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| • | Sun Capital looking to buy Furniture Brands (2-21-08) | ||
| • | High Point lands another furniture manufacturer (12-3-07) | ||
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Stanley Furniture to Cut 250 Jobs (10-10-07) http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/400d097ae0346e014e093d9c1a6f71c3.htm |
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| • | Bestar sees big gains in first half (8-3-07) | ||
| • | Furniture Express closes Michigan stores (8-17-07) | ||
| • | Furniture maker sees profit rise, sales slump (9-7-07) | ||
| • | Sauder buys O'Sullivan (4-23-07) | ||
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Furniture Row Companies Announces Expansion in Lansing, MI (5-30-07) |
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| • | Furniture Brands cutting 330 jobs (4-27-07) | ||
| • | Stanley CEO: Furniture business will rebound (4-19-07) | ||
| • | Some makers take environmentally friendly approach with furniture (11-11-06) | ||
| • | New challenges for Shermag (11-14-06) | ||
| • | China surpasses Italy as world's largest exporter of wooden furniture (11-13-06) | ||
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Malaysian Furniture Manufacturers to launch company in Dubai (11-9-06) http://business.maktoob.com/consumerproductsnew.asp?id=20061108233942 |
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| • | Tough furniture business gets tougher (11-3-06) | ||
| • | Maria Yee's BambooTimbre(TM) Meets Industry Standards for Low Emission and Rapidly Renewable Materials (10-9-06) | ||
| • | Long-time High Point furniture company plans to close (10-3-06) | ||
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Furniture firm saves like no other (8-9-06) http://www.insidebayarea.com/business/ci_4155115 |
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| • | Specialty furniture maker finds home in Scottsdale (8-4-06) | ||
| • | Dorel blames slowing revenue on high price of particleboard (6-22-06) | ||
| • | Simple lines, fine craftsmanship take over furniture industry (5-14-06) | ||
| • | High Point refines trends (5-12-06) | ||
| • | Former furniture-industry worker planned ahead (4-30-06) | ||
| • | Refresh ailing small industries (5-1-06) | ||
| • | Kimball International, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2006 Results (5-4-06) | ||
| • | Haverty Furniture Q1 EPS Rises, Beats Consensus (5-1-06) | ||
| • | Furniture Brands International Q1 EPS Rises On Higher Revenue (5-3-06) | ||
| • | Chinese company buys Taylorsville furniture manufacturer (5-3-06) | ||
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Knoll first quarter profit rises 48 percent (4-25-06) http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=marketsNews&storyID=2006-04-25T210652Z_01_N25207748_RTRIDST_0_MANUFACTURING-KNOLL-EARNS-UPDATE-1.XML |
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| • | Wood resource Cresent ending U.S. production (4-6-06) | ||
| • | Rescuing a U.S. wood plant: But will it work? (4-10-06) | ||
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U.S. Furniture Makers to Lose Anti-Dumping Dividends (4-06) http://www.iswonline.com/wwp/200604/0406fortherecord.cfm |
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Birch, Cherry and Maple Gain Popularity (3-17-06) http://www.wooddigest.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=2&id=440 |
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| • | North America to be HCM City's top export market (3-13-06) | ||
| • | Domestic furniture loyalty losing ground (2-25-06) | ||
| • | First antidumping duties paid out to U.S. companies (2-8-06) | ||
| • | HNI posts record 4Q, year-end earnings (2-9-06) | ||
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Laid-off Pennsylvania House workers struggle with disappointments (2-6-06) http://www.dailyitem.com/archive/2006/0206/local/stories/02local.htm |
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| • | Stanley Furniture Company Announces Record Sales and Earnings for 2005 (1-30-06) | ||
| • | Another North Carolina Furniture Company Closing Its Doors (1-27-06) | ||
| • | The Furniture Industry In The United States And Canada 2005 (1-12-06) | ||
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Modern marketing for Amish furniture (12-31-05) http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/living/13522866.htm |
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| • | Leggett plans Vegas trade show (12-13-05) | ||
| • | Internet spreads power to far flung corners (12-14-05) | ||
| • | Shermag closes factory (12-6-05) | ||
| • | NRRI Forest Products promotes ‘lean’ manufacturing processes (11-23-05) | ||
| • | "Positive Fanatics": Ikea's Credo (11-7-05) | ||
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World Window & Door Demand to Reach $125 Billion in 2009 (11-1-05) http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=99853 |
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Broyhill Furniture closing two plants (11-2-05) http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/13063937.htm |
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| • | Canadian furniture makers seek duty on China imports (11-2-05) | ||
| • | U.S. producers still have opportunities, professor says (10-28-05) | ||
| • | Economy casts cloud over U.S. furniture show (10-24-05) | ||
| • | Ethan Allen Plumps the Cushions (10-21-05) | ||
| • | Bassett Tracks Hooker (9-30-05) | ||
| • | Ethan Allen Takes a Seat (4-28-05) | ||
| • | The Furniture's Piling Up (2-17-05) | ||
| • | Kimball to sell two furniture business units (9-21-05) | ||
| • | Stanley Furniture Announces Record Sales and Earnings for the Third Quarter of 2005 (10-17-05) | ||
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Stanley Furniture profit up, but lowers outlook (10-17-05) http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=marketsNews&storyID=2005-10-17T224621Z_01_N17253573_RTRIDST_0_MANUFACTURING-STANLEYFURNITURE-EARNS-UPDATE-1.XML |
