The Lisu women are not obliged to abstain from certain foods during pregnancy and they go about their household duties as long as they are able. When the birth is imminent the husband calls to his ancestors by their spirit name, offering to ...
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INDIANAPOLIS --- Electronics and appliance retailer hhgregg is rolling out furniture to all 228 of its stores by the end of this year. That news follows a test at a number of stores of upholstery, occasional tables, consoles and more from ...
HOUSTON --- Gallery Furniture plans to open a third, 80,000-square-foot store in the west Houston area about a year from now, with an eye on making the showroom as much fun for kids as it is enjoyable for parents. Jim McIngvale, co-owner ...
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INDIANAPOLIS --- Electronics and appliance retailer hhgregg has completed a rollout of Ashley Furniture to all 228 of its stores, the company confirmed. The move follows a test at a number of stores of upholstery, occasional tables, ...
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NEW YORK --- Signaling the latest step in the evolution of the online flash sale sites, Gilt has introduced the Gilt Home Collection, a group of furniture, rugs and decorative accessories designed by Tom Delavan, creative director for the ...
The Gillard Government will invest $3.7 million (GST exclusive) to support four new projects to enhance the competitiveness of Australia's Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) sector. New projects - including developing a material for ...
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A rendering shows the larger store Ikea plans to build in Burbank, Calif. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. --- Ikea plans to open a new 470,000-square-foot store in Burbank, Calif., in the fall of 2016, which will be nearly twice the size of the ...
THE WOODLANDS, Texas --- Specialty retailer Conn's Inc. has opened a new store in Albuquerque, N.M., the company's first store in that state. The new store has approximately 50 employees, and features furniture, bedding, consumer ...
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Bedding retailer Mattress Direct recently presented a $10,000 check to the Hope House of Louisiana, a 32-acre campus in Livingston Parish that is designed to provide long-term safe housing for the rehabilitation of human ...
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SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick -- Regional powerhouse Lounsbury Furniture has opened its first ever store here, the fifth in the chain and the first it has opened in many years. Nancy Bartlett, left, manager of Lounsbury Furniture's new ...
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- Retailer Conn's said its furniture and bedding sales jumped 31.7% in the quarter ended Oct. 31 as the company continued to heavily promote the categories and focus on higher-end goods. In a preliminary sales report ...
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. -- El Dorado Furniture has opened an expanded showroom here, which at about 145,000 square feet is now the Florida chain's largest. The store's boulevard showroom concept was revamped with a new Carlo Perazzi ...
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November isn't normally a strong month for mattress sales,but Sealy sees a big bedding opportunity on Black Friday,the big shopping day on the day after Thanksgiving. Sealy officials are hoping their dealers will be thanking them for the ...
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Duxiana is pleased to announce three new fine linen fabrics for the Duxiana bed accessory collection. Available in stores now, the Relax collection by Kirkby Design and two new designs from Mark Alexander, the Random and Dusk collections ...
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Top 100 retailer Sleepy's was confirmed as the winning bidder for the 80-store Mattress Discounters chain in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here. Court officials said Sleepy's paid $11.9 million for the company, outbidding the ...
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