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Global authority on China-US trade strategy to headline CHESS

Navigating trade complexities will take center stage at the International Housewares Association’s (IHA) Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession (CHESS) 2025, as Allen Morrison — senior professor at the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a globally recognized authority on U.S.-China trade relations — will present a keynote on strategic trade options for U.S. importers and manufacturers.

New Survey indicates significant impact of tariffs on home and housewares

Many member companies also shared insights including the difficulty matching both the price and quality of Chinese manufacturing, the uncertainty surrounding the changing tariff levels and the speed at which they were implemented, and the residual economic impact on their employees and service partners.

New updates from Sunbrella

New products, new production, and new collaborations — These are the latest updates from Sunbrella

CULP completes sale of Canadian manufacturing facility

CULP was pleased to monetize the facility in what ultimately proved to be a softer local industrial market than originally anticipated that was made more challenging by some rezoning and utility service issues impacting the property.

ISFD celebrates the 29th Annual Pinnacle Awards by expanding into new competitive categories

Designer-Maker category expanded, Biophilic Design in Wood added, entry deadline July 31st

Arteriors expands executive team with leadership hires in marketing and product

Arteriors, global leader in luxury lighting, furniture, wall décor and accessories, is pleased to announce…

Designers talk tariffs: ‘It’s like the Wild West’

Interior designers say global tariffs are rushing decision-making, threatening to homogenize design and creating frustrating uncertainty

FORT: LA announces winners of Healing the Heart of LA design competition

LOS ANGELES, CA (April 28, 2025) – Friends of Residential Treasures Los Angeles (FORT: LA) is pleased to…

Five core issues for the textile industry to grapple with

With the new “Texpertise Econogy Insights”, Messe Frankfurt’s textile trade fairs are shining a spotlight on five core issues facing the textile and clothing industry as it undergoes a transformation targeted at greater sustainability. These key themes are based on the results of the sustainability check offered to exhibiting companies as part of the Texpertise Econogy textile sustainability programme and conversations with international textile experts.

AI platform helps companies calculate tariffs in real time

As regulations and tariffs are constantly updated, Quickcode automatically adjusts compliance data and alerts users when manual intervention is needed. The company recently added new features designed to help businesses navigate evolving IEEPA and Section 301 tariffs and other trade regulations.