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By: Furniture World Magazine  

Furniture Brands International hosted a meeting with the investment community to unveil the company’s strategic plan. The presentation included comments from CEO-Designate and Vice Chairman Ralph P. Scozzafava and was attended by additional members of the Furniture Brands senior management team. The half-day presentation was webcast and can be viewed at the Investor Relations section of http://www.furniturebrands.com.

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By: Furniture World Magazine  

Casegoods manufacturer Leda Furniture announced that it will participate in this year’s Reach for the Rainbow’s Crystal Ball. The annual charity event is a black tie dinner and dance gala, being held on November 10th in Toronto, and will also feature a live performance by Canadian icons Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings.

“Reach for the Rainbow is thrilled to welcome Leda Furniture back as a proud supporter and sponsor of the 2007 Crystal Ball,” states Jennifer Jeynes, Manager of Communications for Reach for the Rainbow.

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By Christopher Muther | The Boston Globe

NEW YORK — Some exhibition visitors were downright testy with designer Douglas Homer at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair late last spring.

Homer’s booth, which featured pieces from his latest furniture collection, looks like it has been vandalized. A vintage dining room set and matching highboy was sprayed with pink, yellow and aquamarine graffiti. Nearby, a classic Harry Bertoia diamond chair was sprouting strands of sponge cork.

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By: Furniture World Magazine 
Prophesy Transportation Solutions, Inc. announced the launch of its FurnitureTransâ„¢ software. FurnitureTransâ„¢ is a complete furniture delivery management software package for retailers and manufacturers. It handles an order from the moment it is created until the moment it is delivered.

The software provides real-time order information, annual delivery cost savings of 15-20%, seamless integration with existing software, and the opportunity to plan and then re-plan the way shipments go out. FurnitureTransâ„¢ also offers real-time reporting on where every shipment is that is available — to the retailer’s management and sales staff — keeping everyone informed at all times.

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This week’s decision by Alpena County commissioners to allow the prosecutor’s department to keep controversial furniture they earlier this year had denied payment for is bad precedent.

First, let us make clear our position has nothing to do with the merits of whether the furniture was needed or not.

For us, the issue is a matter of principle, vision, integrity and ethics.

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Growth Initiatives Planned for Outdoor Furniture Manufacturer

DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Private equity firm Pfingsten Partners, L.L.C. and co-investors HarbourVest Partners LLC and DuPont Capital Management Corporation today announced the acquisition of Tropitone Furniture Co., Inc., an Irvine, CA-based designer and manufacturer of upscale casual outdoor furniture sold under the Tropitone and Basta Sole brands. Pfingsten plans to build the business through a combination of organic growth, add-on acquisitions, use of Pfingsten’s Hong Kong office to increase offshore product sourcing, and other operational initiatives.

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DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–National furniture retailer Sofa Mart® and Furniture Row® Outlet, brands of Furniture Row® Companies, have donated over $218,000 to aid the estimated 2 million street children in Mexico City.

The campaign, titled “Hope Is Always in Style,” consisted of $20 for every sofa sold during the campaign to be donated to World Vision.

All proceeds for the campaign will benefit World Vision’s “Ninos de las Calle” (street children) program. The program assists in the widespread problem of homeless children in Mexico City.

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THE National Gallery of Victoria hopes to raise up to $300,000 by selling unwanted items.

In a rare move, the NGV has won State Government permission to shed 111 pieces of historic furniture, including Spanish and English pieces from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Regional galleries and the National Trust of Tasmania will receive 25 pieces. Another 78 will go to public auction in Melbourne next week.

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Gallery features nine collections

Kids Today,
Perry, Ga.-based Mobley Fine Furniture has opened a Young America Signature Shop. The store launched the gallery last week with Young America executives on hand.

The shop features nine Young America collections that span the stages of a child’s life using the manufacturer’s Built to Grow concept. Groups include the cottage myHaven collection, offered in 20 wood and painted finishes; the contemporary GenAmerica; the transitional Contentment and Serenity groups; and Isabella, a popular girls with European styling and embellishments. In addition to the accessorized vignettes, the gallery includes a play area, a design center, videos on the Young America line and access to a Web site that allows customers to see all the pieces in every line. The 2,000-square-foot gallery is within Mobley’s 50,000-square-foot store.

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By: Furniture World Magazine 
Bon-Ton’s newest high-end furniture gallery, Younkers Furniture Gallery in Green Bay, Wisconsin, which opened in July announced that they’ve begun using the Warehouse on Wheels System by Demountable Concepts with the help of Cory Home Delivery.

Cheryl Segreti, Vice President of Furniture Operations for Bon-Ton, explains the logistics challenge they faced in opening the location in Green Bay. “We needed to service the new Green Bay furniture gallery which is 225 miles away from our Naperville, IL furniture distribution center. It was important to leverage our Illinois warehouse and inventory to service this outlying store. Since we supply high-end furniture, everything must be opened, inspected and “deluxed” prior to shipment which means a cross dock operation was not an option for us, due to the high potential for damage to our goods.”

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