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July 22,
2012 by in UnCategorized 
By Aggregated Content in Retail Closings on July 23, 2012
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Gardberg's Furniture is closing in Mobile, Ala., after 62 years in business.
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July 22,
2012 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in licensing on July 23, 2012
Luxury outdoor furniture vendor Brown Jordan has licensed Trans-Ocean Import Co. to develop and market a line of indoor/outdoor area rugs.
Liora Manné will lead the design of the Brown Jordan Indoor/Outdoor Area Rug collection. The collection will include a breadth of exclusive designs, styles, and sizes with a wide color palette to meet the needs of todays consumers, retailers, and professional designers who seek area rugs that meet the décor, style and personal tastes for an outdoor living environment.
"The Brown Jordan Collection of indoor/outdoor area rugs will reflect the outdoor leisure, style and design heritage of our brand, said Chris Carmicle, president of Brown Jordan. For decades, Trans-Ocean has been a dominant player with best-in-class innovation and design capabilities in indoor/outdoor decorative area rugs. Their uncompromising standard of high quality and on-trend design is directly aligned with Brown Jordans approach to outdoor casual furnishings."
For more than 100 Years, Trans-Ocean has been a leader and premier supplier for fine area rugs, and was a pioneer in introducing outdoor rugs across various quality materials.
The Brown Jordan brand partnership offers us a marvelous opportunity to expand the Trans-Ocean product assortment said Charles Peck, CEO of New York-based Trans-Ocean. The brand resonates with a large and diverse audience from consumers and specialty retail to the trade design professional and hospitality market and offers a range of aesthetic for creative inspiration. We are proud to partner with them and plan to have a successful launch of this new and exciting product line at the Casual Market this year.
Brown Jordan Indoor/Outdoor Area Rugs will debut in September at International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market in Chicago.
July 22,
2012 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Bedding on July 23, 2012
Luxury mattress vendor Pure LatexBliss will expand its point-of-purchase solutions at the upcoming Las Vegas Furniture Market.
Design consultant Marty Walker, former vice president of visual merchandising for Pier 1 Imports, will be on-hand to help retailers create an ideal layout of their retail space and incorporate the Pure LatexBliss POP solutions to their showroom floors. For the first time, retailers can start planning their store layout at the time they place the order and can leave market with design layouts in hand. The company also will introduce a customizable POP solution designed to increase a sales ticket through bedding accessories.
Industry research shows that a visually appealing showroom floor maximizes sales. In addition to creating top-notch products, we provide our retail partners with a high-impact marketing strategy to increase the average ticket number, said Pure LatexBliss President Kurt Ling. Marty Walkers floor layouts are the best. He has helped Pier 1 become one of the most successful retailers in the country. From branding our products with eye-catching POP materials, to prominently introducing the latex category into their store, or creating an entire shop-in-shop experience, Marty can help them create the best environment for optimal retail results. By bringing him to market, we are offering our customers expert insight on the ways to best present our merchandising elements to their showroom floors.
In addition to the companys current custom pillow and topper display and the recently introduced bliss theatre, Pure LatexBliss, Atlanta, has developed a CustomFIT end-of-bed POP solution that shows consumers how to customize a mattress for better sleep. The new display shows images of beds with and without toppers to demonstrate how adding a two- or three-inch topper can personalize the mattress to create a medium or plush feel.
July 22,
2012 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Store Openings on July 23, 2012
Linda McDougald Design/Postcard from Paris Home will open its second a full-service interior design firm and retail furnishings boutique in Greenville, S.C.
The new location at the Shops of Greenridge will open in mid-August with a high-end selection of home furnishings, accessories, fine gifts, and other home and lifestyle items at the Greenridge location. Similar to the downtown Greenville location, a fresh mix of antiques, custom upholstery and case goods will round out the assortment, creating a sophisticated
and invigorating environment and offering a singular shopping experience for guests.
We are thrilled to bring Postcard from Paris Homes distinctive assortment of furnishings, accessories, and gifts to the Shops at Greenridge, said Linda McDougald, principal and lead designer of Linda McDougald Design/Postcard from Paris Home. There is so much activity and excitement at the Shops at Greenridge and we are looking forward to contributing to and feeding off of this vivacious setting.
July 22,
2012 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Green on July 23, 2012
Swedish home furnishings retail giant Ikea has plugged in the solar energy system at its store in Atlanta, Ga.
The 129,400-square-foot PV array consists of a 1,034.9-kW system, built with 4,312 panels. Ikea Atlanta's program will produce approximately 1,416,502 kWh of clean electricity annually, the equivalent of reducing 977 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), eliminating the emissions of 192 cars or powering 122 homes yearly.
This Atlanta installation represents the 23rd completed solar energy project for Ikea in the United States, with 16 more locations underway, making the eventual U.S. solar presence of Ikea nearly 89 percent with a total generation of 38 MW.
For the development, design and installation of the Atlanta store's customized solar power system, IKEA contracted with Gehrlicher Solar America Corp., part of Gehrlicher AG, one of the world's 10 largest independent PV project developers and system integrators.
"Our mission is to create a better everyday life for the many people, and at Ikea Atlanta, we just added to this effort," said Jim Anastos, Ikea Atlanta store manager. "A solar energy system will help reduce the store's carbon footprint and represents another investment toward our future in this community. We appreciate the continued support of the City of Atlanta, Georgia Power, and Gehrlicher Solar, our partners in this project."