Mallin Casual Furniture, a division of Minson Corp., has promoted Brenda Pereyda (who worked, side by side, with the late Merv Conn for more than 30 years), making her vice president of sales. Her strong knowledge of the industry, leadership, and dedication have proven her to be a very important…

Dancook, a new line of Scandinavian designed kettle barbecues and outdoor fire bowls, has just been introduced to North America (www.dancookusa. com). The line was first featured in the booth of Saber Grills, L.L.C., at HPBExpo in March 2013, and shipments are currently being distributed to retailers.

Denmark’s Dancook…

RH Peterson recently announced several significant promotions of its senior management staff. These promotions reflect the substantial contributions of key members of the organization: Jerry Scott is now senior vice president; Mike Waller, vice president; Dominque Seim, senior managing director; Martin Yan, senior managing director; Ben Thorp, managing director; and…

Alfresco Home (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), a designer and manufacturer of distinctive casual furniture, has signed a lease with Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., for a 2,200–square-foot showroom in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. The new showroom, located on the 16th floor (suite 16-120), features Alfresco Home’s cast- and extruded-aluminum, Everwoven™all-weather wicker, and wrought-iron marble…

Groovystuff recently launched a dealer portal on its company website (www.groovystuff.com). The new portal will give dealers instant access to extensive product details and pricing, and dealers will receive exclusive discounting. The portal is also compliant with mobile Web browsers for instant smartphone access.

Through the portal, dealers will…