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Aussie made beds a hit in China
annetteepifanidis2017-04-12T17:22:45+10:00FB Newsletter|
The export journey for Australian mattress and bedding, A.H. Beard, began less than five years ago with an approach from Emma Wang, a principal of Shanghai Green, a leading homewares group in China. Ms Wang convinced the A.H. Beard family to form a partnership with a view to selling its [...]
Bedshed coming to the east coast
annetteepifanidis2017-04-12T17:20:34+10:00FB Newsletter|
Joyce Corporation has announced a $275,000 incentive scheme to attract franchisees to set up its new Bedshed stores in Sydney as part of a broader move into the east coast market. The company, which said it was looking at Sydney as the next step in its national expansion, will offer [...]
Casper disrupts the mattress industry
annetteepifanidis2017-04-12T17:18:45+10:00FB Newsletter|
Online bedding retailer Casper launched in 2014 in the US cities of New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco selling directly to consumers. The company took a direct-to-consumer model and applied it to the mattress industry. Casper developed a sleek box that would be delivered to the customer’s doorstep containing [...]
CIFF 2017: Where partnerships are made
annetteepifanidis2017-04-12T17:17:04+10:00FB Newsletter|
China International Furniture Fair, better known as CIFF, and its reputation for showcasing leading furniture brands will be confirmed once again in 2017. The 40th edition will be held between September 11-14, 2017 at the National Exhibition & Convention Center in Shanghai Hongqiao. It covers 400,000sqm and is expected to [...]
Herman Miller sues over chair designs
annetteepifanidis2017-04-12T17:12:46+10:00FB Newsletter|
Furniture maker, Herman Miller has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against California-based Office Star, which it says is selling chairs with striking similarities to two of its chairs. The suit, filed recently in the US Western District Court of Michigan, is regarding the company’s Caper and Mirra products. Herman Miller won [...]
La-Z-Boy achieves 90-year milestone
annetteepifanidis2017-04-12T17:10:02+10:00FB Newsletter|
American furniture manufacturer. La-Z-Boy is celebrating its 90th this year. Kurt Darrow, La-Z-Boy’s chief executive officer since 2003, told the Toledo Blade, “You don’t stay in business for 90 years without having great customers.” La-Z-Boy has five US manufacturing operations, a facet that is serving it well during an era [...]
Pottery Barn app previews furniture
annetteepifanidis2017-04-12T17:06:59+10:00FB Newsletter|
Upmarket furniture retailer, Pottery Barn is launching an augmented reality app, called 3D Room View, that lets customers visually try out living room furniture before they buy it. 3D Room View will give customers the option to see any Pottery Barn product in any existing room, even if it's empty. [...]
Bedding manufacturer expands brand portfolio
annetteepifanidis2017-04-12T17:04:30+10:00FB Newsletter|
American Textile Company and Tempur Sealy International have reached a licensing deal that will allow American Textile to develop and distribute Tempur-Pedic branded sleep products featuring Tempur-Pedic’s signature adaptive features. The product line will include sheets, mattress pads and protectors, blankets, and comforters manufactured by American Textile. The deal comes [...]
Serta Simmons grows manufacturing
annetteepifanidis2017-04-12T16:59:53+10:00FB Newsletter|
Mattress maker Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB) is investing more than USD100 million in new manufacturing plants and a multi-year advertising strategy. During 2017, Serta Simmons will add four large facilities to its existing network of more than 30 plants. The company is currently fitting them with the latest equipment, as [...]
Australia’s furniture industry now back on track
annetteepifanidis2017-03-22T20:28:21+11:00FB Newsletter|
Over a two-day period in June 2016, Furnishing in Focus welcomed nearly 600 trade only visitors from the retail, interior design and commercial furnishing sector and feedback from exhibitors has indicated that their order books were steadily in use. One comment from trade visitors that was regularly repeated was: “I [...]
Exhibiting in 2017
annetteepifanidis2016-10-20T17:39:42+11:00FB Newsletter|
Requests for display spaces for next year’s Furnishing in Focus show were coming in straight after the conclusion of the 2016 event, which means that next year has the potential to grow further in size. However, the emphasis in 2017 will be on quality not quantity. “We don’t want to [...]