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In 2020, many things have changed—amongst those, shopping trends. With a big push to online occurring in most industries, it is hard to ignore the need to continually adapt and embrace an e-commerce strategy in order to stay competitive. The furniture industry is no different, except that this transition towards 3D and digital commerce began prior to 2020, with furniture products being well suited for 3D product visualization as well as able to place a priority on constant and direct communication with the customer. As the 3D commerce industry has expanded, it has begun to become an integral part of e-commerce success. We will highlight here a few trends that can be capitalized upon for the furniture industry in 2021.

Trend #1: A Digital Shift Is Occurring

The first trend to note is that while shoppers are still buying their furniture in stores, there is certainly a digital shift occurring. A part of this shift includes the emphasis on social commerce and its ability to fuel online shopping. More than half of social network users in the U.S. are just on their mobile devices and would rather complete purchases easily within a single app. Transferring to other websites or not having a seamless experience is usually a dealbreaker. Social commerce is an avenue to enhance the shopping experience, and lead the consumer from the product discovery process to purchasing. This works particularly well for lifestyle retail categories such as furniture, and provides another avenue to catch consumers that may not have been willing to shop in person.

On the supply chain side, digital transformation will be key for success. In order for brands, retailers and manufacturers to keep up with the fluctuating demand, they need to remain agile. By leveraging automation, AI and IoT, furniture manufacturers will be able to fully streamline their workflow and accelerate time to market.

Trend #2: Customization and Modularity is Key

As younger generations begin to buy homes and move out on their own, customization will prevail as the key differentiator. For furniture companies, this means developing made-to-order workflows that will allow them to respond to demand rather than keeping stock. By leveraging automated workflows, furniture companies will not only be able to deliver customized and bespoke pieces quickly but will also be able to better control the cost and quality of their final products.

Trend #3: The Younger Generation Prefers a Cash and Carry Option

Another trend is that younger shoppers, many of which believe social commerce is important, prefer and want a cash and carry option. This direct-to-consumer model is in line with many noted trends, to include the fact that three-quarters of consumers expect to be able to buy directly from a brand or retailer, while still expecting the same level of engagement. Furthermore, almost half of consumers buy products regularly from a brand, and even more expect to buy more products directly from a brand. With competing marketspace between traditional retailers and these direct-to-consumer brands, the consumer is in the driver’s seat and can afford to have higher expectations about their shopping experience. Direct-to-consumer brands often hold the advantage because they can cut out the middleman and offer lower prices, so for traditional retailers to compete—they must exceed the expectation of the customer from an experience perspective.

Trend #4: Hybrid In-Store and Online Business Models Are Emerging

Many times, one model isn’t going to be suitable to capture enough of the marketspace. Therefore, it is important to recognize a third trend of blending the in-store and online experience. Part of this blending includes tailoring the experience of the customer with product customizations. Using technology to let them choose and visualize different colors, patterns and context can help both online and during the in-store experience. More than half of female smartphone users indicate that context matters, and seeing the product in a positive context influences the purchase decision. Helping the customer see the product as they will see it in their home helps drive more sales in both environments, and most of that can be done with CGI and 3D visuals. This allows the company to re-use and re-purpose images, and avoid creating specific room scenes and catering to specific customers. The more customizable an experience is to each unique customer, the higher the ROI to be reaped.

Trend #5: Augmented Reality is NOT a Fad 

Lastly, the recent trend towards the utilization of augmented reality (AR) is also influencing the furniture industry. Furniture shopping is inherently visual, so it only makes sense that this trend would emerge as a means to bridge the gap between the in-store and online shopping experience. AR is particularly useful for this industry because it allows the customer to try out the furniture without the pressure to buy. Research has repeatedly shown how useful AR is to the buying experience, with those engaging with AR to be eight times more likely to make a purchase. With AR having the power to influence purchasing decisions too greatly, it is certainly a trend that should not be ignored.

Ultimately, the furniture industry is transitioning towards an even more visual and customizable experience. The industry needs to meet the consumer demands for the customer service experience, and be able to provide an experience that is unique and unmatched in order to earn their dollar. This includes the flexibility to shop with ease and the same expectations from the comfort of their home. While e-commerce and the online experience are paramount, it is important though that traditional retailers don’t forego their core services, continue to provide excellent customer service and try to meet the needs of the customer on a day-to-day basis in order to stay competitive.

Trend #6: Digitalization of the Manufacturing Process

For a long time, furniture has relied heavily on manual processes, but today’s increase in demand, e-commerce and need for cost control leave no option but to digitalize. For furniture companies, this means integrating the workflow from the e-commerce website through production in order to shorten delivery times, minimize errors, enhance quality, and increase margins.

With the rise of customization, furniture manufacturers also need to make sure they have the right tools to manage all configurations to produce made-to-order pieces without error. For many this means adding certain technologies, such as digital printing and automated nesting, that will help them eliminate stock challenges, reduce costs and improve material utilization.

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Michael McLeod, Miles Wood help Devils subdue Sabres - Reuters

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Michael McLeod and Miles Wood each scored twice as the visiting New Jersey Devils snapped a three-game skid with their 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday afternoon.

