HIGH POINT --- Upholstery and case goods resource Klaussner Home Furnishings has named industry veteran Mike Padjen vice president of international sales. Michael Padjen The position has been held by Bones O'Briant, a 26-year ...
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HIGH POINT - Interest in gel bedding remains on the upswing, bedding producers report. Gel beds at all price points are attracting attention in mattress showrooms across the market here. Senior bedding executives, watching the activity, ...
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WASHINGTON --- The majority of merchant plaintiffs in a multibillion-dollar proposed antitrust settlement over credit card swiping fees now say they oppose the agreement with Visa, MasterCard and some of the nation's largest banks. "The ...
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HICKORY, N.C. -- An investment group backed by Gene Rosenberg, has formed a joint venture with the owners of the Boyles Furniture name, creating a new company to open multiple mid-priced to high-end Boyles Furniture & Rugs stores. ...
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THOMASVILLE, N.C. --- Specialized furniture carrier Sun Delivery has moved into its new corporate headquarters here. The 35,000-square-foot facility includes the company's new customer service call center, which operates seven days a ...
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HIGH POINT -- Leather upholstery resource Simon Li said it is adding about 323,000 square feet of factory and warehouse space to its production facility in Jiashan, China. The expansion, scheduled for completion in September 2013, will ...
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AT THE MARKET --- International Market Centers is reporting a 92% overall occupancy rate in its properties here, including some sold-out venues for this week's High Point Market. It also said that attendees here are benefiting from a ...
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The transitional Trani sofa is available with a matching loveseat, chair and ottoman. HIGH POINT --- Leather upholstery resource Sofitalia is returning to the High Point Market with a lineup of 14 seating groups targeting middle price ...
This Newcastle cocktail table from Maria Yee is offered in Nordic Pine or Walnut Knot with a powder-coated black steel base. AT THE MARKET -- Case goods and upholstery source Maria Yee is showing in a new 36,000-square-foot showroom ...
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WASHINGTON --- U.S. Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) says he is pushing the Obama administration for stronger enforcement of trade laws in response to concerns from Virginia furniture companies about uncollected duties on Chinese-made wooden bedrooms. ...
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HIGH POINT -- The Antique & Design Center and Market Square & Suites will produce the first Bidazzled at this week's High Point Market - a live and online auction benefitting the local chapters of Habitat for Humanity and Second Harvest ...
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HIGH POINT --- Rug and home accessories source Surya will celebrate its introduction of hundreds of new products at this week's High Point Market with two designer events and a Fall Ball in its newly expanded showroom in Showplace, space ...
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Gold Bond Mattress, one of the nation's leading independent mattress and futon manufacturers, announced it is expanding its cover selection for all its futons to include recycled leather, an environmentally friendly and affordable ...
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Gardner-White Furniture, the Detroit-based, 100-year-old retail furniture chain, announced the opening of a new flagship store and warehouse. Located near Great Lakes Crossing at 4445 N. Atlantic Boulevard, in Auburn Hills, the 455,000 ...
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DALLAS --- Bedding veteran Joe Hunt has joined Dormeo Octaspring as vice president of sales, Eastern USA, a new position for the specialty bedding producer. "With his extensive background, he brings to our company years of valuable ...
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