Moore Launches 'Search For Vintage Sam Moore' Contest
In honor of its 80-year anniversary, leading custom upholstery specialist Sam Moore has launched its “Search for Vintage Sam Moore” social media contest. Using the hashtag #80MooreYears, the contest…
Interior Designers and Furniture Brands Find New Ways to Serve their Customers
While the COVID-19 pandemic is keeping Americans at home and bringing much of our normal routine to a halt, interior designers and furniture brands are finding innovative ways to serve customers and…
Norwalk Furniture Launches Digital Tools for Retailers and Interior Design Customers
Custom upholstered furniture industry leader, Norwalk Furniture is launching a series of digital marketing tools developed to aid its customers with browsing, designing and placing orders of its…
Allsteel and Gunlocke Launch Virtual Series of CEUs and Discussions
Allsteel Inc. and The Gunlocke Company LLC, leading office furniture manufacturers and sister brands under HNI Corporation, announced the launch of Learning Labs, a virtual series of CEUs and…
SUNPAN Boosts April Donation to Daily Bread Food Bank
SUNPAN will increase its monetary donations to Daily Bread Food Bank for the month of April to support COVID-19 relief efforts.
According to Daily Bread, a third of food bank clients are children…
BEDGEAR Details 'Clean' Retail Guidelines, Donates PPE, Pillows During COVID-19 Crisis
While some furniture and mattress retail stores remain open amid the coronavirus crisis, BEDGEAR, the fast-growing Performance® bedding company with a focus on health and well-being, has created “…
IDS Virtual Education Series Includes eDesign, Website Essentials
The Interior Design Society (IDS) shared its schedule for this week's virtual educational webinars. The schedule is below.
Tuesday, April 14: 1 - 2:15 p.m. EST
Learn eDesign 101 with Jenna Gaidusek…
Planned Twin Star Home Style Takeover Goes Remote
A lot has changed since Twin Star Home started planning a Style Takeover for its April 2020 High Point Market showroom by students at nearby High Point University. One thing that hasn’t changed is…
IMC Announces Free Business-Building Webinars for Buyers, Exhibitors
As part of its ongoing support of the design and retail community during the COVID-19 crisis, International Market Centers (IMC) is presenting a series of free webinars for gift, home and apparel…