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Kimball International announces WELL certified™ platinum for corporate headquarters

Wednesday, 21 December, 2022 /0 Comments/in , /by

JASPER — Kimball International announces that its corporate headquarters in Jasper, Indiana, has earned WELL Certified™ Platinum through the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). Earlier this year, Kimball International was one of the first furniture manufacturers to have multiple corporate showrooms obtain the WELL Health-Safety Rating. This next designation marks an important achievement and visible […]

Martin Furniture creates new position focused on e-commerce

Wednesday, 21 December, 2022 /0 Comments/in , /by

SAN DIEGO – Cheryl Whyers has been hired to lead a newly developed sales channel as e-business and retail e-commerce manager for Martin Furniture. Martin says Whyers is a digital marketing and e-commerce sales executive with more than 20 years of experience in B2C, D2C and B2B. “We are very excited to have Cheryl join our team,” […]

MillerKnoll, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results

Wednesday, 21 December, 2022 /0 Comments/in , /by

ZEELAND, Mich., Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Sales growth of 4% over the prior year, up 8% organically Year-over-year operating margin expansion in the Americas Contract and International Contract & Specialty segments Continued progress with the integration of Knoll $101 million of run-rate cost synergies captured to date Increased targeted run-rate cost synergies from $120 million to $140 million within three years […]

Steelcase sales improve in third quarter, but battle with inflation continues

Tuesday, 20 December, 2022 /0 Comments/in , /by

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Office furniture giant Steelcase reported third quarter revenue of $826.9 million, a 19% gain over the same period last year. Inflation remains a chief concern, however. “Our gross margin improvement in the Americas this quarter reflected the benefits from the pricing actions we’ve been implementing in the face of extraordinary inflation levels,” said […]

Twitter’s Office Is Having a Fire Sale of Designer Furniture: Eames, Knoll & More

Monday, 19 December, 2022 /0 Comments/in , /by

The troubled social media company is auctioning off some corporate assets, and the bidding starts at just $25. Twitter has been in the news an awful lot since Elon Musk’s takeover of the company this fall. From mass firings and an increase in hate speech on the platform to an advertiser exodus and policies that change seemingly on a whim, Twitter can’t […]

Illinois brothers bring metal, wood together with office furniture

Friday, 16 December, 2022 /0 Comments/in , /by

You won’t confuse iRCustom with any other furniture maker. Its 4,000-sq.-ft. shop may be smaller than some showrooms at IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer with three stores within an hour’s drive of the Lake Zurich, Ill., business. But that’s OK. “We’re not looking to be IKEA,” said co-owner Rob DiVito. With their large, asymmetrical, colorful designs […]