April 17,
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By Aggregated Content in Bedding on April 18, 2012
from http://www.startribune.com/business/148021845.html
Select Comfort Corp.'s efforts to make more consumers aware of its Sleep Number brand appear to have paid off in the first quarter for the company, which Wednesday reported a 36 percent gain in sales.
The strong results were fueled in part by a 48 percent increase in advertising spending by the Plymouth-based company during the period ended March 31.
Select's healthy sales also reflect an ongoing recovery by the bedding industry, which took a beating during the housing downturn.
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April 17,
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By Aggregated Content in Financial Reports on April 18, 2012
from http://business380.com/2012/04/18/flexsteel-posts-record-3rd-quarter-earnings-higher-residential-sales/
Northeast Iowa employer Flexsteel Industries on Wednesday reported higher third-quarter earnings on improved residential and commercial sales. The Dubuque based designer, manufacturer, importer and marketer of upholstered and wood furniture posted net income of $3.3 million, or 48 cents per share, up 36.2 percent from $2.5 million, or 35 cents per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2011. Sales improved 7.6 percent to $91.6 million in the quarter that ended March 31 from $85.2 million in the same period last year. Flexsteel focuses on designing and manufacturing furniture for the residential, recreational vehicle, office, hospitality and
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April 17,
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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 industrys continued comeback in the Piedmont Triad. The announcement will be made in...
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April 17,
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Select Comfort Corp.'s efforts to make more consumers aware of its Sleep Number brand appear to have paid off in the first quarter for the company, which Wednesday reported a 36 percent gain in sales. The strong results were fueled in part by a 48 percent...
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April 17,
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DUBUQUE ? Northeast Iowa employer Flexsteel Industries on Wednesday reported higher third-quarter earnings on improved residential and commercial sales. The Dubuque based designer, manufacturer, importer and marketer of upholstered and wood furniture posted net income of $3.3 million, or 48 cents per share, up 36.2 percent from $2.5 million, or 35 cents per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2011. Sales improved 7.6 percent to $91.6 million in the quarter that ended March 31 from $85.2 million in the same period last year. Flexsteel focuses on designing and manufacturing furniture for the residential, recreational vehicle, office, hospitality and
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