Clare Tattersall

1 week ago | homegoodsonline.ca | Clare Tattersall

The clock is ticking down on the opening of the spring 2025 edition of High Point Market. While the go-to place to see and source new furniture offerings, the show is also a major lighting event. From floor and table lamps to sconces, pendants to chandeliers, a wide variety of fixtures will be on display over the course of the show’s five-day run, April 26-30. Here’s a selection of what you will find there.

1 week ago | homegoodsonline.ca | Clare Tattersall

Quebec-based solid wood furniture maker Bermex has acquired Saloom, a Massachusetts-based furniture manufacturer, preserving 35 jobs and enabling U.S.-based production to avoid tariffs. The acquisition comes as Saloom’s founders retire and the company faced potential closure. Operating for four decades near Boston, Saloom had recently laid off 20 workers and was actively seeking a buyer. Bermex will retain Saloom’s 15 current employees and plans to rehire those let go.

1 week ago | homegoodsonline.ca | Clare Tattersall

Luxury homeware retailer Maison Lipari is moving and expanding its flagship store. Located directly across from the Royalmount development in Montreal, the new 21,000-square-foot showroom is nearly triple the size of the retailer’s existing space at its Décarie Boulevard. “We are thrilled to create a true lifestyle destination with this new store,” says Patrizia Lipari, second-generation owner of Maison Lipari.

1 week ago | homegoodsonline.ca | Clare Tattersall

The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) has released updated guidance on country-of-origin labelling, providing retailers, particularly in the furniture sector, with clearer benchmarks for ‘Product of Canada’ and ‘Made in Canada’ claims. The revised standards align with Competition Bureau regulations and establish two distinct labelling categories. ‘Product of Canada’ applies to items that are made almost entirely from Canadian materials and labour.

1 week ago | homegoodsonline.ca | Clare Tattersall

It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of a major furniture market like those held in Las Vegas and High Point, N.C. Inspirational, fresh new product launches, endless lineup of parties, connecting with new and existing vendor partners and colleagues. It can feel like a whirlwind. Yet, at each market, buyers are tasked with sorting through it all and selecting the most popular products at the best value to display and offer to customers.