The Nation's Top 25 furniture and bedding retailers posted a double-digit sales gain last year, bolstered by strong bedding specialty and rental store sectors and a big comeback by Walmart. The combined companies on the list grew 2012 ...
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Art Van Furniture is entering the Windy City this week with the grand opening of its first store here. The move marks the Top 100 company's first full-line store expansion outside its home state of Michigan, and it's celebrating with a ...
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Grand Home Furnishings here is expanding its West Virginia presence with the acquisition of four John Eye's Big Sandy Superstores in the state. The deal is expected to close in August. The purchase price was not disclosed. Top 100 store ...
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The furniture business is what you would call a quiet giant in the business world. You won’t see headlines about furniture on a daily basis, but everyone’s subconsciously talking about it. Everyone uses a piece of furniture on a ...
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La-Z-Boy recognized the owners and operators of its top performing La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries at an awards ceremony held during the recent High Point Market. "Once a year, we take the opportunity to reflect on the great achievements of ...
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An aggressive round of product introductions and innovations at this High Point Market has kept motion furniture showrooms busy as buyers seek ways to keep the category's sales humming. Many showrooms have been seeing buyers since the ...
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Amid signs of gradually improving business conditions, motion furniture and recliner resources are launching an aggressive round of product introductions at the High Point Market as they try to reach a broader range of consumers with the ...
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The La-Z-Boy name became synonymous with recliners after making the first reclining chair in 1928 in Monroe, Michigan. This was originally a wood-slat porch chair, which was later upholstered at a buyer's suggestion. The company was a ...
This group is part of BrandSource’s new Majestic Home exclusive upholstery line from England Home Furnishings, which will debut at the buying group’s dealer Summit this month. ANAHEIM, Calif. — The BrandSource buying ...
Gliders or glider chairs provide comfortable seating for a mom-to-be or a new mom since the gliding motion is soothing for both mom and the baby. During the early hectic months gliders come in handy for catching naps, nursing the baby, or ...
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MONROE, Mich. --- La-Z-Boy said it has completed the purchase of 120 acres of land that will be the site of its new corporate headquarters here. The land purchase, coupled with last month's approval of a variety of state, county and local ...
MONROE, Mich. — La-Z-Boy has unveiled an updated version of its mobile platform that allows consumers to access information through smartphones, tablet computers and other digital platforms. The new platform includes ZIP code-based ...
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A recliner is an armchair or sofa that reclines when the occupant lowers the chair's back and raises its front. It has a backrest that can be tilted back, and often a footrest that may be extended by means of a lever on the side of the ...
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MONROE, Mich. — Furnishings importer and manufacturer La-Z-Boy will receive a $3 million Michigan Business Development Program incentive to keep and build its new headquarters here. Michigan was chosen over a competing site in ...
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HIGH POINT — Youth furniture resource Lea Inds. has confirmed that it won't renew its license with Nickelodeon, which is set to expire at the end of this year. Citing disappointing reaction, the company is selling off its remaining ...
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