McLeod, who had one goal in his previous 41 career NHL games, muscled the puck past Carter Hutton (32 saves) with 9:20 left in the third period to give New Jersey a 4-3 lead.

Wood, a Buffalo native who also recorded an assist, added an empty-net goal as the Devils rebounded from Saturday’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Sabres by halting an 0-2-1 slide.

Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen had a goal with an assist while captain Jack Eichel and Victor Olofsson each recorded two assists for Buffalo, which had earned at least one point in five straight contests (3-0-2).

Ristolainen tied the game at 3 early in the third period when he tucked home his own rebound past Eric Comrie (30 saves), who making his first NHL appearance since December 2019. It was the ninth power-play goal in five games for the Sabres.

After Buffalo scored twice in a span of 1:12 in the second to tie the game at 2, Wood put New Jersey back ahead with 0.9 seconds left in the period. Off a clear from Janne Kuokkanen, Wood skated in and put a shot on Hutton, who made the initial save. However, Wood corralled the rebound and went top shelf to convert.

Just 20 seconds into the contest, McLeod accepted a stretch pass from defenseman P.K. Subban at the blueline and raced in alone and beat Hutton. Then with 16.1 seconds left in the opening frame, the Devils doubled the advantage when Andreas Johnsson was credited with the goal after the puck ricocheted in traffic and past Hutton.

Buffalo halved the deficit with 5:49 left in the middle period on Curtis Lazar’s redirection of Ristolainen’s slap shot. Shortly after, the Sabres tied things on defenseman Rasmus Dahlin’s power-play goal from the point.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Michael McLeod and Miles Wood each scored two goals to lead the New Jersey Devils over the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Sunday.

Wood assisted on McLeod’s go-ahead goal midway through the third period.

Andreas Johnsson also scored for the Devils, who bounced back from a shootout loss on Saturday in the second game of a back-to-back set despite being without several top players because of injury and virus-related circumstances.

“It certainly shows that we have a lot of fight,” Wood said. “Me and Mango (Johnsson) were the two oldest forwards out there at 25 and 26 years old. So it’s an extremely young team, and the fact that we kept on fighting throughout the game and we never got down on ourselves, I think it just shows the type of group that we have. It’s a young group, but a fiery group.”

Devils coach Lindy Ruff was encouraged by the hustle and enthusiasm his young team showed.

“As a coach standing behind the bench, it’s something that just puts a smile on your face,” said Ruff, who coached in Buffalo for 16 seasons following an eight-year playing career. “There was no quit in them.”

Eric Comrie made 30 saves in his first start for the Devils.

“He was awesome,” Wood said. “Made some huge saves for us. And he showed up in the big moments. He was great tonight and that was huge win.”

Rasmus Ristolainen had a goal and assist for the Sabres, who had a 3-0-2 streak snapped. Buffalo also got goals from Rasmus Dahlin and Curtis Lazar, while Jack Eichel and Victor Olofsson each had two assists. Carter Hutton stopped 32 of 36 shots.

“Our puck management was really bad tonight,” Sabres coach Ralph Kreuger said. “We were playing into their hustle. We were playing into their persistent checking. I wouldn’t say we didn’t work. The guys worked hard to get us back from down two and then down 3-2 again with a late, painful goal. In the end, you have to give it to New Jersey. They deserve this win today.”

McLeod put the Devils ahead for good with his second goal at 10:40 of the third period. He chipped the puck in from close range after Hutton couldn’t control the rebound from Wood’s shot.

Wood scored into an empty net in the closing seconds.

Ristolainen beat Comrie on a second effort from the edge of the crease to give Buffalo a tying goal on a power play early in the third period.

Wood put the Devils ahead 3-2 when he scored on a breakaway in the last second of the second period. Janne Kuokkanen created the scoring chance when he dove at the blue line and poked the puck away from Buffalo’s Colin Miller. Wood gloved the puck and knocked in the rebound after Hutton stopped his initial shot from the right slot.

“It was a great play by Kuoks and and I was fortunate enough to sneak one in there with 0.9 seconds left,” Wood said. “If that happened to us, it would certainly take the wind out of our sails, for sure. It was, I guess you could say, a big goal for us.”

The Sabres scored twice in a 1:12 span late in the second period to tie the game at 2. Lazar redirected Ristolainen’s slap shot from near the right wall into the net, and Dahlin scored his first of the season on a power-play shot from the point.

The Devils had goals in the first and last minute of the opening period to take a 2-0 lead.

P.K. Suban’s stretch pass set up McLeod on a partial breakaway 20 seconds into the game.

New Jersey’s second goal bounced in off Johnsson’s body during a scrum in front of the net with 17 seconds left in the period. Jesper Bratt’s shot from the point caromed off Hutton’s shoulder and the stick of Buffalo’s Casey Mittelstadt before touching Johnsson.

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Devils: RW Kyle Palmieri entered the league’s COVID-19 protocol on Sunday, the team announced, joining fellow alternate captain Travis Zajac, who entered the protocol on Friday and did not make the trip to Buffalo. … LW Mikhail Maltsey made his NHL debut after being called up from the taxi squad along with C Jesper Boqvist. … R Nicholas Merkley was assigned to the taxi squad.

