HIGH POINT – When Klaussner Home Furnishings abruptly shutdown last week, it left a number of the company’s retail partners wondering what would become of the long-standing Trisha Yearwood Home Collection.

Here’s the answer: It will continue, according to Yearwood.

Launched in 2015 with Klaussner, the line currently boasts nine collections, and the country music and Food Network star says she is in top-level discussions with new partners to continue to the line.

“I was shocked and saddened to learn that Klaussner was closing its doors last week,” Yearwood said. “I have loved being a part of the furniture industry for almost 10 years now. The Trisha Yearwood Home Collection will continue. We are working diligently to make this transition as seamless as possible. I want to assure my friends at retail that we’re going to be there for years to come.”

See also:

• Everything there is to know (so far) about Klaussner’s shutdown this week
• Retailers react to Klaussner’s sudden shutdown
• Did Klaussner violate the WARN Act with shutdown? Employee lawsuit says yes

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HIGH POINT – Hooker Furnishings has renewed its multi-year license agreement with the Scott Brothers, making Hooker’s Pulaski and Samuel Lawrence divisions the sole producers for the Drew & Jonathan Home brand through 2025.

The announcement comes as part of the growth strategy for Drew & Jonathan Home, which originally debuted in the spring of 2021 and includes products specifically designed for brick-and-mortar furniture retail stores, department stores, interior designers and e-commerce channels.

“We are thrilled to extend our partnership and launch our new collection with Hooker Furnishings this spring,” said Jonathan Scott. “With Hooker’s support, we have been able to weave elements of our personal lives into unique pieces that bring our stories to life and transform people’s homes.”

“Thoughtful collaboration with the team at Hooker Furnishings has been the key to creating this collection and our previous ones,” said Drew Scott. “With a particular focus on quality and function, we draw from our collective areas of expertise to create long-lasting and timeless furniture for every home.”

Both companies will launch a new collection at this month’s High Point Market. Inspired by the California coastal aesthetic, Griffith is a 26-piece collection that includes bedroom, dining and occasional furniture.

The collection is inspired by Drew and Jonathan’s desire to reconnect with nature within their busy city lifestyles. The line is casual, featuring pieces crafted from split heart oak veneers and rubberwood solids. Muted, natural colors and aged pewter hardware evoke a sense of calm, says the companies.

“Inspired by two of television’s most prolific lifestyle influencers and designers, we are eager to add the Griffith collection to our Drew & Jonathan Home product assortment,” said Page Wilson, president of Hooker Furnishings’ Pulaski Furniture, Samuel Lawrence Furniture and PRI brands. “The collection is very clearly a reflection of Drew and Jonathan’s coastal California lifestyle, combined with quality craftsmanship and smart designs that will translate into a variety of homes across the country.”

Bedroom pieces include a canopy bed with a fully upholstered headboard, a panel bed, a dresser with coordinating mirror, a drawer chest, a nightstand with a charging station and a bachelor’s chest with an open shelf design.

Three dining tables are offered, including including a rectangular table with pedestal base, a gathering height table, and a 56-inch round dining table with a cross style base. Each of the table bases include the same curved detailing that is prevalent throughout the group. Dining chair options include splat back, upholstered and woven back designs.

A variety of additional occasional items are available including a round side table, a demilune console, a hall chest, an entertainment console, an etagere and a writing desk.

The new collection, as well as pieces from other collections within the Drew & Jonathan Home brand, will be on display in a dedicated 10,000-square-foot space within Hooker’s 220 S. Elm showroom during market.

See also:

• Hooker’s two new whole home collections encompass more than 160 pieces
• Hooker Furnishings shuts down profit-draining division

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COLUMBUS, Ga. – Magnussen Home  has partnered with the coastal lifestyle brand Salt Life on the launch of a new home furnishing collection scheduled to debut at the October 2023 High Point Market.  The performance and lifestyle brand, which will celebrate its 20th year in business in 2023, boasts nearly 2 million followers on social media and more than 2,500 retail apparel sponsors across the U.S.

“The decision to partner with Salt Life was easy,” said Magnussen Home Chief Revenue Officer Chris De Lisa. “Its brand is an enormous, highly impactful presence in the coastal lifestyle space, and its millions of passionate consumers span all ages and walks of life.”

