Recent product recalls issued by manufacturers and retailers in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) point to the high cost of ignoring the industry’s voluntary…
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The Heart of the Matter
Statistics suggest that entrepreneurial couples have a much higher rate of divorce than other married people. While the five successful couples profiled on these pages will say there are obviously…
Vaughan-Bassett Enters Stability Verified Program
Vaughan-Bassett’s new home furnishings collection with Ben and Erin Napier of HGTV’s “Home Town” series will carry the industry’s new UL Stability Verified Mark. The licensed collections of bedroom…
HGTV Designers Share Their Hometown
Ben and Erin Napier have taken a rather circuitous route to becoming HGTV stars. For one thing, the young couple was so busy working and building their lives in the small town of Laurel, MS, they…
How Retailers Meet the Demand for Personalized Design
Consumers are starting to discover what those in the industry have long known: Furniture and fashion can make an equally powerful statement, and a look that exemplifies your unique aesthetic and…
Domestic Casegoods Today
When news hit that high-end casegoods and upholstery producer Harden Furniture was closing the doors of its factory in McConnellsville, NY, industry observers shook their collective heads in…