Susan Solomon Auerbach inducted into Lighting Hall of Fame 10/27/2009
Susan Solomon Auerbach, executive vice president – corporate development at Generation Brands in Riverside, N.J., was inducted into the American Lighting Association’s Lighting Hall of Fame at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., last month.
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Showplace Properties names director of leasing 10/19/2009
Showplace Properties LLC, which owns the 310 N Hamilton/Hamilton Court building and The Resource Center at 329 South Wrenn St. has named industry veteran Celeste Coker Payne as the new director of leasing for these properties.
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Nourison promotes three execs 10/06/2009
Nourison has promoted three executives in order to manage sales from the company’s headquarters in Saddle Brook, N.J.
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Laura Ashley names new president 10/06/2009
Laura Ashley named Kwan C Ng as company president. He will oversee licensing operations and business strategy for North and South America.
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ART names new officers, board of directors 09/29/2009
The Accessories Resource Team will be governed by newly elected officers and board of directors effective Nov. 1, 2009, and their term will end October 31, 2011.
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Chelsea House looks ahead with new ownership Jenny Heinzen York - 09/29/2009
It’s a new era at furnishings and accessory producer Chelsea House, with a new member of the Cain family at the helm.
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Jane Seymour, Michael Payne team up with Shady Lady 09/29/2009
Shady Lady will be debuting two new licenses with Jane Seymour Designs and Michael Payne Home Collection along with a new outdoor lighting line at the upcoming High Point Market.
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ITMA names new board members 09/22/2009
Six new directors have joined the 13-member International Textile Market Assn. board of directors. ITMA produces the semiannual Showtime fabric events in High Point.
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Momeni hires Stephen Hoberman 09/22/2009
Momeni has hired industry veteran Stephen Hoberman as national accounts manager, a newly created position.
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Blissliving Home launches new charity ventures 09/22/2009
Blissliving Home is raising awareness for several social causes by launching the new Humanity for All line and hosting a shopping event to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization.
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Editor's Note: Get busy living or ... Jenny Heinzen York - 09/01/2009
August was, for me, one of those months where things happen that suddenly make you see your life a little bit more clearly. I marked a milestone birthday, for one thing, which always seems like an appropriate time to take stock. I also visited a college friend whom I hadn't seen in about 15 years when I was in New York for the gift show.
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Surya's strategist By Susan Dickenson - 09/01/2009
For more than three decades, Surya has prevailed as one of the country's top suppliers of fine hand-knotted, hand-tufted and flat-woven area rugs. Several years ago, the company began energizing its inventory with designer collections from new licensing partners, a roster that includes Candice Olson, Bob Mackie, B.
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HGTV's Monica Pedersen named National Home Furnishings Month spokesperson Clint Engel -- Furniture Today - 08/26/2009
HGTV personality Monica Pedersen will be the spokesperson for the first National Home Furnishings Month in September and for the "Is It Home Yet?" national ad campaign, the World Market Center announced.
The WMC's owners are the sponsors of the multi-year, $20 million campaign, which has the support of a number of industry organizations.
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World Market Center launches Rep Rewards program 08/25/2009
World Market Center Las Vegas has announced plans for its new Rep Rewards Program, which is debuting during the Fall Las Vegas Market Sept. 14-17.
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GHTA continues e-seminar program 08/25/2009
The nonprofit Gift and Home Trade Association has set its fall education e-seminar schedule, Stand Out and Be Successful. Two new educational e-seminar topics, "Sales Call Problems" and "Retail Math," will be introduced to the program.
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