News archive for March, 2006

Results 11 - 20 of about 245 news for the month of March, 2006.

Japanese furniture restorer opening shop in Clark

March 30th, 2006

The ingenuity and excellence of Filipinos in craftsmanship has attracted a Japanese firm specializing in restoration of old furniture and other antiques.
The Kiku Imports Company Phils. Inc. will utilize a high number of Filipino furniture craftsmen in its furniture and fixture refurbishing plant in the Clark Ecozone, the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) said.

La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® open news store in Newark, Del.

March 30th, 2006

La-Z-Boy, a leading manufacturer of upholstered furniture, has announced the opening of a La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® store in Newark, Del., located at 1277 New Churchmans Rd. The store boasts the design-focused format of the company’s “new generation” stores, which help customers in every step of their furniture shopping and home decorating experience.
The new 16,200-square-foot store [...]

Mostly Sofas & So Much More! Opens studiorowe® Gallery

March 30th, 2006

Mostly Sofas & So Much More! has opened a studiorowe® gallery in its Roanoke location. The opening in Roanoke is the first studiorowe setting in the Roanoke metropolitan area.
Mostly Sofas has dedicated 3,800 square feet within their spacious 40,000 sq. ft. showroom to display the store-within-a-store lifestyle setting showcasing Rowe Furniture. With over 400 fabrics [...]

Ashley Furniture leases Redlands distribution center

March 30th, 2006

ProLogis, a Denver-based distribution facilities and services company, has leased a new distribution center in Redlands to Ashley Furniture Industries Inc., a home furnishings manufacturer based in Arcadia, Wis.
Ashley has leased a 683,000-square-foot facility at ProLogis Park in the Redlands Business Center, 2501 W. San Bernardino Ave. Ashley also owns and operates a 1 million-square-foot [...]

Home Centre hits Ras Al Khaimah

March 30th, 2006

Home Centre, the international furniture giant, is set to open its eighth store in the UAE. The new store, based in RAK, opened its doors to the customers on the March 18th.
In celebration of the latest landmark, Home Centre has announced a Grand Opening Sale from 22nd March to 8th April at the RAK, Fujairah [...]

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

March 29th, 2006

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. The most important of these are insurance businesses conducted on both a primary basis and a reinsurance basis. Berkshire also owns and operates a large number of other businesses engaged in a variety of activities, as identified [...]

Furniture Brands International, Inc

March 29th, 2006

Furniture Brands International, Inc. is a residential furniture company, which markets its products through four operating subsidiaries: Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc. (Broyhill), Lane Furniture Industries, Inc. (Lane), Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. (Thomasville) and HDM Furniture Industries, Inc. (HDM Furniture Industries). Through these four subsidiaries, the Company designs, manufactures, sources, markets and distributes case goods, consisting [...]

HSBC Retail Services Extends Agreement with Art Van Furniture

March 29th, 2006

HSBC - North America’s retail services business(NYSE:HBC) has extended its long-term agreement with Art Van Furnitureto provide a private label credit card program. Ranked 12th inFurniture Today magazine’s “Top 100 U.S. Furniture Stores,” Art Vanoperates 29 stores in 28 cities throughout Michigan.
Since 1980, HSBC and Art Van have partnered to offer Art Vancustomers financing solutions [...]

DEQ fines Bend’s Northland Furniture

March 29th, 2006

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced Tuesday it has issued a $14,214 penalty against Genesis Acquisition Company, Inc. of Portland, doing business as Northland Furniture Company, for hazardous waste management violations at its furniture manufacturing facility at 681 SE Glenwood in Bend.
The company generates hazardous waste that includes waste stain and stain wipes, spent [...]

Sears To Re-Enter the Furniture Business and Increase Ownership in Sears Canada

March 29th, 2006

Sears Holdings Corp. will re-enter the furniture business the the collection will include bedroom, dining room and living room furniture only.
The midmarket retailer has also rolled out a private-label hotel collection, Everyday Luxe. The private-label line includes bedding, bath and decorative pillows.
Sears has also increased its ownership in Sears Canada. The department store giant purchased [...]