Carolina Mattress Guild, a Thomasville, N.C.-based mattress manufacturer, subjected black employees to a racially hostile work environment and unlawfully fired the employee who complained about racial comments, the U.S. Equal Employment ...
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Independent La-Z-Boy store dealer EBCO will open a new 11,000-square-foot store here next year, its first under the La-Z-Boy Home Furnishings and Décor new store format. The 10-store, Phoenix-based La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries ...
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Furniture/Today invites companies introducing new furniture and bedding products at the October High Point Market to submit information and photos for editorial coverage of the market. The deadline for submissions is Sept. 20. The ...
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Arhaus Furniture has signed four new leases that will push its store count up to 51 stores in 19 states and bring the Top 100 company to two new markets. The company said it has finalized lease agreement for stores in new markets Danbury, ...
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The Tupelo Furniture Market's winter edition is now set for February 6-9, a change from the previous January schedule, according to market organizers. In May, market officials announced that the dates of the winter market, traditionally ...
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City Furniture has opened a 35,000-square-foot Ashley Furniture HomeStore here on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, replacing another temporary location. The store is the third in a five-store expansion underway by the Top 100 company, which ...
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Sleepy's executive Elizabeth Murphy, left, wearing a red cap and pajamas, helped cut the ribbon on the retailer's newest store on State Street in downtown Chicago. Shown with Murphy, from left, are Sam Kahn, of Sleepy's, Carly Jones of the ...
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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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Every market has style trends, and it is important to understand current color and decor influences. But the bottom line is that design must also make money, and consumer preference is one of the most important factors to consider in the ...
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Bedding specialty giant Mattress Firm will enter the Cleveland market this month with the first of seven planned stores. The publicly held Top 100 company will open in Massillon, Ohio, later this month. Two more will follow in Canton, ...
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Online furniture sales continue to tick up, increasing 11.1% in 2012 compared with the year prior according to comScore. Total retail online sales were $186.2 billion last year, up 15.3%. In 2011, online furniture sales comprised 8% of ...
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Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea broke ground Tuesday on its planned 359,000-square-foot store here. The store, on an 18.4-acre tract at Interstate 35 and Johnson Drive, southwest of Kansas City, Mo., is slated to open fall 2014. The ...
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In this era of consolidation, instant gratification and mobile-savvy shoppers, it's getting more difficult for the independent furniture retailers to compete, let alone prosper. But it's not impossible, as many of the retailers on ...
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Serta put together another stellar performance in 2012 with 26.7% sales growth, solidifying its position as the nation's No. 1 bedding producer. Sealy, which saw its shipments rise a more modest 7.4%, remained in the No. 2 position, ...
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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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