Archive for February, 2007

Ashley Furniture giveaway a ‘thank you’ to the community

February 28th, 2007

Customers of Ashley Furniture HomeStore gathered at the store’s Roseville site Sunday for the business’ Dream Giveaway, which included a grand prize package starting with $10,000 in furniture and bedding.
“It’s a way for us to say thank you and show our appreciation to our customers,” explained Robert Myers, who owns the Roseville location, as well [...]

Fancy furniture breaks record

February 28th, 2007

Spencer Lambert’s request to have a truck come pick-up all of his furniture was just like any other, but his donation ended up being a record breaker.
Lambert and his wife, Shari, had just bought new furnishings for their Bachelor Gulch condominium and had no need for the designer Slifer furnishings that came with it. Instead [...]

Valley Furniture owner remembers humble beginnings

February 28th, 2007

Steve Junion remembers his “humble beginnings,” when he and his wife, Diane (Curtis) Junion, opened Valley Furniture in a 3,800-square-foot building at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Highway 70 in Safford in the fall of 1994.
Today, Valley Furniture is housed in a building nearly eight times bigger — a 24,000-square-foot showroom on Armory Road [...]

High prices hamper Cebu furniture market growth

February 28th, 2007

THE “great” potential of Cebu-made furniture in the global market, especially in Europe, has been reduced by high prices of locally-made pieces.
Frank Sander of the Association of German Industrial Designers (VDID) said there is a need for furniture manufacturers and exporters in Cebu to bring down the prices of their products to become competitive in [...]

High Point Furniture Market Intros Market Scout Program

February 28th, 2007

High Point Market Authority has joined forces with key High Point University educators in the Department of Home Furnishings & Design and the Earl N. Phillips School of Business to develop a new program designed to assist retail buyers during Market.
The “Market Scouts,” program trains High Point University (HPU) students interested in the home [...]

Vietnam-made wood furniture enters US, EU

February 28th, 2007

Leading Vietnamese outdoor furniture maker Scansia Pacific Co. Ltd. has clinched a US$200,000 deal to ship nine containers of woodwork to the US and the EU.
The Ho Chi Minh City-based company’s outdoor furniture is made of imported materials mainly from the US, Brazil, New Zealand and Canada.
According to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association [...]

Cabinet And Furniture Company Hoping To Expand

February 28th, 2007

A loan and a new location are helping Michael J. Brown Cabinet Makers. The company got a loan from the Maine Rural Development Authority and Coastal Enterprises totaling around $375,000 at the end of last year.
The money has helped the company move into a larger space in Millinocket and helped them buy equipment. Their niche [...]

Las Vegas Furniture Market: New exhibitors were equally enthusiastic.

February 28th, 2007

Marty Olsen, president of the Wilsonville, Oregon-based MasterCraft Furniture, an exhibitor at Cashman Center, said, “We realized this was where we needed to be. We have had a phenomenal Market and we’ve seen people and sold to people from all over the country and also outside of the continental United States, writing good orders [...]

Las Vegas Furniture Market: Showroom tenants and temporary exhibitors introduce new product to record-breaking traffic and order-writing; Rave reviews confirm significant influx of high quality, major buyers.

February 28th, 2007

January’s Las Vegas Market proved strong for every category with exhibitors and trade media giving rave reviews. Beyond furniture, World Market Center has exploded in other segments of home furnishings, becoming the new hub for accessories, lighting, and in a very big way – bedding and mattress suppliers. Las Vegas has also evolved into [...]

Las Vegas Furniture Market Officials, “We are the undeniable future of the furniture industry”; Attendance Up 60 Percent

February 28th, 2007

The Winter Las Vegas Furniture Market, held January 29-February 2, reported its largest Market to date in terms of square footage, exhibitors and attendees. In a statement Tuesday, Market officials said “The most recent installment of Las Vegas Market delivered a clear message to industry professionals - World Market Center, Las Vegas, [...]