Customs officials cracked open ornate Moroccan furniture to seize more than $2 million worth of hashish smuggled into Canada.
The Canada Border Services Agency seized the 107 kilograms of hashish while acting on a tip from the RCMP. The drugs were seized in Halifax on June 12 but the RCMP investigation led to the June 22 [...]

Customers say the owners of a baby furniture store disappeared—and took the deposits with them.
CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker has an update on how the Illinois Attorney General has joined the fight to get expectant parents their money back.
After months of being closed, there was movement Wednesday morning inside My Child’s Room store in Niles. It [...]

The state attorney general’s office says that some consumers left without furniture after a High Point business closed should file complaints with the state.
So far the state has 21 complaints against Wood Armfield Furniture Co., which went out of business earlier this month.
The company is in the process of filing for bankruptcy, said Noelle Talley [...]

Ft. Myers, Fla.-based Suncoast Furniture will debut products from its new company, Suncoast International, during the Chicago premarket, July 10-13. The new product line will include wicker dining and deep seating groups, a first for the company, as well as value-priced cast and extruded aluminum furniture.
Heading Suncoast International will be Rick Baker, Suncoast Furniture’s current [...]

Turnover among Furniture Brands International Inc. executives continues with the resignation of the head of its most troubled unit, Broyhill Furniture.
The departure of Harvey Dondero from Broyhill, announced late Monday, marks the second Broyhill chief executive to quit in 14 months and leaves businesses which generate about half the sales for the No. 2 U.S. [...]

Though current weather conditions don’t exactly encourage thoughts of spending time outdoors, keep in mind that while you are inside staying dry, your patio furniture is outside braving the storms. Taking small steps to properly maintain your outdoor furniture will help prolong its life and enable you to enjoy it year after year. Officials at [...]

Elegant desks, ergonomic seats, functional yet aesthetic storage units - the office furniture landscape in the UAE is changing rapidly as companies demand furniture that can inspire their employees, generating more versatility and productivity.
From aesthetic designs, adjustable desks and mobile storage cabinets, the country’s office furniture scene is witnessing a proliferation of products that [...]

Flanders Industries has announced it will close the Fort Smith factory where the company has made furniture since 1970. About 40 jobs will be lost.
Chief executive Dudley Flanders said the company consolidate its furniture manufacturing and distribution at a facility in Menominee, Mich. The company will start phasing out the Fort Smith jobs in August. [...]

Ashley Furniture HomeStore in Ashwaubenon kicked off its monthlong grand opening sale with a ribbon cutting Monday.
The grand opening sale, which continues through July 24, includes no interest and no payments until 2008. Also, the company will have weekly low-price specials.
The Ashley franchise in Green Bay is owned by Boston Inc. of Stevens Point.

Internet furniture store Great Priced Furniture increases campus to 20 acres and 35,000 sq. ft. of office and warehouse space.
Wilmington, NC-based Great Priced Furniture has announced the purchase of a three acre property adjoining their corporate headquarters on Raleigh Street near the Wilmington State Port Authority. Part of an on-going expansion program, the facility includes [...]