Sabres: RW Sam Reinhart missed his second game with an upper-body injury and is day-to-day. … LW Casey Mittelstadt was called up from the taxi squad and replaced RW Tage Thompson in the lineup. … D Henri Jokiharju was scratched in favor of D Matt Irwin.

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Devils: At Pittsburgh on Tuesday and Thursday.

Sabres: At New York Islanders on Tuesday and Thursday.

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Wood had 27 points (11-13 FG, 3-4 3PT, 2-2 FT) and nine rebounds in Saturday's win over the Pelicans.

After missing three games with a sprained ankle, Wood has looked more than healthy in his first two games back, totaling 49 points, 21 rebounds, two steals and two blocks in 59 minutes. He finished as a game-high plus-23 on Saturday.

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Christian Wood scored 27 points and the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to five games with a 126-112 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.

Victor Oladipo scored 20 points and John Wall added 15 for Houston, which shot 48.9%, led by 18 at halftime and did not allow the Pelicans to get within eight after that.

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"We’re moving in the right direction, for sure," said Rockets coach Stephen Silas, whose team has clawed back to .500 after a 4-9 start. "Now it seems like we’re pulling together on the defensive end especially, creating good offensive off defense, moving the ball and kind of doing the things that I envisioned us doing as a group."

Wood, who played for New Orleans during part of the 2018-19 season, shot 11 of 13, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. Oladipo and Wall each hit four 3s for Houston, which went 20 of 46 from deep.

"It starts with us defensively," Wood said. "Once our defense started rolling, I felt like our offense started rolling. Guys started hitting shots, now we’re making extra passes. It’s great for us when we play like that."

Zion Williamson had 26 points for the Pelicans, who looked sluggish at times after scoring 131 points in a victory over Milwaukee a night earlier. 

"It’s one thing if a team’s hitting shots," Williamson began. "But when they’re playing harder than us and hitting shots, we’re not even giving ourselves a chance."

Brandon Ingram and Eric Bledsoe each scored 15 for New Orleans, which came in having won two straight.

Williamson hit three baskets during a 14-1 Pelicans run in the third quarter that briefly cut Houston's lead to 86-78. But an unusual play soon after helped Houston take control for good.

Jaxson Hayes was called for a flagrant-1 foul for stepping into Cousins’ landing space as the Rockets’ power forward came down from a missed 3. Cousins landed on Hayes' foot before falling to the floor. He got up and made two of three free throws, and the Rockets made it a 5-point possession on Jae'Sean Tate’s 3, which put Houston up 94-80. Houston's lead eventually ballooned to 24.

"To me, defend, rebound, take care of the ball, and 90% of the time you’ll at least have a chance coming down at the end," Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy said. "We’re not defending and we’re sporadic when taking care of the ball. Well, it’s going to be hard to get any kind of consistency. It just is."

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Rockets: Former Pelican Eric Gordon scored 14 points and Tate finished with 13 points and nine rebounds. ... The Rockets combined for 32 assists, nine by Wall.

"Guys are passing up good shots to get great shots," Silas said. "The selflessness of the group is shining through and it's a result of the roster that we have and the style of play that we have." 

Pelicans: Nickeil Alexander Walker scored 13 and Hayes 10. ... Steven Adams left with a right calf injury which Van Gundy said did not appear serious. ... First-round draft choice Kira Lewis Jr. saw action in his eighth game this season in the fourth quarter. He scored 10 points in 10 minutes, hitting both 3s he took. ... JJ Redick did not play for a second straight game despite being healthy.

PIVOTAL STRETCH

The Pelicans led by as many as 11 when Williamson’s 3 made it 35-24 late in the first quarter. New Orleans was still up 10 when Hayes threw down a reverse, two-handed alley-oop dunk on a fast-break lob from Josh Hart early in the second quarter.

But the Rockets began scoring seemingly at will. They scored 48 in the second quarter alone, the most points the Pelicans have ever allowed in that quarter of a game.

The Pelicans’ last lead evaporated on Oladipo’s 3 with 5:36 left in the second quarter, which tied it at 46. That basket marked the beginning of a 32-11 run to close out the half.

Oladipo hit three more 3s during that span, during which Wood hit two from deep, with Wall and Sterling Brown each hitting one.

Nothing embodied the Pelicans’ defensive slippage more than the final play of the half. With only seconds left, New Orleans didn’t pressure the ball in the backcourt, so Oladipo let the inbound pass roll across half court without burning any time off of the clock before picking it up and hitting an uncontested left-wing 3 to give the Rockets a 75-57 halftime lead.

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Rockets: Visits Oklahoma City on Monday night for the first of two road games against the Thunder in three nights.

Pelicans: Host Sacramento on Monday night in the fourth of five straight home games.

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Ark Invest's Cathie Wood says stocks are not in a bubble and neither are her fund's top holdings - CNBC

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The heavy inflows into Cathie Wood's funds this year have led to exuberance around Ark Invest, but the high-profile investor isn't worried about a bubble in her funds, or the market at large.

