La-Z-Boy to Present at Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference

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Monday, 4 December 2023

MONROE, Mich., Dec. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB), a global leader in the manufacture and retail of residential furniture, today announced that Melinda D. Whittington, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Bob Lucian, Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference. The event will be held on December 6, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will be webcast live and archived at https://lazboy.gcs-web.com/.

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Balancing the supply chain, attracting Millennial/Gen Z consumers top Flexsteel’s goals for 2024

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Thursday, 14 December 2023

HIGH POINT — Reliance on a singular supply chain source is a business practice of the past for many manufacturers, and one furniture company is heading into the new year with a balanced mix.

“There are several events in the world that could disrupt our industry and the broader economy in the next 12-18 months,” said Jerry Dittmer, president and CEO of Flexsteel. “Most notable are the conflicts in the Middle East and in Ukraine. We’ve made great strides in balancing our supply chain and have essentially reached our goal of 50/50 mix between North American and imported product mix. We are now focused on moving components out of China to new markets.”

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La-Z-Boy partners with data integration platform company

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Wednesday, 13 December 2023

OAKLAND, Calif. — La-Z-Boy has begun to use a data integration platform to break down data silos and accelerate data-driven decision making across the organization.

The residential furniture maker is working with Fivetran in an effort to streamline operations and improve the customer experience – potentially saving millions of dollars. La-Z-Boy, an FDMC 300 ranked company with multiple divisions and manufacturing plants across the U.S. and in Mexico, the UK, and Thailand, said that Fivetran provides it with data-driven insights at scale.

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Kimball International Receives Three Awards from Interior Design Magazine

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Tuesday, 12 December 2023

Commercial furnishings manufacturer Kimball International recently announced that it has received three Best of Year (BoY) Awards from Interior Magazine. The awards recognize designers, manufacturers, and architects around the world to both showcase modern design and indicate the direction of future trends.

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HNI Corporation Ranks Among America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2024

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Tuesday, 12 December 2023

MUSCATINE, Iowa, December 11, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HNI Corporation (NYSE: HNI) announced today it has again been recognized among America’s Most Responsible Companies, ranking number six among consumer goods companies and number 31 in the overall ranking on Newsweek’s 2024 list. For the fifth year in a row HNI has ranked high on this list of the top 600 most responsible companies in the United States.

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Office furniture maker recovers to post pre-tax profit Ben Butler

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Tuesday, 12 December 2023

An office furniture company has recovered from a loss to post a pre-tax profit and stable sales despite “another challenging” financial year.

Orangebox was born in the summer of 2002 and its origins lie in the village of Hengoed in South Wales, and with the management buyout of an existing manufacturing business run by Steelcase.

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OfficeScapes rebrands as Slate after merger

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Tuesday, 12 December 2023

FORT COLLINS — Office furniture supplier OfficeScapes, with a Fort Collins operation, has rebranded as Slate.

The trade name change comes a year after the merger of Denver-based Office Elements LLC with OfficeScapes of Denver LLC.

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Steelcase Named Leader in LGBTQ+ Inclusion, Earns Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign’s 2023 Corporate Equality Index

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Thursday, 7 December 2023

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Steelcase (NYSE: SCS), a global design and thought leader in the world of work, has earned a perfect score of 100 points on the Corporate Equality Index, issued by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, designating the company as a “Leader in LGBTQ+ Inclusion” in the U.S. and Mexico.

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Steelcase Recognized for Advancing and Supporting Women

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Wednesday, 8 November 2023

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Steelcase, a global design and thought leader in the world of work, announces its recognition from the Women’s Forum of New York and receipt of the ATHENA Organizational Leadership Award from the Grand Rapids Chamber.

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Herman Miller, Design Within Reach add 3D product visualization to retail sites

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Tuesday, 7 November 2023

ST PETERSBURG, Fla. — Today, 3D Cloud by Marxent, a provider of 3D e-commerce for furniture and home improvement, and Herman Miller and Design Within Reach have launched 3D product configurators for several products on their North American retail websites.

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