By cindy cross, on April 5th, 2013
Clint Engel, Furniture Today
Home furnishings giant Ikea said it will expand the warehouse section of its store in the Boston area by nearly 59,000 square feet.
The work, which begins this fall and is expected to be completed by fall of 2014, will bring the Boston market complex up to 415,575 square feet. The . . . → Read More: Ikea to Expand Boston Warehouse
By cindy cross, on March 4th, 2013
Lisa O’Donnell/Winston-Salem Journal
Terry Bralley
The discovery of 4 acres of wetlands on what is slated to be the site of Ashley Furniture’s new distribution center in eastern Davie County means the highly anticipated project will be delayed for at least another year.
Bill Coslo, an attorney for Ashley Furniture, said company officials have . . . → Read More: Wetlands Discovery Delays Ashley’s N.C. Plant
By cindy cross, on January 31st, 2013
Heath E. Combs — Furniture Today, January 31, 2013
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced voluntary recalls by two suppliers of children’s dressers that pose tip-over hazards.
Three toddlers died in incidents involving the dressers, the agency reported.
In both recalls, the CPSC reported that the weight of a young child climbing on . . . → Read More: Dressers Linked to Toddler Deaths Recalled
By cindy cross, on January 24th, 2013
Larry Thomas — Furniture Today
A Brooklyn, N.Y., company that produces new mattresses and renovates used ones has agreed to recall about 1,400 sleep sets that don’t meet mandatory federal flammability standards.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said The Mattress Cloud bedding was sold in furniture and bedding stores in New Jersey, New York and . . . → Read More: Mattress Cloud Sleep Sets Recalled
By cindy cross, on December 31st, 2012
Furniture Today, December 28, 2012
This photo of a Nap Nanny recliner accompanied a statement from Nap Nanny founder Leslie Gudel in which the company said its products are safe when used properly.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday announced a voluntary recall of about 155,000 Nap Nanny recliners made by Berwyn, . . . → Read More: Nap Nanny Recliners Recalled
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