Wood told CNBC Pro how the firm manages positions in the fund when valuations get too hefty. And revealed the one stock she is holding no matter what the valuation because of how disruptive the company will be.

The firm's Ark Innovation fund, already the largest actively managed ETF, has raked in another $3 billion in new money this year alone as investors keep following 2020's eye-popping track record.

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Rockets reaction: Winning streak hits five as Christian Wood sparks historic quarter - Rockets Wire

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Christian Wood scored 27 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in just 27 minutes, leading the Houston Rockets to a fifth straight victory during Saturday’s commanding 126-112 win (box score) at New Orleans. The 25-year-old center hit 11-of-13 shots (84.6%) from the field, and he scored 16 of those 27 points during the second quarter — when the Rockets blew open the game with a 48-22 period against the host Pelicans.

Those 48 points were the third-most of any quarter in franchise history. It’s the fifth straight win for the Rockets (9-9), representing the team’s longest of the 2020-21 NBA season to date. Since agreeing to trade superstar guard James Harden, Houston is 6-3 overall.

The Pelicans (7-11) were led in defeat by Zion Williamson, who had 26 points and 7 rebounds in 29 minutes.

Thanks to the lopsided score, the Rockets led by double digits for nearly the entire second half, and no one on the roster played more than 28 minutes. Victor Oladipo had 20 points (4-of-8 on 3-pointers), 7 assists, and 6 rebounds in just 25 minutes, while backcourt mate John Wall had a line of 15 points and 9 assists in just 26 minutes. Rookie forward Jae’Sean Tate had 13 points and 9 rebounds in 24 minutes, while veteran guard Eric Gordon added 14 points and 4 assists in 23 minutes off the bench.

Reserve swingman David Nwaba, who had 9 points in 16 minutes and showcased his typically strong defense, left the game early in the fourth quarter with a left ankle sprain. Head coach Stephen Silas said postgame that it was too early to know whether he would miss any games.

The Rockets return to action on Monday night in Oklahoma City for the first of two straight road games against the Thunder (8-10). As for Saturday, additional highlights of Houston’s standouts and reaction from the victorious locker room in New Orleans is available below.

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NEW ORLEANS — Christian Wood scored 27 points and the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to five games with a 126-112 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.

Victor Oladipo scored 20 points and John Wall added 15 for Houston, which shot 48.9%, led by 18 at halftime and did not allow the Pelicans to get within eight after that.

Wood, who played for New Orleans during part of the 2018-19 season, shot 11 of 13, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. Oladipo and Wall each hit four 3s for Houston, which went 20 of 46 from deep.

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Zion Williamson had 26 points for the Pelicans, who looked sluggish at times after scoring 131 points in a victory over Milwaukee a night earlier. Brandon Ingram and Eric Bledsoe each scored 15 for New Orleans, which came in having won two straight.

Williamson hit three baskets during a 14-1 Pelicans run in the third quarter that briefly cut Houston's lead to 86-78. But an unusual play soon after helped Houston take control for good.

Jaxson Hayes was called for a flagrant-1 foul for advancing into Cousins’ landing space as the Rockets’ power forward came down from a missed 3-point shot. Cousins landed on Hayes foot before falling to the floor. He got up and made two of three free throws, and the Rockets made it a 5-point possession on Jae'Sean Tate’s 3, which put Houston up 94-80. Houston's lead eventually ballooned to 24 before it was over.

The first half featured dramatic swings in momentum.

The Pelicans led by as many as 11 when Williamson's 3 made it 35-24 late in the first quarter, and the Pelicans were still up 10 when Hayes threw down a reverse, two-handed alley-oop dunk on a fast-break lob from Josh Hart early in the second quarter.

1of6Houston Rockets center Christian Wood (35) shoots past New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Hart (3) and forward Zion Williamson (1) during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.Derick Hingle/APShow MoreShow Less

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But the Rockets began scoring seemingly at will. They scored 48 in the second quarter alone, the most points the Pelicans have ever allowed in that quarter of a game.

The Pelicans' last lead of the first half evaporated on Oladipo's 3 with 5:36 left in the second quarter, which tied it at 46. That basket marked the beginning of a 32-11 run to close out the half.

Oladipo hit three more 3s during that span, during which Wood hit two from deep, with Wall and Brown each hitting one.

Nothing embodied the Pelicans' defensive slippage in the period better than the final play of the half. With only seconds left, New Orleans didn't pressure the ball in the backcourt, so Oladipo let the inbound pass roll across half court without burning any time off of the game clock before picking it up and hitting an uncontested left-wing 3 to give the Rockets a 75-57 lead at halftime.

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Rockets: Former Pelicans Eric Gordon scored 14 points and Tate finished with 13 points and nine rebounds. ... The Rockets combined for 32 assists, with nine by Wall.

Pelicans: Nickeil Alexander Walker scored 13 and Hayes 10. ... Steven Adams left with a right calf injury. ... First-round draft choice Kira Lewis Jr. saw action in his eighth game this season in the fourth quarter. He scored 10 points in 10 minutes, hitting both 3s he attempted.

