April 17,
2012 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Advertising on April 18, 2012
Trade Associates Group Ltd.(TAG) has rebranded its Tag Furnishings Group furniture division as "tag furniture."
When launched in 2008, the furniture line became "tag furnishings group," or "tfg," because the collection was marketed separately from tag's tabletop and home decor collections.
"We have since learned that there is a natural synergy between our furniture and our home decor products that we could expand upon and maximize," said Joe Fahy of tag, Chicago.
For example, new folding outdoor furniture coordinates with tag's extensive selection of garden decor items. And because of the durability of tag's dining tables and shelving units, several SKUs are purchased by retailers for in-store display, but also made available for sale to consumers. tag drop ships these orders so smaller stores can add them to their mix without taking up valuable inventory space. On the flip side, furniture retailers have found multiple ways to take advantage of tag's selection of basics, tabletop and decor.
"With the rebranding we're looking to further expand our dealer network," Fahy said. "We're looking for drivers, so to speak. We're adding new products and new merchandising tools, including several upcoming promotions."
April 17,
2012 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Business Strategy on April 18, 2012
from http://myfox8.com/2012/04/17/furniture-factory-adds-solar-power-in-high-point/
A High Point furniture factory will have much of its energy provided by the sun thanks to another company based in High Point.
Mark David Furniture held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday at its facility on Southwest Street. It unveiled the solar panels made by Norcross York Energy, also of High Point.
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April 17,
2012 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Case Goods on April 18, 2012
from http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodworking-industry-news/Stanley-Furniture-Gets-First-Cut-of-40M-in-Antidumping-Duties-147836845.html
Stanley Furniture Company Inc. has received $9.5 million in antidumping duties collected on wooden bedroom furniture imported from China.
Stanley, which reduced its first quarter operating loss to $984,000 compared to a loss of $3.4 million in first quarter of 2011, said it will receive an additional $30.5 million of Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) proceeds for funds that were previously withheld under the wood bedroom furniture antidumping duty order.
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April 17,
2012 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Business Strategy on April 18, 2012
from http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/blog/morning_call/2012/04/ikea-integrates-tvs-sound-systems.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
Ikea is venturing into technology with the Ikea TV. A new furniture line combines an LED television, a sound system, Internet connection and DVD players into one self-assembly piece.
The TV and other electronics are made by TCL, a Chinese manufacturer, and the system comes with a single remote control. TVs are available in four sizes, from 24 inches to 46 inches, according to the report.
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April 17,
2012 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Case Goods on April 18, 2012
from http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/04/18/article/furniture_plant_could_hire_550_workers
Regional leaders say Gov. Bev Perdue is expected to announce Friday that Ashley Furniture Industries will open a major operation in Davie County, another sign of the industry's continued comeback in the Piedmont Triad.
The announcement will be made in High Point before the spring furniture market, which starts on Saturday.
Details about what has been code-named Project Top Drawer remained sketchy Wednesday, but one source expects the operation will include both manufacturing and distribution.
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