The British Furniture Manufacturers Association (BFM) and the Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) have signed an agreement which sets out details of a closer working relationship for 2014. The new co-operative working ...
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A Scottish family-owned furniture retail chain has secured vital new storage space that will increase its delivery capacity and pave the way for growth in online sales, thanks to Clydesdale Bank. Furniture Mountain – which formerly ...
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The long-awaited upshift in the economy appears to be spreading to the furniture trade after five years in the doldrums. At the beginning of day four of Interiors UK in Birmingham (Wednesday) there appears to be rapidly increasing ...
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LAS VEGAS — The North American Home Furnishings Assn.'s Retailer Resource Center will host more than 30 vendors during the Las Vegas Market, which opens Sunday and runs through Jan. 30. Located in World Market Center B-1050, the RRC ...
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Three employees have been presented with long service awards to mark their 25 years with Yorkshire-based manufacturer Knightsbridge Furniture. Chairman Margaret Miller made the presentations during a ceremony at the company’s ...
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HIGH POINT — The High Point Market will be recognized with a cast-iron historical marker on Main Street, according to a report in the High Point Enterprise. North Carolina's Marker Advisory Committee approved a marker last month ...
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Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam Presents The Exhibition Marcel Wanders Published on : Monday, January 20, 2014 From February 1, 2014, the Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam presents the exhibition Marcel Wanders: Pinned Up at the Stedelijk. ...
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LAS VEGAS — The Specialty Sleep Assn. is sponsoring a presentation at the market here by James Kohm, the associate director for the Enforcement Division of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection. Kohm, who ...
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced it is rescinding an administrative review of three manufacturers of uncovered innerspring units produced in China. The companies are Tai Wa Hong, Macau Commercial and Goldon ...
HOUSTON — Mattress Firm, the nation's largest chain of sleep shops, is in talks to acquire fellow Top 100 retailer Sleep Train, according to a story in today's New York Post. The Post story said the deal, which would combine two of ...
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Minerva Furnishers Guild and China-based manufacturer Precious Wood have completed an agreement to make the manufacturer's solid oak furniture available to guild members, direct from Precious Wood's Chinese factories. On completing the ...
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Peter Simon, founder of Monsoon and Accessorize, has taken a significant minority stake in Loaf, the British furniture and homeware retailer, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2008 by entrepreneur Charlie Marshall, Loaf has become the ...
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Gallery Home, the new 2014 catalogue from Gallery Direct, offers a unique and striking collection of mirrors, furniture and accessories to suit every type of room and add style and personality to any home. For on trend style, the new ...
In yesterday's BBC consumer affairs programme, Fake Britain, several leading furniture and bed retailers were involved in an investigation into product compliance with the UK's stringent fire safety regulations for furniture. Products ...
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Solid wood case goods producer Copeland Furniture is returning to the Las Vegas Market this month in a 2,200-square-foot showroom. The new showroom, World Market Center B-726, will help the company reach more designers and furniture ...
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