Outlast Technologies, market leader for temperature regulating phase change materials (PCMs), that utilizes the recently launched world's first PCM polyester fiber. "This is another milestone for us and we are proud of this new, high ...
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OKLAHOMA CITY - The owners of Top 100 company Mathis Bros. Furniture say they plan to open seven Ashley Furniture HomeStores in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla., metro areas. Owners Bill and Larry Mathis will open their first ...
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Wendels Home & Design here is set to become Art Van Furniture's second franchised store. The central Michigan retailer will carry the Top 100 company's full furniture line in its 40,000-square-foot showroom on ...
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Innerspring mattress unit shipments declined in September, but the bedding industry still managed to record a 1.9% gain in unit shipments that month because of a gain in specialty sleep. The dollar value of shipments ...
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Top 100 retailer Sleepy's Inc. and private equity firm Longroad Asset Management have emerged as the two qualified bidders for bedding retailer Mattress Discounters, but an auction scheduled for today has been postponed due ...
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Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hologenix LLC, maker of Celliant™ regenerative healing technology, has partnered with Pittsburgh-based sports and fitness goods retailer Dick's Sporting Goods to introduce a line of KÖPPEN men's and ...
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CORTE MADERA, Calif. -- Restoration Hardware says it expects its planned initial public offering of stock will be priced at $22 to $24 per share, raising about $114 million to $124 million for the home furnishings retailer. Restoration ...
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WARREN, Mich. -- Bedding buyer George Bruni, affectionately known as "Mattress George," was named Art Van Furniture's fiscal 2012 Buyer of the Year. Bruni, who has been with the Top 100 company for 23 years as the senior buyer for ...
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Marks&Spencer(M&S)opened its first new full-line Paris store at So Ouest in Levallois-Perret. Trading over three floors,the new 6,900 square metre full-line store is part of M&S's'bricks&clicks'strategy for France across stores and ...
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HIGH POINT - Traffic has been spotty in mattress showrooms, but bedding producers are reporting some market successes. "This market is so busy," said Gary Fazio, CEO of Simmons. "This is my fifth High Point Market at Simmons and my visual ...
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HIGH POINT - Upholstery producers are taking a cue from their mattress industry brethren by offering a variety of gel foam and memory foam mattresses in their newest sofa-sleepers. At least a half-dozen upholstery showrooms are showing ...
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HIGH POINT --- Industry leaders Howard Haas, Kevin O'Connor and Melvyn Wolff were inducted into the American Furniture Hall of Fame during a banquet here last night. Howard Haas Kevin O'Conner Melvyn Wolff They join 88 members ...
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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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The typical mattress-shopping experience can result in customers feeling confused about the sea of seemingly similar products, distrustful of less-than- knowledgeable salespeople and fearful of making a costly mistake they may have to live ...
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SK Textile, a custom fabricator of drapery, bedding and accessories, has partnered with Standard Textile, the international textile leader in the healthcare and hospitality industries, to open a new manufacturing facility in Las Vegas, ...
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