HIGH POINT, N.C. – The International Casual Furnishings Association recnently announced the finalists for the 2022 Apollo Awards. Founded in 1959, the program recognizes retail excellence in the sales and marketing of outdoor furnishings.

Finalists must demonstrate outstanding accomplishments plus active partnership and excellent credit rating with manufacturers and industry suppliers. The finalist is recognized as an exceptional dealer of a wide variety of quality products in their trading area and a role model for others within the industry, as well as characterized by superior customer service plus innovative marketing and merchandising strategies.

In 2021, ICFA modified the selection process…

SYRACUSE, IN - POLYWOOD is launching Elevate, the second collection in its PW Designer Series that made its debut last fall. While media outlets like Forbes have recently drawn attention to POLYWOOD’s 32-year history of sustainable innovation, the Indiana brand continues to look for new ways to meaningfully integrate engineering excellence and craftsmanship into the visions of interior designers and discerning homeowners.

Doug Rassi, POLYWOOD founder and CEO says: “For those who appreciate minimalist design, our new Elevate collection offers a clean, modern aesthetic with an infinitely adaptable selection of low-profile chairs, tables, and ottomans.”

Like the Latitude collection, Elevate…

MISSISSAUGA, ON. − CABANACOAST® recently exhibited at the 2022 HD Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. New products were on display at booth# 5719 from the 2023 HARLOW and STUDIO collections, in addition to some collections which were displayed for the first time at an in-person, show event.

Some top notes from the new collection launches:
HARLOW: Deep Seating and Dining Side Chairs contemporary White, tubular aluminum frame with rounded back and kicked out rear legs paired with tonal, textured Chroma SOLRopeTM set the tone for serenity and comfort. Also launching for the 2023 season in Black frame…

CINCINNATI - Watson’s, one of the nation’s largest retailers of home recreation products and home furnishings, has acquired Detroit-based Allstate Home Leisure, an outdoor furnishings, pools, spas, and home recreation products specialty retailer. The acquisition also includes Allstate’s Sol Casual and Carlton Billiards brands.

The purchase of Allstate Home Leisure further increases Watson’s market share in the home recreation and home furnishings spaces. Through this acquisition, Watson’s will add five greater Detroit retail locations (Ann Arbor, Novi, Livonia, Rochester, and Sterling Heights) and 1 distribution center to the company’s current corporate and franchise footprint of 25 full-line and accessory locations.…

HUDSON, N.C. - Sattler Outdura, a division of The Sattler Group, Austria, is presenting their dynamic new VIRAGE collection of solution-dyed acrylic fabrics at the Interwoven Show in High Point, NC, May 22-25, Space MST 505. Punctuated by four distinct fabric statements, VIRAGE offers 176 jacquards, textured dobbies, and stripe selections that are ideal for outdoors or in.

“The Outdura VIRAGE collection communicates creativity, courage, success, individuality, and the positive changes that we have all gone through the past couple of years,” reflects Mariia Elizarova, Sattler Corp senior designer for the Casual Furniture Division. “All four fabric statements have…

HUDSON, N.C. - Sattler Outdura, a division of The Sattler Group, Austria, has added industry veteran Ari Gasner to their team filling the new Sales, Outdura Contract position that reports directly to Uli Tombuelt, Sattler Outdura USA CEO and director of sales casual furniture division.

“The contract and hospitality division is one area of the market that we are interested in expanding,” Tombuelt stated. “With Ari’s contacts and expertise in this area we are looking forward to making not only Outdura’s USA made solution-dyed acrylic fabrics a significant resource for these furniture manufacturers but also the Sattler Shade and…

MIAMI LAKES, FL – Pelican Reef Wicker, a manufacturer and distributor of quality indoor wicker and rattan furniture with a focus on outdoor woven furniture branded Panama Jack Outdoor, is pleased to announce the promotion of Carlos Oliva to vice president of Operations.

“Growing with the Pelican Reef family has been full of wonderful experiences over the past 17 years, and I am looking forward to this next evolution and the years to come,” Oliva said. “Our existing team has some of the most talented and dedicated individuals who believe in the brand, the company, and who are like…

MIAMI LAKES, FL – Pelican Reef Wicker, a manufacturer and distributor of quality, indoor wicker and rattan furniture with a focus on outdoor woven furniture branded Panama Jack Outdoor, is pleased to announce the promotion of Mayleen Chadwick to president of Pelican Reef, Inc. and all of its subsidiary companies.

Mayleen grew up in the business since 1986 and has been rising through the ranks over the years. She has successfully filled the position of vice president of Pelican Reef. Under her leadership the company has experienced growth, and surpassed the challenges from tariffs, to the most recent pandemic…