In August 2012,Marimekko announced it would open three new company-owned stores this year in major cities on the East and West Coasts of the United States.Now the West Coast flagship store opens in Beverly Hills;Marimekko already has a ...
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TORONTO --- After announcing its blockbuster decision earlier this week to acquire its archrival The Brick, retailer Leon's Furniture posted a 15% decline in net profit for the recently ended third quarter, attributing the fall to increased ...
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When the new ownership team of Lexus of South Atlanta assumed operations in June 2011 they quickly pinpointed one of the first things they would change: the outdoor lighting. Shifting gears and opting for an LED (light-emitting diode) ...
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Everybody remembers only too well when the global financial system collapsed in 2008. The textile industry, and especially the textile machinery industry, was severely hit by these problems. Most of the machinery suppliers had deep ...
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Last year I visited Switch Lighting, a small Silicon Valley company that claimed to have built something revolutionary. Switch's product: a light bulb that produced the same warm, comforting glow that we associate with Edison's enduring ...
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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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Art Van Furniture unveiled its holiday displays here and at its flagship Warren,Mich.,showroom,wowing consumers while attracting lots of media attention. For its Art Van Wonderland displays,the Top 100 company used 2,000 feet of ...
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Uma Stewart The majority of today's customers are looking for a mixture of photography,modern landscapes and abstract art to decorate their walls. When designing a room,or a showroom,select artwork that incorporates more intense ...
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India Market Days is a project approved by Ministry of Textiles and is funded under the Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme of Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India for inviting overseas buyers and buying agents under ...
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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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NEW YORK --- As the Northeast continues to recover from Monday's devastating Hurricane Sandy, new reports of damage and potential damage to furniture stores in the storm's path are emerging. One of the hardest hit appears to be Seaside ...
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NEW YORK -- Two days after a devastating Hurricane Sandy came ashore in New Jersey and wreaked havoc across greater New York, furniture retailers in the area were reporting store closing disruptions, but no serious damage. However, those ...
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RIVERDALE, N.J. -- Bograd's Fine Furniture here is closing ... really. A little over a year ago, the 82-year-old high-end retailer hired Lynch Sales and announced "Bograd's Last and Best Sale." Co-owner Joe Bograd, who runs the business ...
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This 48,000-square-foot former desk factory in High Point will be renovated into a showroom building by the owners of Woodbrook Designs and Boliya USA. HIGH POINT -- The owners of case goods importer Woodbrook Designs and upholstery ...
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SEATTLE - Room & Board will open a 27,000-square-foot showroom here today, according to Portland Business Journal report. The store at University Village is the Minneapolis-based Top 100 company's 16th showroom and first in the Seattle ...
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