THE spotlight will fall on style and elegance when a five-star hotel and antique furniture, as well as a host of other collectables, go on auction in Midrand next Thursday.
The auction will be another milestone for national auction company Aucor, which scooped a major deal with a top hotel chain to assist with the disposal [...]
Furniture Brands International Inc. saw its fourth-quarter profit plummet 88 percent on weakened sales that grew just over 1 percent.
The company said its profit for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 dropped to nearly $2.1 million on net sales of $586.5 million, compared with profit of $17.1 million on revenue of $593.5 million in the [...]
KooKoo Bear Kids, Inc., an online, catalog, and retail store marketer of designer rooms and exceptional gifts, has expanded its line of luxury, designer kid’s furniture and unique gifts with designs by company president, Tara Mediate. Ms. Mediate applies her educational background in design and style expertise to fashion quality children’s furniture, clothing, and gifts.
“After [...]
A Tuesday afternoon fire in Gulfport caused heavy damage to a furniture store and extensive smoke damage to an adjoining FEMA facility.
Gulfport firefighters were called to the Furniture Ranch just before 3pm. A steady stream of smoke rose from the roof of the structure.
Fire in the back of that building caused extensive damage inside. There [...]
Make no mistake, Interior Woodworking is no Pottery Barn.
Yes, both offer high-end furniture and home accessories, but when Jeff Chopp opens his high-end, custom furniture showroom and workshop to the public for the first time Saturday, customers will have a chance to see one-of-a-kind furniture handcrafted by artisans throughout Wisconsin.
“I searched the state to [...]
Reception desks are a focal point in all offices. The reception desk on the frontline of many office entrances is the first chance that one has to create a presence and company connotation with one’s visitors, be it prospective or existing clients, suppliers, or partners.
The first impressions can influence people’s decisions on what kind of [...]
The smell of fresh-cut wood saturates the air in his basement workshop. Black walnut is his favorite, but local furniture maker Kevin Tracey works with all types of premium-grade woods to create replicas of fine period furniture. Tracey, a life-long resident of Carver has been producing custom furniture for 12 years.
As a student at the [...]
Clayton-based Furniture Brands International Inc. said furniture sales slipped in the fourth quarter, forcing price reductions and plant idlings that affected its earnings.
“Business conditions in the fourth quarter were difficult across all our companies,” said W.G. “Mickey” Holliman, chairman and chief executive, in a statement.
Retail conditions worsened as the quarter progressed, and the company responded [...]
Prime Office Furniture is extending its year end promotion for the second time, lengthening it into February and perhaps beyond. Premium office furniture buyers can save 5 percent off total cost of buying office furniture at Prime Office Furniture either by purchasing online with a coupon code or by mentioning the promotion when ordering over [...]
Furniture dealer Hilton Koch bought the Houston Comets, making the four-time WNBA champions the league’s fifth independently owned franchise. The WNBA approved the sale Wednesday.
The Comets were previously owned by Leslie Alexander, who also owns the NBA’s Houston Rockets. Alexander sold the WNBA franchise so he could focus solely on the Rockets, said Rockets CEO [...]