News archive for June, 2006

Results 31 - 40 of about 242 news for the month of June, 2006.

Art Deco influenced furniture (Australia)

June 28th, 2006

TTG Timeless Interiors can design, manufacture and source a full range of corporate and commercial furniture for entrance foyers, reception areas, restaurants, etc. Their furniture reflects the image of discerning clients. Timeless Interiors offers exciting and individual designs for interior decorators and commercial furniture buyers.
The reception area pictured was created for the head office [...]

Japan : Advent of Ikea Furniture to open passage to the world!

June 28th, 2006

Experts are comparing the arrival of the leading International furniture brand, Ikea, in Japan to that of US Commodore Matthew Perry’s ‘black ships’ in 1853 when the 200 year old isolation of the country ended.
However, it is also viewed by some as an opportunity to spread out and make their presence known to the world.
Ikea [...]

Rooms to Go Hires Great American Group to Assist with Kirschman’s Furniture Stores

June 27th, 2006

Great American Group, one of the nation’s premier asset management firms, will commence store-closing sales for Louisiana-based furniture chain Kirschman’s. All 5 locations (Metairie, Covington, Baton Rouge, Gulfport, and West Bank) have been acquired by Rooms to Go (RTG), the nation’s largest furniture retailer. RTG plans to convert the Metairie, Covington, Baton Rouge and West [...]

Where is the new Reid Furniture store located in Chester?

June 27th, 2006

To celebrate Reid’s chic and contemporary showroom at the Deva Retail Park, Reid is offering one lucky reader the chance to win the ultimate World Cup fan package.
Our lucky reader will not only win vouchers worth £1,000 to spend in store on a sofa or chair to watch the World Cup in comfort but, [...]

Keep furniture indoors

June 27th, 2006

Q. I have two white wicker chairs not designed for outdoors. Can I paint them with an exterior paint so they can be used outdoors?
A. Simply put, no. They are already painted, but even with exterior paint, don’t expect them to last beyond one season. Yes, you can hose them down to clean them, but [...]

After furniture, what?

June 27th, 2006

Bludgeoned by globalization, Lenoir tries reinventing itself
You see them throughout the Carolina countryside — carcasses of towns whose economies shriveled. Some were railroad towns, but the trains don’t arrive anymore. Some were textile villages, with weeds growing out the windows of abandoned mills. Like old photos left too long in the sun, they’re fading into [...]

Controversial furniture moved out of former TSU president’s home

June 27th, 2006

It’s moving day for Dr. Priscilla Slade. Crews took furniture out of the west Houston home — furniture investigators say she bought using TSU money without permission.
As we reported last month, Dr. Slade has decided to sell the 6,000 square foot home, and apparently the home has been sold. The new owners are moving in [...]

Greek furniture co Fourlis sees FY pretax up 20 pct to 34 mln eur

June 27th, 2006

Greek home furniture retailer, Fourlis, who has the local IKEA store franchise, said at its AGM that it expects 2006 pretax profits to rise 20 pct to 34 mln eur, and group sales to rise 10 pct to 448 mln eur.
The company added that regarding its expansion plans for the IKEA franchise to Bulgaria, the [...]

New River Casual Furniture adds Tom Hebson to sales force

June 27th, 2006

New River Casual Furniture, named Tom Hebson of Hebson Sales Associates as a sales representative covering the states of Illinois and Indiana, Michael Mettendorf, vice president of sales & marketing announced.
“Tom is extremely well-connected in the Midwest territory, and we are confident he will provide us the jump-start we need in this area,” Mettendorf said. [...]

Furniture firm vows to pay workers

June 26th, 2006

Hundreds of former workers of the Golden Cane Furniture Manufacturing Corporation (GCFMC) in the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) will soon get the salaries they claimed had not been paid by the firm.
Proserfina Pascual, GCFMC general manager, has reportedly agreed to release the workers’ salaries in three batches beginning this month and completely pay these [...]