January 4,
2011 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on January 5, 2011
A Tuesday furniture store fire at KC Furniture Direct Buy in Garden Grove, Calif., is under investigation, the Orange County Register reported.
Firefighters kept the morning blaze, which burned in the furniture store's attic, from spreading to other businesses.
The store was closed at the time of the fire, and no one was inside.
January 4,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on January 5, 2011
Gormans Home Furnishings and Interior Design has signed a lease in Grand Rapids, Mich., to open the companys fifth design center.
The lease was signed by Gormans partners Tom Lias, president and COO; Bernie Moray, CEO; Jeff Roberts, executive vice president, and John Moray, vice president of operations.
Gormans will move into the spaces formerly occupied by Israels Home Furnishings and Israels Windows Floors & More. A total of nearly 55,000 square feet, the adjacent showrooms are expected to open for business in early February.
The Grand Rapids Gormans design center will mirror the format of our existing metro Detroit stores, including a design team with our deep commitment to quality and our 100 best brands all designed for unlimited price ranges, style ranges and custom options, said Tom Lias, president. Gormans offers all the services style-conscious consumers and trade professionals need to make a house a home.
When hiring for the new Gormans store is completed, it will employ as many as 40 associates, many who had been employed with the now defunct Israels and Klingmans furniture stores.
Israels was an advocate for the community for more than 55 years and they built a very close-knit, talented team committed to delivering the best in design and developing relationships across western Michigan," Lias said. "We look forward to welcoming many of them into the Gormans family and continuing the tradition of delivering the best in home furnishings in Grand Rapids and beyond.
Operating under the Drexel Heritage name, Gormans exited the Grand Rapids market in 1996 after 15 years, when the building the company occupied was sold during lease negotiations. Coincidentally, this is the same building that was occupied until recently by Israels, and the same space in which Gormans will be reopening.
Gorman's has been been in business for more than 70 years in Michigan and currently operates four stores.
January 2,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Business Strategy on January 3, 2011
from http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z3892125210&z=1250249029
Pier 1 Imports and Chase Bank USA, have entered into a new agreement, replacing and shortening a 2006 marketing and servicing agreement for home furnishings retailer's private-label credit card.
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January 2,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Business Strategy on January 3, 2011
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Messenger Furniture of Independence, Kan., has opened its first store in Oklahoma.The Mattress Zone opened this morning.
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January 2,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Furniture Retailing on January 3, 2011
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The owner of a Wayne furniture store destroyed in an explosion last week has been upgraded to serious condition at University of Michigan's Trauma Burn Center.
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