Two top Furniture Brands International Inc. executives will receive 1.5 times their base salaries plus other benefits if the firm is acquired, under newly signed “change in control agreements,” according to a regulatory filing Tuesday.
The firm signed the agreements June 19 with Nancy Webster, president of Thomasville Furniture Industries Inc., and Lynn Chipperfield, senior vice [...]
J. Don Coleman of components supplier Hickory Springs Mfg. has been elected president of the American Furniture Hall of Fame for 2007-08.
The organization’s board also elected Don Belgrad of Schnadig as first vice president; Don Marks, Badcock Home Furniture & more, second vice president; Leroy Lail, Hickory Furniture Mart, immediate past president and secretary-treasurer; and [...]
ASSOCIATION of Negros Producers (ANP) Marketing Manager Olive Javier invites Negrenses to a furniture exhibit, showcasing Negros-made furniture for export.
The show-exhibit dubbed as “Matahum†will be launched this June 30, Saturday at the Negros Showroom.
avier said all exhibit items are among the latest furniture designs crafted by small and medium enterprise (SME) furniture groups [...]
The traditional Korean home is a rarity today, and the articles used to furnish them in the past are becoming coveted works of art.
The Museum of Korean Buddhist Art is holding a special exhibition of Chosun Dynasty wooden furniture between June 11 to July 31.
In this exhibition of some 30 furniture pieces from the Chosun [...]
JOHOR BARU: A large-scale furniture fair will be held at the Persada Johor International Convention Centre here in September to promote the ability and products of furniture manufacturers in the state.
“We want the people to know that we, too, are able to make high quality furniture,” Johor Baru Furniture Industry Council (JBFIC) president Tan [...]
FutonPlanet.com, one of the world’s largest online retailers of futon furniture, reported respectable earnings this quarter despite a recent decline in the futon industry. Many futon furniture retailers have reported feeling the pinch lately and there is no clearing in sight. However, those companies that can go the extra mile for their customers will hopefully [...]
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Dining chairs with loose backs can be uncomfortable and unsafe. Call Furniture Renovations today and Carl Pelphrey, owner of Furniture Renovations, will tighten or reglue those [...]
Bloom Brothers Furniture, which has struggled in the past 18 months like many in the furniture industry, has decided to close up shop.
The furniture chain has begun going-out-of-business sales at its four locations — one each in Henrico County, Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights and Virginia Beach.
The stores should close in about 90 days, said Larry [...]
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services cut the corporate credit rating of Clayton-based Furniture Brands International Inc. three notches, dropping it below investment grade.
The international credit rating group slashed the rating on the seller of Lane and Broyhill furniture to BB— from BBB— and said the rating may fall further because of a weak retail environment [...]
Norwalk Furniture, a leading manufacturer and retailer of custom upholstery, announced that it continues to expand its network of franchised home furnishings destinations with a new store location in Williamsburg, Virginia, and new franchise owners in Englewood, Colorado and Vancouver, BC.
The recent franchise activity brings Norwalk’s store count to 64. The company also separately owns [...]