Major sponsor and new host expand the reach and prizes for the contest.

Registration is now open for the co-located events to be held April 12-14. More than 1,000 closets and woodworking professionals are expected to attend. In addition to daily keynotes, attendees will hear from experts on topics including design, hiring and retaining labor, digital marketing, writing contracts, adapting CNC manufacturing, and ensuring professionalism in your business.

NEW YORK -- BoConcept, the contemporary Danish furniture franchise offering functional and stylish furniture with more than 300 franchise locations in 65 countries, has unveiled its trends for 2023. Celebrating its 70th anniversary this past year, the brand has seen consumers’ consumption habits change and evolve, giving rise to new trends each season.

Canfor Corp. is extending its sawmill curtailments in British Columbia due to ongoing weak market conditions and the lack of available economic fiber. The production capacity will be reduced through two-week curtailment extensions in January at select solid wood facilities in B.C. This will remove approximately 21 million board feet in addition to the 150 million board feet previously announced on December 5, 2022. The company said it plans to continue to adjust operating rates to align with market conditions and the available supply of economically viable timber.

TUPELO., Miss. — Creditors are seeking to recoup nearly $100 million from United Furniture Industries, and one of its largest creditors — banking giant Wells Fargo — is pushing the company into an involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing. In addition to Wells Fargo,the petition also names two other creditors — Security Associates of Mississippi/Alabama and V&B international — as being owed money. In total, United owes more than $99.5 million, excluding interest, fees and expenses, to the three creditors alone.

New orders and production contracting; backlogs contracting; supplier deliveries faster; raw materials inventories growing; customers' inventories too low; prices decreasing; exports and imports contracting.

October's 30% drop marks the 10th straight month of year-over-year double-digit declines, according to the latest issue of Furniture Insights produced by Smith Leonard.

Closets & Organized Storage Publisher Laurel Didier announces retirement.

RIVIERA, Fla. -- Closet Lifestyle is a shining example of how a high-end custom cabinetmaker branched out to service high-end custom closet clients as well. Attendees of the 2023 Closets and Wood Pro conferences will have the opportunity to tour the company's manufacturing and showroom operations.

Richard Farr has been named the chief operating officer for Wellborn Cabinet in Ashland, Ala.