January 30,
2011 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on January 31, 2011
Gift for Life has awarded supermodel turned lifestyle designer Kathy Ireland the first-ever Design for Life Award.
The gift and home decor industry group presented Ireland with the award on Sunday at the annual Gift for Life event at the Central Park Boathouse in New York City.
Gift for Life was founded in 1992 as a volunteer group to raise funds for AIDS assistance and research through DIFFA: Design Industry Foundation Fighting AIDS. Since then, Gift for Life has raised nearly $4 million.
Ireland is CEO and chief designer of Kathy Ireland Worldwide, a $1.4 billion-a-year lifestyle design firm.
January 30,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Legal on January 31, 2011
An employee of Hilton Furniture & Leather Gallery, Pasadena, Texas, has sued the furniture store for negligence, the Houston Chronicle reported Friday.
Gerardo Padilla, a forklift operator, filed a lawsuit on Thursday. He claims a forklift ran over him when he climbed off after he said he engaged the parking brake. He injured his leg and foot.
His employer had told him to get off the forklift to work on repairing sheeting.
January 29,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Obituaries on January 30, 2011
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President and Owner of Chris Miller Furniture in Wheeling, Christian E. Miller, 68, died Saturday. He was 68.
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January 28,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Community/Charitable Support on January 29, 2011
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Former supermodel Cindy Crawford teamed up Morris Home Furnishings to donate $20,000 to a Cincinnati-area children's hospital.
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January 27,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Business Strategy on January 28, 2011
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Munro's Fine Furniture recently closed its store at South Coast Collection in Costa Mesa, Calif.
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