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Robin Shonette Wood Stultz, 67, of Weston, was called Home on Thursday, January 28, 2021, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. She was born in Dumfries, VA, on May 9, 1953, a daughter of William Arthur Wood and the late Edna Wrightaleen Barbe Wood. In addition to her mother, Robin was preceded in death by her mother-in-law, Eileen Dove Stultz; and father-in-law, Owen Guy Stultz. On August 12, 1978, Robin married the love of her life, Robert Lee Stultz. Together they shared over 42 wonderful years of marriage and he will miss her dearly. Forever cherishing their memories of Robin are her father, William Wood of Lost City, WV; husband, Robert Stultz of Weston; one daughter, Amelia Wagner and husband, Nicholas, of Coalton; two grandchildren: Morgan Wagner and Jeb Wagner; three sisters-in-law: Karen Whetzel and husband, Jon, of New Market, VA, Eleanor Heishman of Mathias, WV, and Jane Jenkins and husband, Bob, of Randallstown, MD; and several nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews. Robin graduated from Moorefield High School in 1971 and was a member of St. Matthew United Methodist Church in Weston where she attended the Good News Sunday School Class. She enjoyed time with her family, attending her grandchildren’s events such as basketball, soccer, cheer, and birthday parties. Robin tirelessly volunteered her time with organizations focused on youth. She was a former 4-H leader, school volunteer, and she served on the Lewis County High School Improvement Council in the late 1990′s. Anyone who knew Robin, knew her love for the WV Democratic Party. You could always find her supporting her favorite candidates and wearing Democratic blue. Robin served the party in many different capacities and was the Administrative-Sergeant at Arms/Doorkeeper for the West Virginia House of Delegates. She served in numerous committees and organizations over the years: WV Women’s Commission; The National Association of Commissions for Women (NACW), as secretary and legislative chair; Lewis County Democratic Women’s Group, as Chapter President; the WV Federation of Democratic Women, as President from 2016-2019; Lewis County Democrat Executive Committee, as Vice-Chairperson; and the WV Democrat Executive Committee. Her work didn’t go unnoticed, and she was awarded the 2010 Lewis County Democrat of the Year Award. She received the WV Democratic Women’s Camelot Award and the Eleanor Roosevelt Award in 2019. Robin was a selfless public servant and never met a stranger. She loved to help people and make them smile. She will be remembered as a neighbor, friend, daughter, mother, grandmother, and wife. In lieu of flowers, Robin’s family requests that donations be made in her honor to the Lewis County 4-H Foundation and mailed to 104 Center Avenue, Weston, WV, 26452, or to the Lewis Baseball Association and mailed to PO Box 755, Weston, WV, 26452. Robin’s request for cremation has been honored at Pat Boyle Funeral Home’s On-Site Crematory. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, masks are required indoors. Family and friends will gather at Pat Boyle Funeral Home and Cremation Service located at 144 Hackers Creek Rd. in Jane Lew from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will begin at 6 p.m. in the Pat Boyle Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend James Martin officiating. We, at Pat Boyle Funeral Home and Cremation Service, are honored and privileged to serve the family of Robin Shonette Wood Stultz. Online condolences may be expressed at https://ift.tt/3fO53zb.

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Sabai, a new furniture brand comes from two women under the age of 30 who aspire to make home furnishings more eco-friendly and affordable. Their goal, according to co-founder Phantila Phataraprasit, is to pioneer a new standard for the furniture industry. Many companies intentionally design products, she says, that need to be replaced in order to increase their sales—products which then end up in landfills. Sabai products are designed so that customers can repair the damaged parts, or sell back older sofas, extending the life of their furniture in a way, she says, that’s both financially and ecologically beneficial.

“To our knowledge, Sabai is the first ever direct-to-consumer furniture brand to pilot a national buyback program,” Phataraprasit says.

Working with Floorfound, which has a nationwide network of warehouses and the capacity to handle the logistics that comes with such an expansive footprint, the young duo have been able to take their business across the US.

Phataraprasit spoke with Forbes on their new bootstrapped business, the nuances of the furniture industry, and their hopes for sustainability.

Chhabra: What are the biggest challenges with a buyback program?

Phataraprasit: I think one of the biggest challenges about a buyback is the scale of it. Logistics are top of mind for any DTC company, and that is especially true here. With our decision to build out a buyback program, we were committing to double the logistics - figuring out how to bring a sofa into our clients' world, and then also take it out. You need to be able to address the customer facing aspect of the business, transportation, holding and processing, and then facilitate a whole new customer transaction. It's a big ordeal with little financial payoff due to the nature of secondhand pricing, and something that is certainly a commitment bandwidth wise for a small startup. 

Being able to address the end of lifecycle for our pieces, and to be able to roll out nationwide from the start, was a dream we've had from day one and it's really wonderful to see it in action. To us, it's more about fulfilling our promise of true sustainability with customers and really challenging the industry to address their part in America's waste problem. 

Chhabra: Some of your competitors have started offering some version of a buyback program. How will yours be different?

