CHICAGO - Casual Market Chicago, the largest show in North America dedicated to the casual and outdoor furnishings industry, will feature an expanded number of top brands, innovative products and exciting events scheduled over four days at the Merchandise Mart (theMART) – Tuesday, Sept. 25 through Friday, Sept. 28, 2018.

“Continuing the momentum from July’s well-attended ICFA Preview Show — where showrooms and exhibitors reported strong results — this year’s expanded offerings at Casual Market Chicago further demonstrate the tremendous continued growth of the outdoor furniture market,” said Beth Hicks, managing director, marketing for Design Center and…

PHOENIX - Stuart Wilson has joined the Pit Boss Grills (Dansons, Inc) team as the director of Product Development, and Heath Darveau has also joined the crew as a product development manager. Stuart and Heath previously worked for Cabela’s and have a combined 30 years of experience within that company.

“I am proud to be joining such a talented team,” said Heath, when asked about his motivations in becoming a part of Pit Boss Grills. “This is such an exciting time in the company’s growth, and I look forward to leveraging my past experience in product development (as well…

Patio & Hearth Products Report recently had the opportunity to speak with Andy Sokol, vice president of Merchandising – Outdoor Furniture, and Lorin Sourbeck, vice president of Marketing and Sales Strategies, with Outdoor By Ashley after the recent International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) Pre-Market in Chicago. Outdoor By Ashley had a large presence on the 7th floor of the Merchandise Mart at Pre-Market.

On display were a number of outdoor furniture collections and accessories from Outdoor By Ashley. In addition to viewing the outdoor furniture collections, specialty retailers had the opportunity to talk with company representatives about the business…

LARGO, FL - Jim Telleysh has been named national sales manager at Watermark Living, a complete casual furnishings resource created by retailers for retailers.

Telleysh is a casual furniture industry veteran who most recently served as president of Braxton Culler, where he led the company’s strategic direction and operations and is credited with improving productivity, as well as opening new market channels. With some 25 years of experience, he has also worked as vice president and general manager of upholstery for Lexington Home Brands; vice president of sales and marketing at Southern Furniture; and as a sales and marketing…

POMONA, CA - An option once only found in the kitchen is now available for the cooking enthusiast outdoors. Convection cooking uses high velocity fans to distribute hot air throughout the entire cavity of the grill when the grill hood is shut.

By circulating hot air,  cooking times are greatly reduced and food is cooked evenly.  Compared to conventional barbecue grills,  cooking with a convection grill offers faster pre-heat times,  reduced gas consumption,  and increased cooking control. High velocity fans located at the rear of the grill circulates heated air around and against the food creating an overall ambient temperature.