He noted, that with 26 corporately owned retail stores and another 10 planned to open this year, Salt Life “knows how to drive customers into stores.”

Magnussen is looking to leverage that strength as it rolls out a new multi-faceted collection of furniture designed to appeal to those drawn to the coastal lifestyle.

The debut collection will offer consumers a good, better, best assortment of products for living, dining, home entertainment, office and sleeping spaces. The collection will feature textures and patterns reminiscent of seaside views, with colors ranging from soothing neutrals to bold splashes of ocean blue and sunset red. Whether shoppers are looking for a complete living room set or simply seeking a coastal accent piece to complement their existing interiors, Salt Life Home will offer price points and styles to meet a wide range of audience needs.

“Our goal at Salt Life is to bring the spirit of the beach lifestyle to our consumers nationwide, whether they live in a coastal community or far away from the nearest body of water,” said Jeff Stillwell, president of Salt Life. “Launching Salt Life Home gives us the opportunity to offer ocean enthusiasts timeless, high-quality home furnishings that reflect their favorite landscape and way of life.”

From relaxed, breezy linens to sturdy wooden furniture, Salt Life Home will provide the comfort of coastal living in designs to fit a variety of home styles, according to Magnussen. Salt Life’s beach apparel will serve as an inspiration for the collection, meeting the demands of both casual and contemporary style preferences.

From Magnussen’s perspective, the breadth of Salt Life’s audience aligned with the furniture maker’s core audience, while also opening doors to myriad  new consumer segments.

“We are fortunate to have 60-year-old yacht owners just as passionate about Salt Life as the 30-year-old that fishes from their buddy’s boat,” said Salt Life’s Stillwell. “We have a broad customer base that encompasses 40-year-olds that still think they are 30 and 30-year-olds that think they are 20. Our customers drive pickups or SUVs, musically range from country to classic rock and will drink Bud Light as easy as an IPA.”

Salt Life was founded in 2003 by four avid watermen from Jacksonville Beach, Fla. The brand’s professional roster includes numerous athletes, sportsmen and other ambassadors in the fishing, surfing, diving and music worlds. Salt Life offers omnichannel consumer engagement through its YouTube Channel, Instagram, Facebook and in-store activations.

Salt Life products are available to consumers at www.saltlife.com and in surf shops, specialty stores, department stores and sporting goods retailers, as well as at Salt Life’s various branded retail stores.

In 2013 Salt Life was acquired by Delta Apparel, a vertically integrated, international apparel company that designs, manufactures, sources and markets a diverse portfolio of core activewear and lifestyle apparel products under the primary brands of Salt Life, Soffe and Delta.

Beyond the initial core furniture offerings, which will debut in October 2023 with plans for retail rollout in the first half of 2024, plans call for a whole home collection encompassing accessories, lighting, rugs, top of bed, wall art and more.

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• Pottery Barn picks a rug partner with coastal aesthetic
• Magnussen Home expands brand portfolio with ‘mid-to-better’ Thirty-One Twenty-One Home

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OAK LAWN, Ill. — Scott Brothers Global and Restonic Mattress will be continuing their successful partnership, thanks to a newly inked partnership contract.

The brands began working together in 2018 with the launch of Scott Living by Restonic mattresses and later Drew & Jonathan Home mattresses.

“As an 85-year-old brand – and winners of multiple consumer-voted awards – we bring a lot of trust to our partnership with SBG,” said Laurie Tokarz, president of Restonic. “We’re grateful Drew and Jonathan see the value of trust equity in the marketplace. Our mutual focus on strategic growth has created a roadmap that shows a strong and profitable horizon as we begin to emerge from these challenging economic times.”

“Our partnership with Restonic is extremely collaborative throughout the design process, and it’s so rewarding to know our combined expertise allows us to create products focused on improving people’s health through better sleep,” said Jonathan Scott.

To celebrate five years of partnership, the brands are introducing a Scott Living by Restonic Anniversary collection. Adjustable base friendly, the mattresses are available in multiple comfort choices with a starting price of $799, and they incorporate cooling technology, body-conforming support systems and patented components.

The new collection made its debut at the January Las Vegas Market, and the company says it is already performing well on retail floors. It will make its High Point debut in April in Hooker Furnishings’ HMG Group showroom at 220 Elm. HMI Group is SBG’s licensing partner for bedroom and dining room furniture. The collection will be available for viewing during Premarket next week and market in April.

