Archive for June, 2006

Built to last Local furniture pioneer creates long-lasting furniture created for comfort

Friday, June 30th, 2006

By CAMERON MATHEWS
Times Business Editor
Jim King started building outdoor furniture 27 years ago as a hobby. After taking two years off to work as a public service employee at the Pawnee Power Plant, his creative edge and passion to build durable

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Wickes Furniture showcased at Gallery of Homes

Friday, June 30th, 2006

By: Furniture World Magazine 
Wickes Furniture Company, Inc., an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., will be prominently featured at the 2006 Gallery of Homes, open to the public from June 30th until July 23rd at 203 Wrenwood in Elgin, IL.

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Flowers wins new trial in Winona furniture store slayings

Friday, June 30th, 2006

JACKSON, Miss. Death row inmate Curtis Giovanni Flowers has won a new trial for killing four people at a Winona furniture store because prosecutors sought to keep blacks off his Montgomery County jury.
The Mississippi Supreme Court decision came today (Thursday).

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Beyond the Top 100: Independents overcoming obstacles

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Marc Barnes
HIGH POINT – If anything, the challenges for the nation’s medium-sized furniture retailers are greater than they are for the 100 biggest stores, given that the smaller you are, the less room there is for error.

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Cebu furniture exports hurt by Asian neighbors

Friday, June 30th, 2006

The performance of Cebu’s furniture manufacturing and exporting industry has been affected by the stiff competition in the global furniture market posed by other Asian countries.

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Bassett posts 2Q sales gain of 5.5% as earnings nearly triple

Friday, June 30th, 2006

– Furniture Today,
BASSETT, Va. — Full-line manufacturer and importer Bassett Furniture Inds. said sales rose 5.5% in its second quarter as net income nearly tripled.

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Luxury furniture maker sees room to grow in Thailand

Friday, June 30th, 2006

JS Home Interiors Ltd, the exclusive retailer of Ethan Allen luxury home furniture products in Thailand, says it reached its sales target in the first half of the year.

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Wray named to new marketing post for High Point show

Friday, June 30th, 2006

– Furniture Today,
HIGH POINT — Kimberley Wray, a veteran home furnishings writer and marketing executive, has been named vice president of marketing at the International Home Furnishings Market Authority, the organization that oversees the High Point market.

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Pulaski’s passion for lean plumps up dealer service

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Jeff Linville
PULASKI, Va. — Pulaski Furniture says it has cut inventories, improved delivery times and reduced waste as part of a new emphasis on lean manufacturing.

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Italian SMEs look cautiously into the future

Friday, June 30th, 2006

By: Raul Cazan | Date: 2006-06-21
Showing a close relation between management and the employees, the Italian entrepreneurs are usually structured in networks that sustain local development, and not in corporate hierarchies, he added.

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