A useful patent management government notice
BOSTON, MA - Preparing and filing a U.S. patent application can be an arduous process. Company inventors meet with a patent attorney, emails are exchanged, the draft patent ...More

Sleep Number a case study on pressures facing industry | Sheila Long O'Mara
- Headlines earlier this month focused on bankruptcy, specifically Sleep Number‘s filing and its planned sale to Sleep Country Canada. The bigger story is what it ...More

Want to eyeball the new hybrid Bed Bath & Beyond concept? Here are 22 places to find it
- NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Phase One of the  Bed Bath & Beyond + The Container Store retail format has been fast-tracked at 22 locations. The combo concept store is ...More

Wayfair picks New Jersey for next large-format store
- Digitally native home furnishings brand Wayfair‘s move into brick-and-mortar retail will continue in 2027 with a large-format store in Princeton, N.J. The location, ...More

Is City ‘homing’ in on a future for all furniture retailers? | Bill McLoughlin
- City Furniture‘s rebranding as City Home, accompanied by a major expansion of its product and service mix, not only represents a fundamental reinvention for the ...More

Wayfair picks New Jersey for next large-format store
- BOSTON — Digitally native home furnishings brand Wayfair‘s move into brick-and-mortar retail will continue in 2027 with a large-format store in Princeton, N.J. The ...More

Market Authority OKs budget for 26-27
- At its June board meeting at Congdon Yards, the High Point Market Authority unanimously passed its budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. Noting that revenue streams ...More