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EPISODE · Jun 6, 2026 · 7 MIN

How a 90-Year-Old Office Furniture Maker Survived the Remote Work Revolution

from The Turnaround Podcast with Fexingo: Distressed Businesses, Restructuring, and Recovery · host Fexingo

Lucas and Luna explore the turnaround of a 90-year-old office furniture manufacturer that faced collapse as remote work emptied corporate offices. They dissect how the company pivoted from selling cubicles to designing hybrid-ready furniture, slashed costs by 30 percent, and bet on a $200 million line of ergonomic home-office products. Along the way, they tie in the broader market sell-off—the S&P 500 down 2.8 percent in a week—to show how even distressed firms can find opportunity in dislocation. A story about physical space in a digital age, told through balance sheets and showroom floors. #OfficeFurniture #Turnaround #RemoteWork #Restructuring #Manufacturing #Ergonomics #Steelcase #HermanMiller #HybridWork #CostCutting #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #DistressedBusiness #Recovery #SupplyChain #CommercialRealEstate #CorporateStrategy #PodcastEpisode Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

Lucas and Luna explore the turnaround of a 90-year-old office furniture manufacturer that faced collapse as remote work emptied corporate offices. They dissect how the company pivoted from selling cubicles to designing hybrid-ready furniture, slashed costs by 30 percent, and bet on a $200 million line of ergonomic home-office products. Along the way, they tie in the broader market sell-off—the S&P 500 down 2.8 percent in a week—to show how even distressed firms can find opportunity in dislocation. A story about physical space in a digital age, told through balance sheets and showroom floors. #OfficeFurniture #Turnaround #RemoteWork #Restructuring #Manufacturing #Ergonomics #Steelcase #HermanMiller #HybridWork #CostCutting #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #DistressedBusiness #Recovery #SupplyChain #CommercialRealEstate #CorporateStrategy #PodcastEpisode Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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Lucas and Luna explore the turnaround of a 90-year-old office furniture manufacturer that faced collapse as remote work emptied corporate offices. They dissect how the company pivoted from selling cubicles to designing hybrid-ready furniture,...

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