- Cylindo offers outdoor industry outlook, best practices from 10 leading players
Tech company Cylindo offers a closer look at the outdoor industry as well as what 10 key players are doing right. - Call for fall High Point Market submissions
Casual News Now is accepting product submissions for the Oct. 22-26 High Point Market. To submit new or trending outdoor products, email Editor Alex Milstein … - Haartz partners with Green Theme Technologies on PFAS-free textile finishing
The Haartz Corporation, a global leader in highly engineered and uniquely designed textile materials, and Green Theme Technologies Inc. (GTT), a leader in waterless and … - Shadmake introduces Aurora base with wheels
Shademakeris introducing its new Aurora base, a 100 lbs. cast aluminum market base with wheels that has a contemporary design. - The inevitability of the metaverse
Earlier this month, HNN Executive Editor Clint Engel warned us against getting sucked into the vortex of hype surrounding what people are calling “the metaverse,” … - Great customer service is contagious, but …
“My pleasure.” Those are the two words that Chick-Fil-A employees use in place of “you’re welcome,” and though small, they make the fast food chain’s … - Instacart’s Big and Bulky solution aims to deliver furniture
Grocery technology company Instacart is moving on to bigger and better things — including furniture. The company is launching Big & Bulky nationwide, a new … - What’s on consumers’ furniture shopping lists?
Having been involved on the product side of the business for so long — mostly case goods but more recently upholstery — it’s hard not … - Flexsteel explains decision to reject CSC bid in letter to retail partners
DUBUQUE, Iowa – Following its rejection of CSC Generation’s bid to acquire the company, Flexsteel’s President and CEO Jerry Dittmer sent a letter to dealers … - Getting real in the metaverse
Psst … over here … I’ve got a chair in the metaverse with your name on it I’ve been reading and hearing a lot about … - Broad River Retail’s outdoor category booming
What a difference a year can make in outdoor retail. A 19 percent difference, as it turns out. A year ago, Broad River Retail, one … - Deco-Smart offers solution to QR code hacks
While QR codes have had a revival over the past few years because they offer an easy way to access information at a literal click … - First look at Sifas’ new Big Roll collection
Sifas will introduce its Big Roll collection design at the High Point Market, and Casual News Now has a first look at the new line. … - Exclusive research: Brick-and-mortar still luring shoppers
As much as we talk about consumers moving to online shopping, brick-and-mortar stores remain an important stop on their home furnishings buying journey, according to … - Making sense of CSC Generation’s buyout offer of FlexsteelJust who is ‘No Comment’ king Justin Yoshimura? This past week, CSC Generation initiated an unsolicited takeover bid of Flexsteel with an offer of $20.80 …
- Design Trade Service seeks to broaden reach among designers
Digital buying platform wants to reach every designer in the United States Design Trade Service, which bills itself as an exclusive online marketplace for interior … - Shademaker announces 2023 collection redesign
Shademaker will introduce a fully modern and elevated redesign of its entire collection — keeping its signature profiles and incorporating enhanced materials and timeless design. … - 3 things to know about PFAS chemicals
At the recent AHFA Regulatory Summit, an expert at the American Chemical Council, Shawn Swearingen, led a session about PFAS chemicals — an issue affecting fabric manufacturers Casual News Now looked into a few weeks ago. - Elegant Outdoor Living celebrates Apollo win
Elegant Outdoor Living of Bonita Springs, Florida, was one of two stores that took top honors in the Apollo Awards, presented by the International Casual … - Exclusive research: Gen Z and millennials are going to drive furniture sales
Millennials and Generation Z are driving home furnishings purchases, with nearly 70% of all purchases in the second half of 2022 expected to be made … - POLYWOOD unveils third collection in PW Designer Series
POLYWOOD is launching Estate, the third collection in its PW Designer Series that made its debut last fall. Like the Latitude and Elevate collections before it, … - Tracking alleged ties to Uyghur forced labor
Jewish World Watch has amassed a list of some 800 companies whose supply chains are allegedly linked to atrocities in the Xinjiang region of China - Justina Blakeney named opening day keynote speaker at High Point Market
The High Point Market Authority announces Justina Blakeney, founder and creative director of home décor brand Jungalow, as the furnishings tradeshow’s keynote speaker on the opening day … - A closer look at Rainbow Outdoor Furniture
We caught up with Pelican Reef CEO Allen Calzadilla to learn more about the commercial division formed by the acquisition of Rainbow Outdoor and what the industry can expect going forward. - Jerome’s sees 12 percent increase in outdoor sales
Jerome’s Furniture took it outside less than a year ago – and it worked. In October 2021, the well-known full-line Southern California furniture chain launched … - Furniture stores sales edge up 2.1% in July
Furniture retailers appear to have made just a little progress unloading heavy inventories last month. Sales at U.S furniture and home furnishings stores increased 2.1% in July from the same month a year ago. - Kevin O’Brien Studio expands outdoor fabrics
At the Atlanta Market in July, Kevin O’Brien Studio, a Philadelphia-based luxury textile brand, previewed a new line of outdoor fabrics made of durable, stain-resistant and fade-resistant performance fabrics. - ICFA announces Casual Market Atlanta dates
As the Casual Market relocates to AmericasMart in Atlanta beginning in 2023, the International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) is refreshing and reimagining the 60+-year-old event, … - Fabric manufacturers take steps to address PFAS chemical bans
Fabric manufacturers will address the issues of PFAS chemicals in performance fabrics and what to expect going forward. - American Casual Living reflects on Apollo win
American Casual Living of Suwanee, Georgia was one of two stores that took top honors in the Apollo Awards, presented by the International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) at a gala awards celebration on July 20 during Casual Market Chicago.
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