Thomas Russell
Editor in Chief at Home News Now
Editor in Chief at Home News Now - Covers case goods, upholstery, imports and exports and international sourcing activity. Also an avid music lover...
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1 week ago |
homenewsnow.com | Thomas Russell
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With its purchase of Coast to Coast Imports, Linon Home Décor will add a new layer of product to an already extensive mix offered at both Linon and sister company Powell Home Fashions. Jim Ziozis, president and chief executive officer of Linon Home Décor, told Home News Now that the acquisition will boost the companies’ accent furniture assortment, with a mix of items that also are higher in price point than either Linon or Powell.
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1 week ago |
homenewsnow.com | Thomas Russell
HIGH POINT — As with the manufacturing/supply side of the business, furniture retailers have largely applauded the 90-day pause in tariffs on Vietnam and other major furniture-producing countries in and outside of Asia. That said, even the 90-day pause capping tariffs at 10% on all countries except China likely will cause some delay in buying decisions on new product being shown at next week’s High Point Market.
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1 week ago |
homenewsnow.com | Thomas Russell
TAMPA, Fla. — Chad Spencer, the longtime chief executive of Ashley licensee Dufresne Spencer Group, has been named chief executive officer of Ashley Global Retail, the retail division of Ashley Furniture Industries. Spencer spent 20 years at the helm of DSG, which was founded by his father, Jim Spencer, in 2002.
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2 weeks ago |
homenewsnow.com | Thomas Russell
HIGH POINT – Upholstery resource Kuka Home has announced several promotions and new hires aimed at bolstering its merchandising and marketing efforts. Christina Morrison, previously senior marketing manager, has been named director of marketing, a promotion that recognizes her achievements in establishing the company’s marketing presence in the U.S. since 2020.
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2 weeks ago |
homenewsnow.com | Thomas Russell
MINEOLA, N.Y. — Case goods, seating and accent furniture specialist Linon Home Decor Products, Inc. announced on Friday that it has completed its purchase of accent furniture and case goods specialist Coast to Coast Imports, LLC. The company said the purchase closed through a federal court order — in this case, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee — on April 11.
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