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Mlily USA to cut 254 jobs after fire destroys S.C. mattress factory
49+ min ago (314+ words) Mlily's 650,000-square-foot factory in Winnsboro, S.C., was destroyed by a fire. Now, the company is facing legal action. Sheila Long O’Mara// Executive Editor, Furniture Today//August 26, 2026 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The fire that destroyed the Mlily USA factory in South Carolina last week will…...
Banner House to unite 4 brands under new market strategy
15+ hour, 27+ min ago (453+ words) Spencer Musick// Senior Editor//August 26, 2026 HIGH POINT— Banner House will introduce a new brand architecture at the fall High Point market, bringing its four furniture brands together in a single showroom for the first time. Magnussen Home, Pulaski Furniture, Kincaid…...
City of Hope launches designer council
17+ hour, 54+ min ago (137+ words) Erin Weir, left, Jessica Duce and Laurie Laizure Vicky Jarrett// Managing Editor//August 26, 2026 LOS ANGELES — Cancer research and treatment organization City of Hope has formed Design for Hope, a new group that brings together influential voices from across the interior…...
Kentucky retailer retiring, closing after 65 years
20+ hour, 18+ min ago (109+ words) Thomas Lester// Retail Editor//August 25, 2026 HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. — Family-owned furniture and bedding retailer Herb Hays Furniture & Mattress is closing as its owner prepares to retire. The Hopkinsville, Ky.-based retailer announced the plans on Aug. 12 in a Facebook post. Herb and…...
Warning signs for Q4: August consumer confidence falls again
20+ hour, 20+ min ago (266+ words) Overall confidence dipped, but the Present Situation Index saw a rise for the first time in three months. Amanda Erd// Managing Editor, Gifts & Decorative Accessories//August 25, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. consumers are split once again; the latest report from the Conference Board…...
Canada announces retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on U.S. goods
21+ hour, 28+ min ago (295+ words) Spencer Musick// Senior Editor//August 25, 2026 OTTAWA — Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on hundreds of U.S. products beginning Sept. 8, escalating the trade dispute between the two countries after bilateral negotiations collapsed last week. The tariffs will apply at…...
New Georgia store lives up to Big Mattress Outlet name
22+ hour, 45+ min ago (339+ words) Thomas Lester// Retail Editor//August 25, 2026 DALTON, Ga. — Big Mattress Outlet‘s owners think their new store could be in the running for the largest standalone mattress shop in its region. “We think it is the largest mattress store in the…...
Trump???s Canada tariff game: What???s the endgame for furniture? | Ray Allegrezza
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (656+ words) Trump’s Canada tariff game: What’s the endgame for furniture? | Ray Allegrezza After reading Spencer Musick’s sharp reporting on President Trump’s tariff battle with Canada, I found myself thinking that there comes a point in every trade dispute when you have…...
Heritage brand Bombay on the hunt for home licensees
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (208+ words) Image courtesy of Earthbound Brands Jennifer Marks// Editor in Chief//August 25, 2026 NEW YORK – Earthbound Brands has been named the exclusive licensing agency to bring Bombay into new home and lifestyle categories. The home furnishings brand was founded in New Orleans…...
Former DSG president joins Symphony Sleep in retail strategy partnership
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (130+ words) Sheila Long O’Mara// Executive Editor, Furniture Today//August 24, 2026 ST. PETERS, Mo. – Symphony Sleep has formed a strategic partnership with one of the industry’s well-known, longtime furniture retail executive to help coach the company’s retail networks in merchandising, sales training, retail…...