September 6,
2013 by in Industry, Legal 
Police in Halifax are investigating a workplace incident after a former Leon's furniture employee told a human rights tribunal a statue was symbolically lynched at a store in Dartmouth, N.S.
Elsworth Bottomley first brought his story to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission on Wednesday. He said the statue was just one incident of racial discrimination.
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Source: CBC Newfoundland & Labrador
September 6,
2013 by in Industry, Legal
The state of Delaware has filed a consumer fraud case against The Amish Mill, a furniture store in Wilmington, Del.
The fraud case and a cease-and-desist order—banning some practices and undisclosed fees—also names Michael D. Wharton, who owns the store.
"We're acting to protect consumers by ensuring they get what they pay for and to hold this business to account for its obligation to provide the products it sold and promised to deliver," Beau Biden, Delaware Attorney General, said.
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Source: Delaware Online
September 5,
2013 by in Advertising, High Point, Industry, Market
The Antique & Design Center is highlighting its eclectic mix of vintage and one-of-a-kind modern designs with a road trip through the decades for its fall advertising campaign.
September 5,
2013 by in Community / Charitable Support, Industry
The Piedmont Furniture Club raised $10,000 for cancer research at Brenner Children's Hospital at its 27th annual golf tournament.
September 5,
2013 by in Industry, Retail Technology
Wright Global Graphics is expanding the product offerings of RetaiLive with a version that uses Near Field Communications (NFC) technology.
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