Capel Rugs celebrated its 100th anniversary at the Spring High Point Market. the company hosted a party in its showroom, attracting retailers, designers, and the media. the event included lunch and a champagne toast with comments from founder A. Leon Capel’s sons, Leon Jr., Jesse, and Aaron Capel. traffic was…

Sunnyland Furniture (Dallas, texas) was named Retailer of the year in the $10 million category by the Home Furnishings Association (HFA) at the Spring High Point Market. the winner is selected by other retailers. Sunnyland is the first casual-furniture retailer to win the award.

Brad Schweig, vice president of…

Ray Murray Inc. (RMI) has hired Larry McBee as an independent sales agent for the Midwest and Eastern Plains. McBee has a long career in the hearth and grill industries, including operating a successful retail business and (most recently) running a distributing company, Adventure Marketing Group. McBee will be responsible…

Outdoor-furniture manufacturer SunVilla Corp. has introduced a third full outdoor collection under the Paula Deen Home brand. the Bungalow collection is sold exclusively through universal Furniture.

Matt Weiss, senior vice president of SunVilla, explains, “the Dogwood and River House collections have been so well received. We are thrilled to…

Designer Richard Frinier was honored with a platinum award in this year’s ADeX competition, an industry recognition of design and product innovation, for his Seaside collection of Sunbrella®fabrics. the Seaside collection is named for the iconic, romantic coastal locales around the world that inspired the beautiful (and exceptionally executed) performance…