January 11,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Mattresses on January 12, 2011
Eco-friendly mattress manufacturer Natura World has expanded its 6-month-old relationship with Bloomingdale's with a new latex mattress collection.
The new collection targets the high end of comfort, luxury and beauty in natural and organic bedding collection at Bloomingdale's stores and on bloomingdales.com.
"Natura has been successfully producing natural and organic bedding for over 15 years and now, we enter a new era with three exclusively designed, elegant offerings debuting at Bloomingdale's," said Cambridge, Ontario-based Natura World's president, Ralph Rossdeutscher. "Each sleep set has been expertly crafted by Natura artisans for the discerning Bloomingdale's shopper searching for high quality, healthy sleep products made sustainably and with respect for the environment."
The Natura Latex Collection for Bloomingdales includes three models, Retreat, Renew and Escape, each with three different comfort levels: firm, luxury and dual. The dual comfort models enabling partners sleeping on the same mattress to each enjoy the right comfort and support feel for them. The mattresses feature a variety of constructions with components that range from Natura Sleep Bamboo fabric to certified organic wool and natural Talalay latex. These premium mattresses offer the most advanced comfort materials and adhere to the highest quality standards to provide the body with the deep, restorative sleep that it needs.
Natura Latex Retreat and Natura Latex Renew feature a deep, supportive core with layers of natural standard green latex, plant-based foam and Talalay latex. The soft, supple Natura Sleep Bamboo cover is quilted with convoluted Talalay latex and wool for lasting comfort that stays cool and soft against the skin.
The Natura Latex Escape offers enhanced Talalay latex construction and a luxuriously soft and completely organic cotton knit cover. It is complemented by a thick and plush Talalay latex topper whose quilt features organic wool and convoluted Talalay latex.
The Bloomingdales collection is currently being produced in Natura's Cambridge facility, but soon will transfer production its new 478,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Wichita Falls, Texas, where the company is manufacturing its new lines for Target and Sharper Image. The new facility increases the company's overall production capacity while decreasing shipping times in the United States.
Visit Natura World at the Jan. 24-28 Las Vegas Furniture Market in space A-950 of World Market Center.
January 11,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Business Strategy on January 12, 2011
The Antique & Design Center of High Point has relocated to a new home spanning 50,000 square feet on the ground and mezzanine levels of historic
Market Square.
The center is a collection of more than 50 antiques dealers and artisans that launched at the October
High Point Market in a stand-alone building at 229 W. Russell Avenue in High Point.
Karen Luisana, managing director of the center, said the new location will allow the group to "showcase antiques in a setting that better befits the products."
The character of historic Market Square has long made it a favorite haunt of the Markets hippest buyers, designers and trend-setters," Luisana said. "Our goal in partnering with the Merchandise Mart Properties (MMPI) team today, is to preserve the sense of charm and adventure that so many remember, while creating a venue within a venue adjacent to Salon and the re-opening Boiler Room & Restaurant.
The center organizers also worked to design the space so that it offers buyers an efficient way to shop.
Designing the space from the ground up also enables us to craft an efficient shopping experience for our buyers, said Amanda Lane Kinney, marketing coordinator. Theres a circular flow here with multiple entrances and exists, and the new layout will be a boon to busy professionals at Market.
A number of special events are planned for the new venue, including a provocative seminar series focused on the antique and design businesses. Seminars, featuring a slate of marquee speakers, will take place within the Antique & Design Center in a fully equipped education space on the mezzanine level starting Monday, April 4, at 2 p.m.
Weve got a stellar, not-to-be missed lineup of world-class speakers that includes the likes of Shayne Hart, principal of Guild; Charles Hanlon, principle of Mayfair; and Bill Indurskey, award-winning designer, architect and co-founder of VandM.com, the go-to online resource for high-end, antiques, home furnishings and art, Luisana said.
Other buyer amenities in the new location include 50 dedicated parking spaces and a private entrance on West Commerce Avenue between Tomlinson and Jacobs Place.
January 11,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Bankruptcy on January 12, 2011
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An icon of mom-and-pop retail in Baxter County, Arkansas, since 1957 Sheid's Furniture Inc. is the subject of foreclosure and its principle is in the throes of bankruptcy.
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January 11,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Markets on January 12, 2011
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A major event at the AmericasMart Atlanta will go on downtown despite the ice and snow.
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2011 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Casual Furniture on January 12, 2011
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Boston Home magazine recognized Didriks of Cambridge, Mass., as the Best of Boston Home Outdoor Furniture store for 2011.
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