The Chinese wood furniture industry reached $63 billion in 2013, up 11.2% but slower than the 16.5% growth the industry averaged over the last five years.
Forty years ago this past April I got a job running a panel saw for Armstrong Cabinets in Ottawa, Kansas. While I was there, I mastered every cabinetmaking task on the shop floor and every business task in the office.
Stanley Furniture sales fell in 2012, but CEO Glenn Prillaman says it is the tail end of restructuring, and 2013 will show improvements.$5.5 million was spent on new IT systems and manufacturing equipment.