“At Scott Brothers Global, we’re always working to improve the lives of our customers by creating products driven by our brand’s values,” said Drew Scott. “We’re lucky to share this goal with Restonic, who, like us, value the power of a strong brand story.”

Scott Living by Drew & Jonathan, founded by Drew and Jonathan Scott, is a home and lifestyle brand that expresses the brothers’ values: family, quality and trust.

See also:

• Rooms To Go, Scott Brothers Global ink exclusive upholstery deal
• Hooker teams with HGTV’s Scott brothers on 3 new HMI furniture collections

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rooms To Go and Scott Brothers Global have announced a partnership on a multi-year, direct licensing program that will provide exclusive living room products to the consumer under the Drew & Jonathan for Rooms To Go brand.

Each collection will introduce multiple pieces in upholstery and occasional, centered around Drew & Jonathan’s three design aesthetics: modern, casual and refined.

To support the new program, which will be among the largest licensed brand launches in the retailer’s history, Rooms To Go has named Shawn Cantrell as president of a new division specifically assembled to handle this initiative.

Cantrell, most recently president of upholstery at Lifestyle, has held a number of senior level sales and marketing positions on the manufacturing side and earlier in his career worked in merchandising at Rooms To Go.

The Drew & Jonathan for Rooms To Go launch is slated for the fourth quarter of this year and will be supported by a major advertising initiative featuring the brothers, timed to coincide with the launch, Jeff Seaman, CEO of Rooms To Go, told Furniture Today in an exclusive interview.

“One of the many things about the brothers that make them such exceptional partners is how great they are on television,” said Seaman. “We would be foolish not to take advantage of that.”

Rooms To Go will work with its existing partners as well as employing its own manufacturing capabilities to support the living room upholstery program, which will encompass motion as well as stationary upholstery.

Hooker Furnishing’s HMI Group will continue to be Scott Brothers Global’s licensee for the bedroom and dining categories, and it will be providing Rooms To Go with exclusive bedroom and dining room collections to round out their total home offering.

“Our team is excited to partner with Rooms To Go to bring quality and beautiful designs for the living room and home that families will love forever,” said Drew Scott. “This partnership is built on shared values between our companies and people, and an opportunity to bring a lot more Drew & Jonathan products to market.”

Added Jonathan Scott: “Our Drew & Jonathan brand is all about improving your everyday life through inspirational design and solutions for the home. The living room is one of the most special and beloved spaces in any home, as it’s where we want our family and guests to feel their best. So we’re thrilled to work with Rooms to Go to introduce the best feeling living room products created by us, for their customers.”

In keeping with the depth, breadth and scale of the new program, RTG’s Seaman indicated that the retailer will look to create store-within-a-store concepts that merchandise Drew and Jonathan branded product in a cohesive setting. The same strategy will be employed on the RTG website, where the brand will have a significant space and dedicated space.

The partnership will bring multiple, exclusive family- and gathering-centric collections and products for Room To Go and will be rolled out across all retail locations and online, covering 10 states and U.S. territories.

Unlike some other brands that are tied to a singular price positioning, the Drew & Jonathan assortment will span a wide range of price points, according to Seaman. “It’s more about solutions than one price segment,” he told Furniture Today. “There will be a significant range from really moderate to the high end for Rooms To Go.

“This is one thing the brothers are particularly good at is bringing solutions to people, whether it’s renovating or redecorating their homes. We want to make sure this carries through to the product assortment as well.”

See also:

• Hooker teams with HGTV’s Scott brothers on 3 new HMI furniture collections
• Synchrony and Rooms To Go Renew Consumer Financing Partnership To Create Omnichannel, Personalized Shopping Experience

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HIGH POINT — Lillian August, a Sherrill Furniture brand specializing in signature upholstery and case goods for the luxury market, will celebrate a move to Sherrill’s newly renovated and expanded showroom space in time for High Point Market.

In addition, the company is featuring one of its largest introductions for the brand, including 30 case goods designs, 14 new upholstery additions and 17 new outdoor furniture pieces. “This Market’s collection boasts a myriad of fine fabrics and an eclectic mix of timeless designs and modern forms, celebrating a golden age of decorating,” said Lillian August.

