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International Sleep Products Assn. officials have launched a new push for state laws to protect consumers from preventable fire and health risks, including the growing bedbug epidemic. The mattress industry trade group is leading efforts in several states to enact new and tougher laws to address the spread of the bugs in used and renovated . . . → Read More: Law Against Bedbugs! The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Southern Enterprises Inc. have announced a voluntary recall of a wall-mounted fireplace unit. The recall applies to about 6,000 Colin Cowie dual positioning, wall-mount, gel fuel wood fireplaces sold by Southern Enterprises, also known as SEI. Consumers have been advised to stop using the product immediately. The CPSC said . . . → Read More: Wall-Mounted Fireplaces Recalled Furniture factory orders in December were up 1% from the same month a year earlier, ending three months of declines. “That left orders for all of 2010 up 4% from the previous year. The gain ended a four-year decline that saw orders and sales slide 30% from 2005 to 2009”, Ken Smith, managing director of . . . → Read More: Furniture Factory Orders Up 1% in December, Reversing Decline In his closely watched annual letter to shareholders, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett said its businesses related to home construction struggled again last year, though he predicted a housing recovery could begin within a year. Buffett’s letter, released over the weekend, hardly mentions Berkshire’s furniture stores — Nebraska Furniture Mart and its Homemakers division, R.C. . . . → Read More: Warren Buffett Predicts Housing Recovery Not so certain about jobs. The Consumer Confidence Index jumped nearly six points in February to 70.4, its highest level in three years, The Conference Board reported Tuesday. The index, based on a survey done through Feb. 10, was up from 64.8 in January. Rising optimism about the future contributed to the gain. The Present . . . → Read More: Consumer Confidence at Highest Level in 3 Years |
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