Phataraprasit: I actually haven't seen any competitors offering this, though we have seen this model used in other industries and also abroad. Fashion companies like Eileen Fisher have piloted programs targeted at taking responsibility for their product, and IKEA has launched a very ambitious and wonderful buyback program in many countries but it’s only operational outside the U.S. 

Our goal with this program is not to be one of a kind but to lead the charge and hopefully make this program ubiquitous in 5 years. Funnily enough, the day we launched The Sabai Standard, a competitor posted their commitment to full life cycle programs. And that's exactly what we want to see - this isn't about being unique, but pushing the industry to do it's part. 

Chhabra: How much furniture waste is created annually?

Phataraprasit: It's estimated that 12 million tons of furniture waste is created annually in America, with only 20% of it being recycled. That means over 9 million tons of furniture will find itself in a landfill each year. 

Chhabra: What do you do with the furniture you purchase?

Phataraprasit: The furniture that we purchase is sold through our secondhand line - Sabai Revive. The pieces are discounted and work on a consignment store model to some extent. Pieces are held for 90 days and sold at a discount, with a percentage of the sale price (20% in store credit or 15% in cash) going back to the customer if the piece is sold. If the piece is not sold, it is donated so that it can continue to be used. Our pieces are also designed to be easily recycled when it does come to that. 

Chhabra: Can furniture truly be circular?

Phataraprasit: Absolutely! That's exactly what we're striving for here. Our pieces are made largely from recycled or upcycled materials, and also to be recycled easily - we've recently removed glue from our manufacturing process because that inhibits what parts can be recycled. From there, our goal is to maximize each product's time in use, but ultimately, each piece can then be recycled again, theoretically starting a new life as a new Sabai piece. 

Chhabra: What is your personal background and why were you inspired to go into this space?

Phataraprasit: I started Sabai while in my first year of law school, having spent the year prior working in finance. While my background is not in the furniture space, I grew up around it as my extended family is involved in the furniture industry in Thailand and definitely developed an appreciation for design. My family is also very entrepreneurial as well as environmentally conscious, so I always enjoyed coming up with different business ideas and solutions with sustainability in mind. 

I think there is something to be said for sustainability practices in other countries, and the commitment to using pieces with intention, and repairing products rather than throwing out the old for something shiny and new. This is certainly a mentality that is slowly building in the U.S., but I wanted to do my part to push businesses to innovate and create with sustainability at the forefront. 

Chhabra: What is the story behind the name?

Phataraprasit: We wanted to convey a sense of comfort and ease through our name. I'm from Thailand, so my co-founder, Caitlin, asked me if there's a word for that in Thai, and sure enough there was! "Sabai" is a word that is very commonly used to describe anything from objects, to experiences, to feelings and can mean cozy, comfortable, easy, and effortless. We thought this was perfect because we want our customers to not only feel quite literally comfortable in our furniture, but also wanted the experience of creating a sustainable home to be a breeze. 

Chhabra: How would you describe the furniture industry?

Phataraprasit: It's an incredibly welcoming and friendly industry - but there is certainly a commitment to the status quo. We've come up against quite a few hurdles as we've built out Sabai just because we're young women and aiming to do something new, and that can be scary for people. But I think as we've been able to prove the validity of the business model, we've opened up the eyes of some of our peers. I think ours and the success of other DTC furniture companies is only a good thing, the furniture industry needs a little shaking up!

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By Ben DuBose | January 30, 2021 7:30 pm

Two nights after Rockets center Christian Wood expressed his belief that he’s deserving of 2021 NBA All-Star votes, the 25-year-old appeared to get a strong endorsement by Houston head coach Stephen Silas.

“Christian Wood is an emerging star, right now,” Silas said before Saturday’s game in New Orleans. “He’s playing at a really high level.”

Wood averages 23.4 points (53.6% FG), 10.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 33.5 minutes per game. He leads the Rockets, who entered Saturday on a four-game winning streak, in all of those categories.

In Saturday’s interview, Silas elaborated on Wood’s growth, and he says it goes beyond traditional numbers. For instance, Houston entered with one of the NBA’s top-rated defenses over its last eight games, and Silas says Wood has improved significantly there. His comments:

He’s grown a lot since training camp. He’s found where he can be successful on the floor, where it’s at the top of the floor, or he’s finding some areas in the paint where he can shoot his little floater. He has such a soft touch. We’re going to expand that to getting him to the corners, some, and making the decisions harder for his man, and whether he’s going to help. Are they going to help on our drives, or stay home on our shooters? He’s one of those shooters.

But the biggest jump for him, I would say, is on the defensive end. We’ve gotten a little more aggressive with our coverages when he’s in, and he’s done a really good job. The last couple games that he’s played in, he’s done a good job with his pick-and-roll defense on the ball, and then recovering back to his man, or helping somebody else. I would say the biggest jump that he’s made so far, and you don’t really see it in the points and the rebounds, but it’s on the defensive end.

Saturday’s game between the Rockets and Pelicans tipped off at 7 p.m. Central, with the game broadcast on AT&T SportsNet Southwest.