Other milestones to be celebrated are the 15-year anniversary of licensing with Sherrill and Lillian August’s third generation of management. Dan Weiss, Lillian’s son, has been a co-founder of the brand, and now the company is welcoming the addition of Lillian’s granddaughter, Eliza Weiss.

The company’s new collections at High Point will include Round Top. According to Dan Weiss, co-founder, “Round Top is a curated collection of some of our favorite forms and finishes, that we plan to expand on for many years to come.”

Round Top Vintage showcases antique reproduction forms in relaxed oak finishes. Several new vintage-inspired leather frames are mixed with woven fabrics and neutral hues. The Oakley series includes occasional and dining tables and is inspired by turn of the century French country antiques with deep-toned distressed oak. The Oakley series also features the Austin sectional, a mid-century European modern, modular lounger featured in a hand distressed leather. The Ace chair is in the 1920s French deco style The new Leo sofa and Broderick bustle back sofa, in vintage distressed leather, boast vintage chic styling. The Houston bedroom group, in natural oak with burnished brass and soap stone reflects European country furniture.

Other collections include:

• Hollywood Regency – A modern interpretation of classic Hollywood glamour features an eclectic mix of deep reds mixed with marigold and pops of metallic. Introductions include the mid-century, Italian inspired Maeve chest. Custom wood and color finishes are available throughout the LA Workshop program. Featured for elegant dining is a classic black, white and gold dining room. The new Bellagio curved sectional is featured in smokey gray velvet, paired with the new Dalia swivel chair for a deco modern statement. Greens and pinks offer a whimsical viewpoint.
• Iconics – Inspired by archival, mid-century designs, Iconics now includes the Andre collection. A Brazilian modern occasional group, it features cocktail and end tables in rosewood, with a black smoked mirror top. In addition, the Elena collection now includes a console table and desk, featuring a white sycamore finish with gold accents.
• Regency – The Regency features soft purple and pink bedroom furniture with touches of silver that revolve around the new Josephine cocktail table with thick silver-plated legs, brass in-lays and a glass inset top.
• Palm Beach – The Palm Beach bedroom uses greens and pinks. The Rose collection is a sophisticated interpretation of Art Deco-styled designs. The mixed material etagere and chest are constructed with a combination of raffia, linen and brass.
• Modern Living – Modern Living focuses on azure with pops of marigold yellow colors. The Hamptons Coastal Blues collection is updated with a denim-hued sectional and bright white accent pieces, paired with chinoiserie accessories and patterns.
• Lillian August Outdoor – Introductions include the Azul seating group, a mix of cane and teak in a modern shelter form for both interior and exterior design. The Hendrix table group is a mix of teak and concrete that also works for both indoor and outdoor decorating. The Hermosa series now includes sectional pieces and a swivel chair option for the Hamptons Coastal collection.

Related stories:

• Sherrill Furniture celebrates showroom grand opening with sponsored party
• Sherrill Furniture makes ‘biggest introduction of new fabrics in over a decade’ at High Point

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HIGH POINT — Precision Reclining Chair Co., a manufacturer and distributor of motion and power motion upholstery, is introducing eight new leather motion sofas under its licensed Kathy Ireland Home collection at next month’s High Point Market.

Shown in fashion-forward red leather, the newest motion upholstery will have dual power settings, Bluetooth-enabled seating, phone charging systems and zero gravity relaxation features.

“With the home and family being more important than ever we are introducing eight new leather groups with availability to change to numerous performance fabrics, if desired,” said Michael Parasmo, CEO. “We have put more emphasis on construction for long life and heavy usage than ever before.”

Precision Recliner specializes in motion products from reclining sofas and sectionals to massage chairs, lift chairs, recliners and home theater seating with many choices and size configurations for any room according to the company.

Precision Reclining’s new showroom is now on the second floor, Atrium on Main, space 207.

Related stories:

• Recliner maker doubles High Point showroom space
• Constant demand for massage chairs pushed Precision to enter market

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MONTREAL — Primo International, a Canadian importer of leather and fabric upholstery, bedding, home furnishings and décor, just launched a licensed Stearns & Foster furniture collection.

The collection will include approximately 120 pieces with motion, stationary and sleeper sofas upholstered in fabric and leather, occasional pieces, dining room and bedroom furniture and coordinated area rugs to eventually be a part of the collection.

