Gabberts being sold to HOM Furniture
Eighteen months after remodeling and downsizing its flagship Edina store, Gabberts Design Studio & Fine Furnishings has agreed to be sold to HOM Furniture in a transaction expected to be completed today.
Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Coon Rapids-based HOM said it will continue to operate the Edina store under the Gabberts name and [...]
Area looks beyond music to furniture heritage
The Henry County-Martinsville area, bypassed by The Crooked Road musical heritage trail, is looking to build on its furniture heritage instead.
Plans will be unveiled this week for a new furniture heritage initiative, according to Mark Heath, president and CEO of the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corp. (EDC).
The initiative will build on this area’s furniture heritage, [...]
Schools Get A Gymnasium Full Of Furniture
But when she opened the door of the NB Southern Railway warehouse and saw mounds of barely used cabinets, desks, chairs, even up-to-date computer equipment, she couldn’t believe her eyes.
“It blew me away,” said Tipper, who is superintendent of schools in District 8, which encompasses the Saint John area.
The furniture came from Allstate Insurance branches [...]
More Showroom Expansion on Tap for Furniture Classics
Furniture Classics Limited, parent company of both the Furniture Classics and Two Palms Casual brands, has announced expansion of its permanent showrooms in Atlanta and Las Vegas. This increased presence follows the relocation and expansion of the company’s Showplace venue in High Point this past Spring. High Point Market was extremely gratifying. Asserts Michael Ricks, [...]
Furniture Brands Expands Licensing Program
Furniture Brands International announced that, as part of its strategic plan, it is expanding its licensing program to include its other brands in addition to the current Thomasville program, and to additional home furnishings categories.
Shelley Peters will lead the new licensing program as Furniture Brands’ director of licensing. In her most recent post as the [...]
Wholesale Furniture Brokers Introduces the Contemporary
With the competition of contemporary and modern furniture rising in the furniture industry, Wholesale Furniture Brokers aims to capture a larger piece of the market by introducing the innovative, minimalist designs of Furniture FX to their online shoppers, affiliate brokers, and registered distributors.
“When I first saw the Furniture FX collections, I knew these products would [...]
Watson joins A.R.T. Furniture
Case goods importer A.R.T. Furniture has hired Pat Watson to the newly created position of director of product development.
Watson is responsible for developing the product line from the concept stage to market introduction. He reports to Vice President John Iasiello.
Tags: bro, broyhill, caliber, case goods, ceo, china, concept stage, conover, distribution centers, furniture, industry experience, [...]
DSA Factors stepping up furniture factoring activity
Finance company DSA Factors is looking to step in where GE Capital Solutions is stepping away.
The small Chicago-based factoring company said it is “in talks with several GE accounts to replace the giant mega-corporation†in its capacity financing industry receivables.
Earlier this month, GE Capital said its Commercial Distribution Finance division was reducing its unsecured inventory [...]
Izzydesign buying Kansas furniture company
The pending acquisition of a small Kansas office-furniture company gives Izzydesign a new brand to compete globally.
The Spring Lake-based Izzydesign maintains the four niche brands now operating under Jami Inc. that produce a variety of seating products, tables and office systems for the Furniture corporate, health care and education markets.
Tags: abco, brand identity, business interests, [...]
ABC Home Expands Its Modern Furniture Collection
ABC Home announced that in recent months the NYC based store has been expanding its modern furniture collection to include stores within stores like Tom Dixon and Blu Dot.
It will now be launching a new Herman Miller installation on May 15th called Herman Miller Environment. What’s exciting about this co-venture is that we have taken [...]