The International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) has entered into a strategic alliance with Nationwide Marketing Group (NMG), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in a move intended to provide significant new benefits for ICFA’s retail members. NMG has a 45-year history of partnering with its more than 3,500 members operating more than…

George G. Couri, chair, and Ronald J. Couri, CEO, have announced the appointment of Michael J. Riley as president of Couristan Inc. Riley was most recently president of Oriental Weavers USA.

Couristan, established in 1926, is a leading global manufacturer, importer, and distributor of fine rugs, broadloom, and custom…

Outdoor-furniture manufacturer SunVilla Corp. has appointed Wright Currie vice president of product development and design. Currie will help lead the design and creative direction of SunVilla products. Currie joins the SunVilla team with nine years of experience from Summer Classics and Gabby (Birmingham, Alabama). During his tenure there he…

Homecrest Outdoor Living is excited to announce another industry first: the new five-year residential warranty on its celebrated double-layer sling. Homecrest’s patented sling and padded-sling designs have been among the industry’s most comfortable and durable sling products for decades, and customers can now enjoy the longest consumer warranty protection of…

  Veteran furniture-industry executive Derek Ritzel has joined Castelle (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) as CEO, succeeding Steve Lowsky. The change in leadership is the culmination of a long-term transition plan put into place when private equity company New Water Capital acquired family-owned Castelle in July 2015.

Lowsky says, “The Lowsky…