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Home furnishings retailer Pier 1 Imports said its 2010 UNICEF holiday greeting card sales raised $1.3 million for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, which works to decrease the number of preventable childhood deaths. Robert Thompson, U.S. Fund for UNICEF senior vice president of development, said Pier 1’s “continued support and dedication to UNICEF is invaluable . . . → Read More: Pier 1 Greeting Card Sales Raise $1.3 million for UNICEF Independent bedding producer Southerland is introducing what it says is the first mattress and foundation system designed to eliminate bedbugs, dust mites and their allergens. Southerland”Southerland’s David Corbin, left, and Joseph Latino and Gus Carey of Allergy Technologies show demonstration units for the bedding company’s new Total Protection Sleep System, which is said to eliminate bedbugs.” . . . → Read More: First Anti-Bedbug Mattress Claimed GREENVILLE, Tenn. — Upholstery producer Berkline has been hit with three lawsuits in U.S. District Court here that accuse the company of violating the federal WARN Act when it suddenly shut down operations on March 30. The suits, filed by former Berkline employees, seek class action status for their complaints. Sun Capital Partners, the private . . . → Read More: Employees Sue When Plant Closes! TORONTO — After 60 years as one of Canada’s most influential contemporary furniture retailers, John De Boer has decided to retire and will shutter his five-unit operation over the coming 12 months or so. John and Suanne de Boer”Suanne De Boer and her father, John De Boer, will close their iconic Canadian store chain, DeBoer’s, over . . . → Read More: Canada’s Famous DeBoer’s to Close After 50 Years |
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