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| • | Trepidation precedes fall market's opening (10-17-05) | ||
| • | Bassett Furniture Announces Further Consolidation of Wood Production (10-4-05) | ||
| • | Lexington plant cutting 360 jobs (10-1-05) | ||
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Made in the USA: Furniture-maker bucks trend toward imports by retooling and hiring back former workers (9-11-05) http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031784987716&path=!business!article&s=1037645507703 |
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| • | Tennessee furniture maker to lay off 200 employees (8-9-05) | ||
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Furniture company custom-designed success (7-15-05) http://www.nob.on.ca/Transportation/headlines.asp?424id145-pn=&view=34415 |
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North Carolina Furniture Company Hiring 25 New Employees (8-9-05) http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/local_state/local_article.aspx?storyid=46642 |
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| • | Bassett Furniture Direct stores help sales grow (3-29-05) | ||
| • | Steelcase cuts slam western Michigan (3-29-05) | ||
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Funiture company gets $2 million loan (3-26-05) http://web.herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?wcd=12291 |
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| • | What's Hot in the Furniture Industry? Sustainability! (3-15-04) | ||
| • | Furniture Manufacturer Dinec Judged Among Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies (3-14-05) | ||
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Iowa furniture company sold (2-22-05) http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050222/BUSINESS04/502220383/1029/BUSINESS |
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| • | Quebec-based furniture maker Shermag lays off 80 (2-16-05) | ||
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Broyhill Furniture plant to close in Conover (2-1-05) http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031780577717 |
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Competition, more choices for furniture shoppers (1-25-05) http://www.azcentral.com/home/design/articles/0125compfurniture25.html |
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U.S. Retailers: Furniture Petitioner Stickley's New Vietnam Shop More Evidence That Domestic Furniture Manufacturers Have No Intention of Returning Jobs to U.S. Through China Dumping Petition (5-7-04) http://www.dezignare.com/whatshot/2004may/07.U.S.html |
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Summerville wood-products companies hiring 110 employees for new facilities (1-25-05) http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/10547597.htm |
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| • | Eight factors that affect rough mill yield | ||
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Flood of imported home furnishings hurts U.S. industry (1-5-05) http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031780019983&path=!business&s=1037645507703 |
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| • | Furniture dealers creatively respond to Billings market (1-9-05) | ||
| • | Sofa, so good: Bassett comes to town (11-18-04) | ||
| • | Wrangler expands into furniture industry (11-29-04) | ||
| • | The Guy Side: When in IKEA, ‘meatball’ spells ‘escape’ (11-16-04) | ||
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Technology changes how furniture is made (11-4-04) http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/living/10093573.htm |
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| • | Leiden Cabinet Company Of Twinsburg, Ohio Honored As Aetna's North Central Region Small Business Of The Year (10-27-04) | ||
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High Point market faces stiff competition ahead (10-19-04) http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031778611319&path=!business&s=1037645507703 |
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| • | Gridlock at ports may dock retailers (10-27-04) | ||
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Plant closings erode industry (8-23-04) http://newsobserver.com/news/story/1555857p-7744986c.html |
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| • | Furniture makers urged to develop Asian partners (10-10-04) | ||
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World Furniture Market Outlook Examined in Latest Report (10-13-04) http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041013/lnw020_1.html |
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O'Sullivan Industries Announces Fiscal Year 2004 Fourth Quarter and Year End Results (9-12-04) http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040912/cgsu001_1.html |
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O’Sullivan to lay off 150 (8-21-04) http://www.joplinglobe.com/story.php?story_id=126774&c=87 |
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| • | Hardwood Industry Should Take Cues from Cabinet Makers, Says Consultant (9-1-04) | ||
| • | Five Philadelphia area Seaman's Furniture stores to close (9-9-04) | ||
| • | Furniture Brands International Comments on Outlook for the Third Quarter of 2004 (9-8-04) | ||
| • | Office furniture industry optimistic about business (8-20-04) | ||
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How Ikea and plywood killed the Victorian furniture trade (8-24-04) http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/22535.html |
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| • | Hooker Furniture to Close Maiden, N.C. Plant (8-18-04) | ||
| • | China antidumping saga ‘ain’t over till it’s over’ (8-17-04) | ||
