CHANDLER, Ariz. - Two furniture stores and a bedding specialist were honored as Retail Giants of Bedding at Furniture/Today's biggest-ever Bedding Conference here earlier this month. Click here to see photos of Bedding Conference social ...
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CHANDLER, Ariz. - In the early 2000s, bedding retailer Nelson Bercier didn't bother to evaluate the business practices that were successful and the ones that needed some work. His statement probably surprised attendees at ...
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Ryan Trainer, president of the International Sleep Products Assn., urges conference attendees to contact their elected officials when asked to lobby for industry-supported recycling measures. CHANDLER, Ariz. -States around the country are ...
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Dave Roberts, left, Comfort Solutions, and keynote speaker Scott Bedbury. CHANDLER, Ariz. - Scott Bedbury, the marketing guru who helped build Nike and Starbucks into household brands, brought his playbook to Furniture/Today's Bedding ...
Ken Walters, a residential real estate developer and builder based here, has acquired various inventory and other assets from closed manufacturer P.A.M.A. Furniture. P.A.M.A., an upper-end case goods and upholstery resource since the ...
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The "Top 100" bedding specialty stores continued their torrent of activity last year, adding stores and gobbling up smaller competitors on their way to another stellar sales year. The 10 bedding retailers on the list were tops among the ...
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We've asked consumers about these various mattress features several times over the years, and it's interesting to see how the list of features rated "important" or "very important" has changed over time. Given a tough economy in recent ...
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Companies on our Key Sources for the U.S. Furniture Market list posted a collective $10.5 billion in 2012, a 5.4% sales gain, the third straight growth year since the 2007-09 recession. This exclusive report ranks companies according to ...
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Every person is unique, and loves to have their own impression on the things they own. That is the reason more and more people are attempting to build their very own furniture instead of settling with store displayed furniture, which might ...
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Steven Stone stands by a banner promoting the back relief offered by his sleep sets. WILSONVILLE, Ore. - Steven Stone opened his first sleep shop more than two decades ago and has grown the business one mattress at a time, he says. An ...
Furniture Today will broadcast an exclusive webcast on June 5 by Jerry Epperson on the "State of the Industry" in 2013, sponsored by Nationwide Marketing Group. Click here for details. "2013 began with lots of challenges, mostly out of ...
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Want to see some of the best products shown at last month's High Point Market? Furniture/Today's has plenty of examples in our print issue this week, which features the exclusive Best of Market section. Click here to take a look at our ...
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This exclusive eIntent report focuses on three key online areas: the consumer buying online, online customer service and furniture stores selling online. Last year, 13% of all home furnishings buyers, including those purchasing furniture, ...
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An elaborate staircase made of metal, glass, copper and wood leads to the upper level Art Van Furniture showroom. “We wanted the staircase to be an iconic architectural element to the design,” said Art Van CEO Kim Yost. ROYAL ...
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Officials with Warren, Mich.-based Art Van Furniture held a press conference with Illinois governor Pat Quinn Friday, officially announcing its expansion into the market here. According to a report by news site Examiner.com, the Top 100 ...
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