HIGH POINT, N.C. – The International Casual Furnishings Association will host its fourth annual Industry Roundtables from noon to 6 p.m. on Monday, September 19, the day prior to the opening of Casual Market Chicago.

The event will include discussions of topics including:
• Marketing to Younger Consumers…

FT LAUDERDALE, FL - Carmen Squadrito has joined Castelle by Pride Family Brands as its newest independent territory manager. Squadrito will represent the award-winning, high-end cast aluminum casual furnishing brands of Castelle and Prestige to specialty and home retailers, as well as designers in North and South Carolina. 

“We…

LAKE PARK, FL - The Dragonfly Pool pillow from Elaine Smith is a luxurious versatile indoor / outdoor Sunbrella® pillow. In woven shades of aqua and cobalt and coordinating fringe, it is gorgeously rich in texture. This dragonfly pillow adds the perfect chic graphic element to customers’ décor. The pictured…

FT LAUDERDALE, FL - After 43 years in the home furnishings industry and twelve as a manufacturers’ representative for Pride Family Brands and other outdoor living lines, Brad Elliott will retire this summer. As the owner of Elliott Sales, headquartered in Rock Hill, S.C., Brad currently manages outdoor product sales…

PLYMOUTH, MN - Brian Joseph O’Brien, age 86, Plymouth, Minn, died at home on Sunday, May 15. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, O’Brien was preceded in death by his son, Danny, and parents Edward and Molly O’Brien.

He is survived by the love of his life for 63…