United Furniture Industries — the Tupelo-based furnishings manufacturer that recently laid off its entire staff via email and text message – received more than $3 million dollars in taxpayer money
TUPELO — Former United Furniture employees are hoping to bounce back before the end of the year after the company laid off its entire workforce last week.
Furniture Industry News: Michael Amini, Michael K. Dugan, John Gabbert, Neil Goldberg and Stephen K. Pond to be honored at High Point Market celebration.
From Bloomberg: If American businesses can resist laying off workers in the face of declining sales at the scale they did in past downturns, the country has a better chance of skirting a deep economic downturn.
Furniture World Magazine Article: : What’s in Store For 2022?, There will be winners and losers this year. Industry observer Tom Liddell provides insights into potential problems and what if anything retailers might do.