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December 15,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on December 16, 2009
Designers Loft Furniture in Fort Collins, Col., has closed for failure to pay taxes,
the Fort Collins Coloradoan reported Tuesday.
The Colorado Department of Revenue has seized the retailer's assets, which will be auctioned on Dec. 22.
The paper reported that the state seized $10,330 in back taxes from the store, which was closed and locked Monday.
December 15,
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By Home Furnishings Business in on December 16, 2009
Case goods manufacturer Stanley Furniture, Stanleytown, Va., has told its California retailers via e-mail that its products will comply with California Air Resource Board formaldehyde regulation by March 10, 10 months ahead of CARB's Dec. 31, 2010, sell-through deadline for non-compliant goods.
The original regulation, effective Jan. 1 this year, included an 18-month sell-through period for finished goods inventory enabling manufacturers, distributors and retailers to deplete inventory and floor samples prior to June 30, 2010. CARB recently extended the date to the end of 2010.
"With so much experience in manufacturing furniture for infants and kids, regulatory compliance is simply standard operating procedure at Stanley," said Kevin Bowman, Stanley's vice president of sales. "Our goal is to ensure that compliance transitions like these are seamless and that our retailersʼ businesses remain uninterrupted."
Stanley Furniture will distribute the second of its CARB-compliance communications to California retailers in late February.
For more information about the California Air Resource Board and the impending formaldehyde regulation, click
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December 15,
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By Home Furnishings Business in on December 16, 2009
Talk about putting a damper on holiday sales. A Detroit-area Ikea store in Canton, Mich., had to shut its doors due to flooding caused by a sprinkler malfunction, the Detroit Free Press reported Tuesday.
An Ikea spokeswoman told the paper it would be "a couple of days" before the store could reopen.
"We're looking at a couple days" before the store reopens, she said.
No estimate was available on the cost of the damage. The spokeswoman said the store would reopen before Christmas.
December 15,
2009 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in on December 16, 2009
Contemporary furnishings vendor Armen Living, Los Angeles, donated furniture from its Fall 2009 collection for sale at Project Angel Food's "Divine Design 2009" fundraising event earlier this month.
This shopping extravaganza, held Dec. 3-7 in Beverly Hills, offered fashion, home, beauty and gift items at 50 percent to 90 percent off regular prices, with the proceeds going to provide meals to men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
"We supported Divine Design because 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale directly benefit Project Angel Food's mission," said Kevin Kevonian, CEO of Armen Living.
Project Angel Food delivers 13,000 meals each week throughout Los Angeles County and is celebrating 20 years of service to the greater Los Angeles community.
Among the pieces donated was Armen Living's 5th Avenue armless club chair, a sleek and retro leisure chair upholstered in plush velvet.
December 15,
2009 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in on December 16, 2009
Home decor and gift vendor Midwest-CBK, Cannon Falls, Minn., has expanded and combined its Atlanta and Dallas showrooms to one location in each market to showcase the company's combined collections and improve retailers' shopping experience.
The newly combined and expanded Dallas and Atlanta showrooms will debut during the 2010 winter markets.
Midwest-CBK's Atlanta showroom, located in AmericasMart's Building 1, Suite 16A7, now features nearly 20,000 square feet. A grand opening celebration is set for 4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 8, during the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market.
The company's new Dallas showroom, located in Suites 407 and 409 in the Dallas Market Center, has more than doubled in size to almost 20,000 square feet. A grand opening celebration is scheduled for 4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 15, at 4 p.m. during the Dallas Total Home and Gift Market.
"We're very excited to provide our customers with expanded spaces to showcase our combined collections and innovative display ideas," said Midwest-CBK President Frederic Contino. "We are investing in our expanded, larger showrooms nationwide to improve the shopping experience for retailers, giving them more space to move, and view and shop the breadth of our newly combined and larger collections."