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Buford Douglas Wood Jr., "Doug" Born 12/17/39 in Greenville, Mississippi. Died 1/28/2021. As a child, Doug moved to West Point, Mississippi in 1944, his longtime home. Doug graduated from West Point High School in 1957, where he played baseball and basketball. He attended the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), and graduated in 1962 from its Pharmacy School. He was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, and a lifelong Ole Miss Rebel fan, attending Ole Miss football, basketball, and baseball games for most of the remainder of his life. In August 1965, Doug purchased Wood's Drug Store in Charleston, Mississippi, where he served the community for 37 years. On August 13, 1966, he married Sheila Stacks at Colonial Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee. Charleston, MS became their home, where they raised their two children, Helen Stacey and Buford Douglas Wood, III. Doug was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Charleston and of West Point. In Charleston, he served as church Treasurer, Chairman of the Church Board, and also served on the school board of Strider Academy. Doug built a life full of love and friendships with the people of Charleston, who are so near to his heart. In 2002, Doug semi-retired and returned to his childhood home of West Point. While in West Point, he continued his service to the community, as a pharmacist, as well as on the board of the West Point hospital, and he served the First United Methodist Church in many capacities. He was a devoted member of the church, and the Men's Bible Study group, where he could be found every Sunday. In life, Doug loved golf, duck hunting, fishing, and tailgating in The Grove with family and friends. Doug loved God, his family, and his church. His greatest joy in life was his children and grandchildren, and following them wherever their interests took them. Doug was a survivor of cancer and two mini-strokes, until Covid-19 took him from this world. Through all of life's hardships, he never gave up on his faith in the Lord. He was seen daily by the community of West Point walking his dog through town every morning. Doug was loved by all who knew him, family and friends too numerous to count, and everyone has a good Doug Wood story that will bring a laugh or a smile. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the First United Methodist Church of West Point, Mississippi, or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Doug is preceded in death by his father Buford Douglas Wood ("Stumpy") and mother Helen Howard Wood, along with many other family and friends who he adored. Doug is survived by his wife Sheila, daughter Stacey Wood Monteleone and her husband David, their children Sofia and Bella, and by his son Buford Douglas Wood III and his wife Morgan Klug Wood. He is survived by his brother Jimmy Wood and Jimmy's wife Kathy Wood, and their children Kristen Wood Williams (husband Jason, daughter Kathryn) and son Jay Wood (wife Rachel, son Tripp, daughter Helen Avery). In order to protect loved ones, family and friends alike, services will be closed to immediate family only. The service will be streamed live at 1PM on Thursday, February 4 at: https://www.facebook.com/fumcwestpointms Robinson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Friends may leave an online condolence to the family at robinsonfh.net.

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Wood-chucking woodchucks, groundhog ticks, climbing groundhogs and more for Groundhog Day - pennlive.com

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How much wood would a woodchuck chuck

if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

A woodchuck would chuck all the wood he could

if a woodchuck could chuck wood!

That tongue twister originated in the refrain of the “Woodchuck Song,” which was written by Robert Hobart Davis and Theodore Morse and debuted in 1903 in the musical comedy “The Runaways.” The song was later sold to consumers as sheet music and recorded and sold on Edison wax cylinders, which were the predecessor to flat phonograph records, by Ragtime Bob Roberts.

The alliterative question and answer have little connection to the animal we know as the woodchuck. The animal was chosen for the little ditty because of its name, which originated as an interpretation by European colonists of the Algonquian word for the animal, “wuchak.”

Other names for the woodchuck include the equally familiar groundhog, which is the English translation of the Pennsylvania Dutch word “grundsau” and the name made famous by Groundhog Day; Marmota monax, which is the scientific name for the animal; chuck; wood-shock; groundpig; whistlepig; whistler; thickwood badger; Canada marmot; weenusk; and siffleux.

But none of those other names alliterate with wood, would or chuck.

Woodchucks really have little interest in wood.

They are herbivores and eat a variety of grasses, legumes, vegetables, grasses and fruits. Preferred foods include grasses, clover, alfalfa, soybeans, beans, peas, carrots, and apples and pears in the fall.

They eat about a third of their weight every day and can do a lot of damage in gardens, to residential landscapes and agricultural fields. Their consumption increases from late summer through fall in preparation for hibernation.

They also have been known to eat a small amount of insects, mostly unintentionally as insects on plants they eat.

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As in all squirrels, groundhog teeth never stop growing, at a rate of about 1/16 of an inch per week. If the teeth are not worn down by chewing, a groundhog will eventually take on a sabertooth or snaggletooth appearance. There have been instances of groundhogs with excessive tooth growth piercing their own jaws and skulls with those teeth.

Although they are not eaters of trees and shrubs, they do sometimes show a temporary interest in trees. They are able climbers and will take to the trees to escape predators and to find food.

For their homes, groundhogs burrow in the soil. They are master diggers. The burrows they excavate for themselves and their offspring, when eventually vacated are often occupied by other animals, notably rabbits and red foxes.

