August 19,
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By Aggregated Content in licensing on August 20, 2011
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Universal Furniture's partner Paula Deen has been in a tift with fellow celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain who slammed Deen over the weekend as being "dangerous."
To her credit, Deen answered back saying Bourdain "needs to get a life," and she stook up for fellow "Food Netwoork" chefs Rachel Ray, Sandra Lee and Guy Fieri, who were all lambasted by Bourdain.
"You don't have to like my food, or Rachael's, Sandra's and Guy's," Deen said. "But it's another thing to attack our character. I wake up every morning happy for where I am in life."
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August 19,
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By Aggregated Content in Tupelo on August 20, 2011
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A department store chain in the northeast U.S. was honored Friday evening at the Tupelo Furniture Market. Boscov's was presented the National Buyer's Appreciation Award. It's given to a buyer who has gone above and beyond to support local furniture manufacturers. The honor is awarded twice a year during each session of the market.
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August 18,
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By Aggregated Content in Furniture Retailing on August 19, 2011
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While most of us have a few dozen people over for a cookout, Randy Lann often has a few hundred. Or a few thousand. Lann, the executive director of the Arkansas Home Furnishings Association, happens to be a world champion steak griller whose clients include a former president and an NFL team. On Thursday, he hosted 500 furniture industry players to the AHFA reception at the Tupelo Furniture Market.
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August 18,
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By Aggregated Content in Business Strategy on August 19, 2011
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Robb & Stucky soon could be back in business in Southwest Florida. Chinese furniture magnate Samuel Kuo and his family purchased the Robb & Stucky name, its logo and its client list after the Fort Myers-based retailer was forced into bankruptcy by its creditors earlier this year. Now, the new owners are hunting for sites to reopen the high-end furniture stores in Florida. Theyve hired Prime Sites Inc., with offices in Coconut Grove and Naples, to do the site scouting.
We are focusing on Florida. We are focusing on the west coast. The brand had a lot
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August 18,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Special Events on August 19, 2011
Retail merchandising group BrandSource has set the agenda for its annual convention, August 28-31 at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
The convention will feature the launch of an exclusive Kathy Ireland home furnishings line. Ireland, wife, mother, CEO and chief designer of the $1.5 billion Kathy Ireland Worldwide, is now the brand ambassador for BrandSource. Attendees will be offered exclusive deals on home furnishings under the Kathy Ireland brand name.
At the convention, themed "Roll up Their Sleeves and Succeed," BrandSource will unveil new product lines and new technologies for greater efficiency; and offer workshops and seminars designed to give member retailers competitive advantages. CEO Bob Lawrence expects attendance to increase 25 percent over last year's gathering.
On the technology front, BrandSource will unveil a new mobile application that has been under for the past year; and also will launch its new Web-based Expert Parts program, designed to save members time searching for parts. The new online interface allows users to quickly and easily look up parts for most mainstream domestic brands, as well as LG and Samsung, place the needed items on a single "shopping list" and immediately check availability and estimated ship time from multiple distributors across the country. Orders can be immediately placed, avoiding dozens of wasted hours per year and a drain on the efficiency, productivity and profitability of the service department.
As a result of its new partnership with Ingram Micro for Expert Warehouse 2, BrandSource members will learn about new opportunities and greater access to a broader range of products, including tablets, computers, printers, networking devices and more.
Best-selling New York Times author Stephen Mansfield, founder of The Global Leadership Development Fund, is keynote speaker for the convention. Mansfield is a popular speaker, known for his rowdy humor, deep faith and ability to inspire audiences with tales from great lives of the past.
BrandSource, Anaheim, Calif., will offer an assortment of seminars and workshops designed to help members succeed, including: A Business Guide to Leadership Skills; The Science of Cleaning Dishes; Furniture Advantage 2012 (getting a jump on the competition); Creating Raving Fans; Introduction to Situational Leadership; Survival of the Fittest; Inventory, When Enough Is Enough; Google Analytics 101; Electrolux Next Wave of Innovation; The Science of Sleep-Don't Sell Mattresses, Sell "Quality Of Life" and more.
Tuesday night (Aug. 30) entertainment will be The Guess Who, Canadas first international rock music superstar group in the 1960s.
"The BrandSource Convention line-up was developed with a keen understanding of the tough times we are all facing in this business--and globally," said Lawrence. "We've put together a well-rounded program designed to help our members increase sales, which is the bottom line. This includes exciting product launches and new technologies that will help them be more competitive, as well as special offers and exclusive deals that they can take advantage of during the convention."
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