May 30,
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By Aggregated Content in Furniture Retailing on May 31, 2012
from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/garden/dwellstudio-opens-its-first-furnishings-and-accessories-store-in-soho.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
DwellStudio, a furniture and accessories company known for its boldly patterned textiles, is opening its first store on Friday in New York's SoHo.
"We've been a wholesaler for almost 12 years, and never really get to see the entire collection together in one space," said Christiane Lemieux, its founder.
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May 30,
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from http://www.wgnradio.com/news/local/breaking/chi-residents-hope-lincoln-park-furniture-store-returns-after-fire-20120530,0,1049033.story?track=rss
The owners of Roy's Home Furnishings, a local landmark in the Lincoln Park area of Chicago, said they will decide by Monday if the store will return after the building was destroyed in an extra-alarm blaze Tuesday.
In a best case scenario, the store would re-open "by the end of the summer," said Roy's Marketing Manager Johanna Parra, as the building at 2455 N. Sheffield Ave. was being demolished today. Fire officials said the fire -- which took several hours to get under control -- was an accident and is believed to have been caused by a cigarette.
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May 30,
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from http://www.cnbc.com/id/47628417
Pier 1 reported that revenue at stores open at least a year climbed 7.2 percent in the first quarter, helped by strong holiday assortments.
Its total revenue for the period topped Wall Street expectations. It's a key gauge of a retailer's health because it excludes volatility from stores recently opened or closed.
First-quarter revenue increased 8 percent to $361 million, beating Wall Street's estimate of $360.7 million.
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May 29,
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from http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z6577007936&z=1250249030
Workers demolish Roy's Home Furnishings in Chicago after the store was gutted by an extra-alarm fire the previous day. (Jose M. Osorio / May 30, 2012) Related CTA trains on normal schedules this morning after extra-alarm fire Maps The owners of Roy's Home Furnishings, a local landmark in the Lincoln Park area, said they will decide by Monday if the store will return after the building was destroyed in an extra-alarm blaze Tuesday. In a best case scenario, the store would re-open "by the end of the summer," said Roy's Marketing Manager Johanna Parra, as the building at 2455
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