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August 30,
2010 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Accessories on August 31, 2010
Accent furniture vendor Sterling Inds. has moved its High Point Market showroom to space 223 of the International Home Furnishings Center's Hamilton Wing.
"Sterling is moving to the heart of IHFC," says John Scott, CEO and founder of Atlanta-based Sterling. "Buyers will find us on the second floor and at the top of the main escalator from InterHall."
The move puts Sterling in the fashion-forward, design-oriented section of Hamilton Wing.
At Market, Sterling will launch a new series of heirloom-quality accent furniture in hand-painted and hand-distressed finishes; and introduce decorative accessories, including new styles of boxes, jars and bowls in metal and ceramic, and a selection of table lamps, floor lamps, chandeliers and mirrors.
Sterling also will launch of a new line of jewelry at Market. The company will hold a ribbon-cutting at 8 a.m., Oct. 16.
August 30,
2010 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Rugs on August 31, 2010
Six rug companies have received GoodWeave certification, which works to end illegal child labor in the carpet industry.
With the addition of Diane Paparo Studio, I+I srl, Inigo Elizalde Rugs, The Miller Davis Group, Modern Fever and Tania Johnson Design, GoodWeave now licenses 75 North American companies to import rugs bearing the GoodWeave label.
GoodWeave licensees adhere to a strictly monitored no-child-labor policy, and make a financial contribution that helps fund education and other services for rescued children and those at risk of entering the work force.
"With nearly 80 North American companies now signed up with GoodWeave, we are moving ever closer to our goal of ending illegal child labor in the carpet industry," said Nina Smith, executive director of GoodWeave USA.
Through the support of GoodWeave's industry partners, more than 3,600 children have been rescued from exploitation on carpet looms and offered rehabilitation, education, vocational training, and other services. Worldwide, 7.5 million rugs have been certified as child-labor-free since 1995. An estimated 1,500 retail outlets carry GoodWeave certified rugs in the U.S. and Canada alone.
August 30,
2010 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Retail Closings on August 31, 2010
Ashley Furniture Homestores in Redding and Yuba City, Calif., closed Sunday, the Record-Searchlight reported Monday.
An Ashley Furniture Homestore in Chico will re-open under the Evans Furniture brand. Evans is based in Yuba City.
Stephen Forsey president of Denver-based SPCI, which has been managing liquidation sales at the Ashley stores in Redding, Chico, and Yuba City., told the paper the closings, which took place after inventory had been sold off, will not affect the delivery of furniture to customers at the old stores who are waiting for orders.
"A lot of those have been filled and will be filled," Forsey said in the report. "Whatever customer orders we have we will still be fulfilling even after the stores close."
August 30,
2010 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Delivery on August 31, 2010
A customer dissatisfied with a furniture delivery took two deliverymen hostage at gunpoint, the Chattanoogan reported Sunday.
Thomas Gunn, 76, faces charges of aggravated assault, kidnapping and carrying an unlawful weapon.
The victims were delivering an order on contract with Select Comfort to Gunn when Gunn became angry over a delivery error. He had the men drive him to the store at gun point so he could speak with the manager.
Police arrested Gunn before he entered the mall where the store was located.
August 29,
2010 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on August 30, 2010
Modern furniture source Interior Trade Enterprise has launched a redesigned e-commerce furniture Web site.
Interior Trade Enterprise offers two different services: retail e-commerce Web site shopping for consumers, and wholesale ordering for home and office designers.
Interior Trade Furniture is a one-stop mega store for modern furniture, mid-century reproductions, home office furniture and home theater seating.