SMPC Corporation Bhd is setting its sights on capturing the high-end steel office furniture markets in Europe and the United States.
SMPC managing director Ibrahim Hussain said it would allocate between RM3 million and RM4 million for research and development of its steel furniture segment over the next three years.
“An R&D unit is currently being set [...]
Furniture Brands International Inc. (FBN.N) on Wednesday said quarterly profit rose, as higher sales helped offset the impact of charges.
The maker of Thomasville, Broyhill, Henredon and other brands had earnings of $17.0 million, or 35 cents a share, compared with $9.6 million, or 18 cents a share, a year earlier.
The company said the latest [...]
Iowa’s largest furniture store purchases GERS Customer1- Store Operations & POS and GERS Analytics to cut costs, improve operational efficiencies, and increase customer satisfaction
GERS Retail Systems, a leading provider of enterprise software solutions, today announced that Homemakers Furniture has purchased GERS solutions that will cut costs, improve operational efficiencies, and increase customer satisfaction. The solutions [...]
The Muslim Scholars Association claimed in a July 25 press release posted to its website that members of a “known militia” stole furniture from a Sunni mosque overnight on July 24-25. The statement said 10 armed gunmen closed off the street outside the Al-Isra wa Al-Mi’raj Mosque and stole furniture from inside the mosque, as [...]
When it comes to answering the question, “What is your favorite color?†Americans may shift from past preferences, according to Christine Chow, Director of Membership for the New York-based Color Association of the United States.
In a July 25 seminar sponsored by World Market Center and Furniture Style magazine during this week’s Las Vegas MarketSM, Chow [...]
The Nigerian business environment is one that poses not a small challenge for both big and small concerns. With problems of policy somersault, poor infrastructure, high lending rates, etc, it takes innovativeness, careful planning and tenacity of purpose to keep a business organisation going. With the need for self-sufficiency and to encourage local production in [...]
As the last pieces of furniture roll off an assembly line in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, workers contemplate a move west for new jobs.
Shaw Wood’s contract with furniture retailer IKEA is coming to an end. With no one to sell to, the manufacturing plant in Cornwallis will close on July 31.
Darren Gumbly, his partner and [...]
Top 100 home furnishings retailer replaces legacy system with integrated, real-time solutions to improve store operations and enhance the customer experience
GERS Retail Systems, a leading provider of enterprise software solutions, today announced that Jerome’s Furniture Warehouse, a Top 100 San Diego-based chain, has implemented GERS’ solutions to replace their current home-grown system. GERS’ Merchandising, Inventory, [...]
Quality Leather Furniture has opened its second location, at 12875 W. Bell Road, Surprise. It is a factory outlet store for the Hacienda Furniture Co. brand based in Riverside, Calif. Store owner Don Olson talks about his expansion plans for the family-owned business.
Question: Tell me about Quality Leather Furniture’s products.
Answer: We do leather furniture. We’re [...]
On the morning of the second day of this summer’s Las Vegas furniture market, developers were focusing on their next show.
The World Market Center opens a second showroom building in January with 1.6 million square feet of space. That will double the size of its young furnishings trade show, which is seen as a competitor [...]