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Arlington, VA – May 15, 2020 – HPBA is very pleased that the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to allow an additional period for retailers to sell solid fuel heating products that meet the EPA’s Step 1 standards. The dramatic...

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International Market Centers has postponed summer home furnishings markets to August in order to accommodate participants’ COVID-19-related concerns about travel and trade show attendance....

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The International Casual Furnishings Association is canceling the Preview Show slated for July 14-16 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and has shifted its focus toward Casual Market Chicago scheduled in September....

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As stay-at-home orders and social distancing mandates continue to interrupt the industry’s prime selling season for outdoor furnishings, the most recent survey of International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) members reflects mounting financial...

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Highwood USA launches the Westport Garden Collection that provides the experience of a coastal lifestyle within the comfort of your own backyard....

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Operation BBQ Relief has been very busy responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Operation Restaurant Relief (ORR) program has launched in new states and has proven to be an effective vehicle to provide meals to communities in need and support the restaurant...

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The following comments are from Hearth & Home’s monthly sales survey of retailers....

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Laurence P. Smith (Larry), founder and owner of Village Green Home and Garden, died Sunday evening, April 12, in the home of his daughter in Mequon, Wisconsin, after a long battle with cancer....

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No one alive has experience conducting business in pandemic conditions. We don’t really know what strategies businesses employed during the last pandemic, when influenza swept over the globe a hundred years ago....

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Phifer Incorporated has recently added a new shopping portal to promote their GeoBella line of indoor/outdoor performance fabrics....

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