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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.

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.

1 week ago | homenewsnow.com | Brian Carroll

In the last column, we dug through some of the 1,200 or so court filings in the Franchise Group bankruptcy to add a few more pushpins to the “crazy wall.” One of the interesting finds was that no fewer than six groups of Buddy’s Home Furnishings stores have made claims of “incurable” defaults of their franchise agreements specific to the noncompete language in those agreements, with most of them filed at the end of January.

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.

1 week ago | homenewsnow.com | Alex Milstein

Job Title: Product Standards SpecialistCompany: Bob’s Discount FurnitureLocation: Aberdeen, MarylandDescription: The Product Standards Specialist will be responsible for ensuring that all products meet the company’s quality, safety, and compliance standards. This role involves close collaboration with product development, manufacturing, and quality assurance teams to develop and implement standards, conduct product testing, conduct product reviews and inspections, and address quality issues.