Archive for September, 2006

Kamelot to sell Jansen furniture

September 29th, 2006

Kamelot Auctions will go into its third season tomorrow with a sale of more than 500 lots of furniture, statuary, lighting and artwork at its gallery in the 4700 Wissahickon Ave. complex. More than two dozen lots come from the Parisian furniture-maker Jansen, including a consignment from a descendant of the company’s founder, Jean-Henri Jansen.
Jansen [...]

Poltrona Frau opens new furniture showroom in Istanbul

September 29th, 2006

Poltrona Frau, a leather upholstery specialist with a portfolio that includes interiors for Porsche, opened a new showroom in the Etiler district of Istanbul on Thursday.
The company has an enviable reputation for quality and detailing and earlier this year shocked the Milan Design Week trade show with news of its acquisition of Cappellini [...]

TalentTracker helps Scandinavian furniture store ILVA recruit in the UK

September 29th, 2006

ILVA is a different kind of home furnishing store which has just launched to the UK. Aiming to replicate the success of its existing Scandinavian stores, ILVA offers a wide range of quality furniture and accessories at affordable prices. It aims to set trends within home décor and provide inspiration for shoppers in an
enjoyable shopping [...]

Bankrupt furniture firm can ship orders

September 29th, 2006

Furniture may be shipped as early as next week for some customers who have waited on orders for months from a bankrupt furniture company.
Wood Armfield Furniture was granted permission Thursday by the Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina to begin shipping some of the furniture in its warehouse to customers.
Wood Armfield, a [...]

Furniture company returning to town

September 29th, 2006

A Canadian furniture company is making plans to return to Bellingham.
United Furniture Warehouse will be an anchor tenant at a proposed new retail center at 4411 and 4422 Meridian St., across the street from Wal-Mart. A neighborhood meeting was held Thursday to introduce the project, as is required by the city before applications are submitted [...]

Family-owned Direct Furniture observes 50 years in business

September 29th, 2006

The father-daughter team of John Martin and Kathy Beach has successfully built a half-century of furniture retailing in Clarksville.
Direct Furniture first opened near downtown in 1956. It’s now in St. Bethlehem.
“I was, at first, a manager of the store, which was originally down on Ninth Street,” Martin recalled. “R.C. Pressler and Morris Martin were the [...]

Election update, new deli, furniture news

September 29th, 2006

Here we are. This will wrap up September for us today on The Business Bus. It was July 4th only last week to me. I have some news for you from several locations, so let’s get going together.
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The special election for mayor is only 10 days away. If you live in the city [...]

Furniture popular at RSPCA sale

September 29th, 2006

FURNITURE proved to be the most popular item as hundreds of bargain hunters poured through the Inverell RSPCA Branch’s showground pavilion on Saturday for its annual giant garage sale.
Inverell RSPCA president Barbara McLane said the two pavilions that were used for the sale were full with items that were generously donated by the people of [...]

Furniture drive will benefit flood victims

September 29th, 2006

Donations of gently used furniture are being taken from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Hallstrom Center at 1300 17th St. for families who lost property during the Labor Day flood.
Items needed for donation include gently used living room, dining room and bedroom furniture, children’s furniture, washers, dryers and televisions in [...]

Furniture makers protest Govt U-turn

September 28th, 2006

PENANG furniture makers are up in arms over the reversal of a Government decision to tighten an export ban on sawn rubberwood exports, by allowing finger-jointed planks to be sold overseas.
They claim this “about-turn” has placed their businesses in jeopardy.
“The method of finger-joints on rubberwood sawn timber goes against the Cabinet policy, serves no [...]