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West Elm, Designtex Partner with New Performance Fabric Collection
Designtex has announced the release of four new textile patterns with West Elm, the fourth collaboration between the two companies. The Designtex + West Elm Collection combines residential look and…
A&B Home Moves Warehouse Facilities to Sacramento
After 17 years of calling Rancho Cucamonga home, A&B Home has announced a major step toward modernizing and growing its business. The home decor company is moving into a new 325,000-square-foot…
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…
Houzz Reports Increased Demand for Home Professionals in June
Houzz saw a 58% increase in U.S. project leads for home professionals during the month of June, as compared with the same period in 2019. During the warm summer season, searches for outdoor…
Feizy Expands Online Offering Of One-Of-A-Kind Rugs
Manufacturer Feizy Rugs is known for creating on-trend groupings that span style and price spectrums. Over the past 47 years, a discerning clientele has come to expect innovative designs from the…
July Increase in Retail Sales Continues Recovery from Coronavirus Pandemic
Retail sales continued to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in July, growing more slowly than the month before but adding to the strong turnaround seen since this spring’s declines…
Hooker Furniture to Continue Virtual Market Initiative
Following the cancellation of Spring High Point Market and ongoing travel apprehension in response to COVID-19, Hooker Furniture and its sister companies, Hooker Upholstery, Bradington-Young and Sam…
FurnitureDealer.Net Partners With Wells Fargo on New Technology
FurnitureDealer.Net — provider of websites, product content and digital marketing services to independent home furnishing retailers — has partnered with Wells Fargo Retail Services to launch new…
American Lighting Association Women in Lighting Committee Launches Mentor Matching Program
The American Lighting Association’s (ALA) Women in Lighting Committee has launched a new Mentor Matching program, which is open to any woman who is an ALA member. All segments of the industry and all…
Sam Moore Announces Winners of Interior Design Contest
Custom upholstery specialist, Sam Moore, has announced the winners of “80 Great Room Designs,” an exclusive contest for the interior design community. Launched earlier this year, the initiative was…