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From Home Furnishing Business
September 5,
2013 by in Business Strategy, Industry 
N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday accused unnamed High Point manufacturers of pushing for a loophole in state law so they can hire illegal immigrants instead of American citizens.
The comment came as McCrory discussed a bill that widens an exemption in checks for citizenship that employers are typically required to run on potential employees.
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Source: News & Record
September 4,
2013 by in Business Strategy, Green, Industry
Consumers are becoming more environmentally conscious in their purchases, and they're willing to pay more in order to own the greener product, according to the Sustainable Furnishings Council's fifth annual consumer research study.
September 4,
2013 by in Business Strategy, Industry
Thunder grumbled outside the offices of Ashley Furniture Industries on Baltimore Road last week, a sound that did not escape the ears of Ron Wanek , the furniture giant's chairman of the board.
"So we're blessed with more rain?" Wanek said.
His wry delivery elicited a few knowing chuckles from those gathered around a small conference table. The rain this summer has been more a curse than a blessing, wreaking havoc on the construction schedule of an $80 million plant that has been hit by a year's worth of setbacks.
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Source: Individual.com
September 3,
2013 by in Business Strategy, Industry
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea plans to accelerate store expansion, a part of its strategy to double sales to around $66 billion by 2020.
The announcement came from Ikea veteran Peter Agnefjall, who became CEO last week. Agnefjall aims to generate 5 percent annual sales growth in existing stores, while another 5 percent sales will come from new store openings.
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Source: Retail Business Review
August 29,
2013 by in Business Strategy, Industry
Sweden-based home furnishing giant IKEA Group opened its first wholly owned manufacturing facility in China on Wednesday, through subsidiary IKEA Industry Group, in a bid to support its rapid expansion in Asia - especially China.
The factory, which will make wooden products, is in Nantong, Jiangsu province, a manufacturing hub for home furnishings and interior decoration material. The factory will supply IKEA stores, mainly in China.
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Source: China Daily
August 28,
2013 by in Business Strategy, Industry
With cheaper offshore competition flooding the market, furniture manufacturers have become an endangered species in Canada.
Surajit Biswas is one of those species, but he's in no danger of dying. He's been surviving for the past 25 years. He's endured recessions, foreign competition, a fire, shifts in technology and changes in retail tastes.
"We are absolutely unique," he says of S.B. Leather Canada.
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Source: Waterloo Region Record
August 27,
2013 by in Business Strategy, Industry
Home furnishings retailer Crate and Barrel has partnered with Italian designer, architect, art director and interior designer Paola Navone.