| • | Letter to the Editor: A commentary on "The Antidumping Case on Bedroom Furniture from China" (6-16-04) | ||
| • | The Antidumping Case on Bedroom Furniture from China (6-3-04) | ||
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Furniture plant closing in Macon (8-4-04 http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/business/9313900.htm ) |
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Haworth Office Furniture Plants to Close (7-14-04) http://www.katv.com/news/stories/0704/159101.html |
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La-Z-Boy to Lay Off at Least 645 (8-9-04) http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/financial_markets/9358309.htm?1c |
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| • | Earnings fall for furniture makers (7-29-04) | ||
| • | Bassett Builds Strong Q2 (6-28-04) | ||
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Monthly furniture orders slide 10 percent (6-30-04) http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031776323924&path=!business&s=1037645507703 |
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| • | Furniture makers build on optimism (6-13-04) | ||
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Competition from manufacturers' stores and imports hurts independent furniture retailers (6-20-04) http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031776147367&path=!business&s=1037645507703 |
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| • | Antiques in decline as fashion favours the Ikea look (6-19-04) | ||
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La-Z-Boy achieves quality standard (6-23-04) http://www.neoshodailynews.com/articles/2004/06/23/news/news01.txt |
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| • | Hooker Latches on to Profits (6-21-04) | ||
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Furniture 'Dumped,' US Rules (6-18-04) http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/commerce/34614.html |
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| • | IKEA looks to open new Polish processing plant but needs to secure wood first (5-19-04) | ||
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North Carolina furniture firm unveils larger production plant (5-16-04) http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/states/north_carolina/counties/catawba/8679253.htm?1c |
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| • | Wiebe moves from farm to woodworking business (5-5-04) | ||
| • | Chinese furniture industry continues traditions (5-14-04) | ||
| • | IKEA considering Denver for store (4-30-04) | ||
| • | China and the US to jointly fund huge furniture park in Chengdu (3-15-04) | ||
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Traditions of Vermont Woodworking Craftsmanship Built Over 200 Years Are Displayed at Annual Event (3-25-04) http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040325/nyfnsw05_1.html |
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CSFB Cuts Furniture Stocks To Underweight (3-24-04) http://www.quicken.com/investments/news_center/story/?story=NewsStory/dowJones/20040324/ON200403240936000644.var&column=P0DAR |
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| • | Room for improvement as MFI unveils flat trade (3-24-04) | ||
| • | Internet Furniture Company Expands Operations To Meet Consumer Demand (3-17-04) | ||
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UK Group To Invest In Pakistani Furniture Industry (3-11-04) http://www.paknews.com/flash.php?id=11&date1=2004-03-11 |
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Furniture makers face Vietnam competition (3-9-04) http://www.forbes.com/home_asia/newswire/2004/03/09/rtr1291730.html |
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| • | On a roll with unique wood products... A small company manufactures portable espresso carts and beverage bars (3-4-04) | ||
| • | Taiwanese furniture retailers dust off prices (3-2-04) | ||
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Second furniture company withdraws from anti-dumping petition (2-17-04) http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/business/7972998.htm |
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Anti-dumping coalition gains five furniture makers (2-20-04) http://www.news-record.com/money/news/coalition_022004ra.htm |
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Factories put best foot forward at Toronto show (1-22-04) http://www.furnituretoday.com/cgi-bin/v2/showArticle.cgi?num=2018&news=Factories%2Bput%2Bbest%2Bfoot%2Bforward%2Bat%2BToronto%2Bshow&name=Michael%2BJ.%2BKnell&title=Canadian%2BCorrespondant&image=Knell.jpg&email=&date=2004-01-22 |
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| • | Furniture firm thrives with U.S. labor (2-2-04) | ||
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Steelcase closes New Paris plant (1-27-04) http://www.wndu.com/news/012004/news_23803.php |
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Ruling bolsters 'dumping' case (1-10-04, US Press) http://www.news-record.com/news/local/petition_011004.htm |
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| • | US imposes punitive duties on China furniture (1-10-04, Chinese Press) | ||
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Vietnam Competes in US Furniture Market (1-1-04) http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=5C41E8AA-557D-44EC-96907C2EC1EA1E6F |
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| • | Furniture makers fight to survive; Moosehead Manufacturing, 30 others sign national anti-dumping petition (1-1-04) | ||
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Palliser poised to reposition (12-24-03) http://www.furnituretoday.com/cgi-bin/v2/showArticle.cgi?num=1907&news=Palliser%2Bpoised%2Bto%2Breposition&name=Michael%2BJ.%2BKnell&title=Canadian%2BCorrespondant&image=Knell.jpg&email=&date=2003-12-24 |