In addition to raising their young, groundhogs use their burrows to escape predators and other threats, for sleeping and for hibernating. Burrows have been known to extend 66 feet throughout their tunnels and chambers, and as deep as 5 feet below the surface. In one study, researchers excavated a dozen dens and determined that an average of 384 pounds soil and stone had been dug off by each groundhog.

A burrow has 2-5 entrances and several chambers, including a nesting chamber for birthing and rearing babies, an excrement chamber and a hibernation chamber.

It’s not uncommon for a groundhog, particularly an older groundhog, to have more than one burrow, unconnected to its other burrows.

Groundhogs are consummate diggers by nature. They are nicely evolved for digging, with strong, curved claws on short, powerful front legs and spine curved like that of a mole rather than straight like other squirrels.

When young groundhogs are a few months old and preparing to leave their mother’s burrow, they will dig several holes close to that burrow. Many of those holes will be only a few feet deep and never used for anything other than for some apparent practice.

The groundhog’s burrow provided the basis for an attempt at estimating how much wood a woodchuck could chuck if the large rodent did actually chuck wood.

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Wildlife Technician Richard Thomas, with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, in1988 calculated that digging a 25- to 30-foot burrow would mean moving about 700 pounds of dirt and stone. So, if a woodchuck focused that same energy on wood, it probably could move, or chuck, an equal amount of wood.

Another calculation, based on the idea that chucking might equate to eating, as in the opposite of upchucking, concluded that a groundhog could eat 22 cubic inches of wood per day. How the groundhog’s digestive system would handle all that material for which it was not designed was not addressed.

Regardless of the veracity of the concept, the question of a woodchuck chucking wood also has made it into Werner Herzog’s 1976 documentary, “How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck,” about the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship. The contest was held in New Holland, Lancaster County, the year Herzog filmed.

The concept of chucking wood also has shown up in business vocabulary.

According to the Urban Dictionary, “Wood chucking has nothing to do with what most people consider wood. Wood chucking is the well-known practice, used by average and bad sales representatives or lead generators, of submitting weak or outright false sales to management in a pathetic attempt to inflate their key metrics.”

Inflation of a sort also will be in play on Tuesday. Punxsutawney Phil and the other weather-forecasting groundhogs will be encouraged into artificially early emergence from their burrows on Groundhog Day.

Most groundhogs will remain in hibernation on Tuesday, but males will begin to show themselves later in February, when they begin their annual searches for mates. Even with snow still on the ground, they will travel – sometimes surprisingly long distances – throughout their range to inspect the dens of females to see if they are still occupied and to locate other males that might be encroaching on their territory.

The males then return to their own dens for a few more weeks of sleep, before emerging for the season in early March, when the females also emerge for mating.

Despite the stuttered emergence of the males in February and March, groundhogs are true hibernators. Off and on from late fall to early spring they will enter torpor, with body temperature reduced from 99 degrees to about 38 degrees, heart rate reduced from 80 beats per minute to 5 and breathing reduced from 16 breaths per minute to as little as 2.

But groundhog hibernation is not one continuous period of deep sleep. They intersperse those periods of torpor with a few days of wakefulness in the burrow.

The groundhog is part of a group of large ground squirrels known as marmots within the family Sciuridae (squirrels). The entire squirrel family lies within the order Rodentia (rodents)

The groundhog is the largest member of the squirrel family within its range, which includes all of eastern North America, north of the Gulf Coast states and south of the Arctic Circle, and west through Canada into Alaska.

Adult groundhogs average 26 inches in length and 9-15 pounds in weight but can reach lengths of 20 inches and weights of more than 30 pounds in areas of abundant food, particularly alfalfa.

Being a creature of open spaces with abundant grass and other herbaceous plants, the groundhog population has increased massively since the arrival of European settlers and their clearing of the forests.

Farmlands, reverting farmlands, parks and grass-lined roadways are particularly conducive to large populations of groundhogs.

One would expect those populations to be riddled with groundhog ticks (Ixodes cookie), which do show a decided preference for groundhogs, but also are found on small mammals, birds, pets and humans.

In Pennsylvania, the species is less common than three other tick species: American dog tick (Dermacentor variablis), deer tick or black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and Lone star tick (Amblyomma Americanum).

Although groundhogs are prey for bears, wolves, coyotes, foxes, dogs, lynx, bobcats, eagles, great horned owls and others, and are hunted heavily by humans, the species’ reproductive capacities generally compensate for those losses. A female produces one litter of 2-6 babies each year, usually starting in her second year, and gets most of them to young adulthood by raising them in the protection of an underground burrow.

Groundhogs have been used in medical research on hepatitis B-induced liver cancer. The animals do not pass hepatitis onto humans, but they do react to the human hepatitis virus similarly to human reactions to it.

Although there are records of groundhogs living more than 20 years in captivity, the average age in the wild is 3-6 years.

Despite that potential longevity, groundhogs do not make good pets. In Pennsylvania, they may not be possessed without a special permit. They also are a naturally aggressive species, do not accept training very well, never lose their instincts for digging and chewing, and do not fare well in a small cage.

Contact Marcus Schneck at mschneck@pennlive.com.

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