In production now, the collection is expected to ship in the fourth quarter of this year.

“We’re thrilled to partner with Primo to extend the quality, craftsmanship and comfort Stearns & Foster is known for into other parts of the home,” said Steve Rusing, president of sales for Tempur Sealy, the parent company of Stearns & Foster.

The company expects strong brand recognition of Stearns & Foster by both retailers and consumers will provide an opportunity for the expansion into a whole home multi-category line.

Primo will offer an in-stock program and is driving sales to both larger and small to medium-sized retailers.

The Stearns & Foster collection pricing will range from about $1,999 to $2,499 for top-grain leather sofas and between $799 to $1,299 for dining room tables.

Similar to its mattresses, the Stearns & Foster furniture line will include hang tags signed by the last person to work on and inspect the product before it’s shipped. Upholstery pieces will include a Stearns & Foster brand badge sewn into a seam, and the case goods drawers will include a badge plate as well.

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• Tempur Sealy growth sparks this foam supplier to invest in new factory
• Tempur Sealy Q2 reflects U.S. industry’s ‘toughest volume decline’

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UNION, N.J. – Bed Bath & Beyond has created a branded one-stop shop for dorms, apartments and small living spaces.

Running to just over 260 items, The Novogratz collection for Bed Bath & Beyond encompasses furniture, rugs, bedding, bath and home décor. The collection is offered online and in stores.

Prices start at $12.99 (a welcome mat) and top out at $659.99 (a futon sofa bed). The designs reflect The Novogratz’s colorful, modern sensibility.

“Our collection includes ‘dorm in a box’ – everything from bedding to lighting, rugs, bathroom and accessories – it’s that seamless,” said Cortney Novogratz, who along with husband and design partner Bob have seven children, two now in college.

To promote their collaboration, The Novogratz and Bed Bath & Beyond are running a sweepstakes that will result in a VIP college makeover by the design duo this fall. Details will be revealed over the coming weeks on on Instagram (bedbathandbeyond, thenovogratz) and TikTok (bedbathandbeyond, thenovogratz.

“The Novogratz new collection offers unique items that we know our customers will love, while helping them transform their small living spaces into bespoke expressions of their personal lifestyle,” said Mara Sirhal, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer at Bed Bath & Beyond.

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• Bed Bath & Beyond board has a wish list in hunt for new CEO
• Paris Hilton and The Novogratz glam it up

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NEW YORK — WHP Global has entered into a long-term licensing agreement with Nova Design Inc. to develop and distribute a home furniture line for the Anne Klein brand. The Anne Klein Furniture Collection is slated to debut in Winter 2022 and will be carried in select stores and e-commerce retailers throughout the U.S.

The collection will include upholstered sofas, loveseats, sectionals, daybeds and ottomans, occasional tables, bedroom and dining furniture, home office as well as outdoor furniture. The collection’s designs will be influenced by Anne Klein’s homes at Sutton Place in Manhattan and the Hamptons. Prices are planned to be in accordance with the budget of the average Anne Klein customer without compromising the quality, according to the company.

“We have experienced success in the home category for Anne Klein with our bedding and bath products and look forward to partnering with Nova Design to offer customers a new way to incorporate the classic style of our iconic brand into their homes,” said Stanley Silverstein, chief commercial officer at WHP Global.

“We are more than excited to see the outcomes of combining the rich experience of Nova Design in the furniture industry and the power of Anne Klein in the fashion industry,” said Orhan Ilhan, president of Nova Design Inc. “This partnership will offer elegant and stylish trends in furniture to the American consumers. We believe that Anne Klein Furniture will have a distinguished place among the respected furniture brands in the near future.”

Anne Klein was a groundbreaking fashion designer who founded her own brand in 1968. The only American female designer represented at the famous 1973 fashion “Battle of Versailles,” Klein’s brand is now owned by WHP Global, with products being sold in more than 15 countries across multiple categories.

WHP Global is a private-equity licensing firm that acquires global consumer brands and invests in high-growth distribution channels including digital commerce platforms and global expansion. WHP Global bought the Anne Klein brand from Premier Brands Group three years ago.

Nova Design is an importer and distributor of home furnishings for interior designers, real-estate developers, more than 300 retail stores and for online retailers.

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