1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (620+ words) Spencer Musick// Senior Editor//June 19, 2026 LONDON " Global container spot rates climbed to their highest level in 18 months this week as carriers continued to capitalize on strong demand, cargo frontloading and higher surcharge levels, according to the latest update from supply…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (58+ words) Furniture Today Staff// Staff Editors//June 19, 2026 HIGH POINT " Furniture Today's office is closed today in commemoration of the national'Juneteenth holiday. Offices will reopen on June 22. Furniture Today's twice-daily newsletters also will resume June 22. We wish a Happy Juneteenth to all…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (379+ words) Sheila Long O'Mara// Executive Editor, Furniture Today//June 18, 2026 NORFOLK, Va. " Paramount Sleep has more than doubled the amount of cotton used in its mattresses since introducing its exclusive Seal of Cotton program with Cotton Incorporated last year. The mattress manufacturer…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (310+ words) Sheila Long O'Mara// Executive Editor, Furniture Today//June 18, 2026 NEWTON, N. C. " The founder and co-owner of upholstery manufacturer Old Hickory Tannery has been charged with second degree murder alleged to have shot and killed his former business partner. Willard Gary Black Sr....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (113+ words) A depiction of the Mega Furniture showroom in Corpus Christi, Texas. Image courtesy of Cravey Real Estate Services. Thomas Lester// Retail Editor//June 18, 2026 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas " San Antonio-based home furnishings retailer Mega Furniture has leased a former Conn's Home Plus…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (421+ words) Mike Root// President, Furniture Sales of Mid-America//June 18, 2026 In less than three weeks on July 4th, America will celebrate something no other nation in history has ever celebrated quite like this: 250 years of continuous self-government under the ideals first expressed in…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (574+ words) Cindy W. Hodnett// Executive Editor of Brand Development//June 17, 2026 NEW YORK " F. Schumacher & Co. , aka just Schumacher to many people, is going all in on designs to commemorate the United States 250th'anniversary. Officials noted that the "colorful and dynamic" collection is designed…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (111+ words) Thomas Lester// Retail Editor//June 17, 2026 TORONTO " Canadian retailer Leon's Furniture Limited Group, parent company of Leon's and The Brick, announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% interest in its Edmonton distribution center. The facility also serves…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (101+ words) JMS Furniture's Ashley store in Niles, Ohio Vicky Jarrett// Managing Editor//June 17, 2026 "The response leading up to this event was tremendous, said Matt Schultz, co-CEO of JMS Furniture. We're thrilled to have opened our second store in the Ohio market…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (312+ words) Thomas Lester// Retail Editor//June 17, 2026 WASHINGTON " After an April that saw furniture and home furnishings sales slip by more than three points, the category declined by significantly less in May according to the U. S. Department of Commerce's advance monthly estimates, which…...