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Conference attendees treated to insider's look at dumping issue (12-22-03) http://www.furnituretoday.com/cgi-bin/v2/showArticle.cgi?num=1887&news=Conference%2Battendees%2Btreated%2Bto%2Binsider%2527s%2Blook%2Bat%2Bdumping%2Bissue&name=David%2BPerry&title=Executive%2BEditor&image=DavePerry2.jpg&email=dperry%40cahners.com&date=2003-12-22 |
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Furniture industry needs a makeover (11-15-03) http://www.indystar.com/articles/2/092982-8592-021.html |
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| • | Company Profile for Furniture.com (12-5-03) | ||
| • | Vietnamese furniture carves out strong reputation (12-9-03) | ||
| • | Furniture retailers strike back against tariff supporters (12-8-03) | ||
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Furniture company may close, lay off 75 people (11-22-03) http://www.wcnc.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D7UVT92O1.html |
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Keller shakes up furniture business (11-29-03) http://www.courier-journal.com/business/news2003/11/29/biz-front-keller29-10413.html |
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Hickory Chair plants seeds of change (11-19-03) http://www.furnituretoday.com/cgi-bin/v2/showArticle.cgi?num=1748&news=Hickory%2BChair%2Bplants%2Bseeds%2Bof%2Bchange&name=None&title=None&image=None&email=None&date=2003-11-19 |
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In IKEA we trust, Swedes tell pollsters (11-19-03) http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/031119/retail_sweden_ikea_1.html |
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Furniture maker Bestar Inc. cuts third-quarter loss 64% to $388,000 (11-14-03) http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20031114/ca_pr_on_bu/bestar_1 |
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Furniture coalition files anti-dumping petition against imports (11-1-03, AP) http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/7155820.htm |
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Antidumping petition filed (10-31-03) http://www.furnituretoday.com/cgi-bin/v2/showArticle.cgi?num=1666&news=Antidumping%2Bpetition%2Bfiled&name=Powell%2BSlaughter&title=Case%2BGoods%2BEditor&image=PowellSlaugher.jpg&email=&date=2003-10-31 |
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Children’s furniture serious business (10-26-03) http://www.news-press.com/news/business/031027kidsfurniture.html |
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| • | Ethan Allen profit dips 6 percent (10-15-03) | ||
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Ethan Allen-Orleans Celebrates 50 Years (10-13-03) http://www.caledonianrecord.com/pages/top_news/story/c6265f07e |
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La-Z-Boy suffers low sales, discounts (10-11-03) http://www.freep.com/money/business/lazy11_20031011.htm |
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Stanley Furniture third quarter sales increase 6.3% (10-13-03) http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031013/dcm041_1.html |
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La-Z-Boy Announces Management Changes (10-8-03) http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031008/dew015_1.html |
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| • | Vermont Tubbs plant saved by eleventh-hour purchase (9-27-03) | ||
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New bed frame plant for Mississippi (9-10-03) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/updates/913.html |
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| • | Furniture firm bucks trend and reinvests (9-12-03) | ||
| • | New Owners Seek Tenants for Factory (9-11-03) | ||
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Inscape shuts Toronto furniture plant: "unprecedented decline in demand" (9-10-03) http://www.canada.com/news/business/story.asp?id=B7CA3332-AB39-4D23-85EE-3BB28942EB65 |
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| • | Report: Wal-Mart was top furniture retailer in 2002 (8-29-03) | ||
| • | Lexington Brands closing Triad plant, laying off 400 workers (8-15-03) | ||
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Lexington Home Brands joins trade petition (8-2-03) http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/6444378.htm |
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Weight of the world bears down on Minnesota furniture manufacturer (8-18-03) http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/business/6561124.htm |
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Myerstown cabinet maker sold to Md. firm (8-26-03) http://www.ldnews.com/Stories/0,1413,139%7E10140%7E1592297,00.html |
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Limited Selection Kindles New Outdoor Furniture Line (8-5-08) http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030805/nyfnsd07_1.html |
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Turning pine into a hardwood? (8-8-03) http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2619894a13,00.html |
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Hooker Furniture Reports New Quarterly Sales Record (6-20-03) http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.062003/231715401&directory=/google&header_file=header.htm&footer_file= |
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Medallion Cabinetry Names Jarmo Koponen as Operations Manager of Independence, Oregon Plant (6-23-03) http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.062303/231745782&directory=/google&header_file=header.htm&footer_file= |
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| • | Vermont Tubbs sale deal signed (5-8-03) | ||
| • | Ethan Allen closing delayed (5-5-03) | ||
| • | Vietnam targets US wood furniture markets (3-13-03) | ||
| • | Stanley Furniture cuts jobs, moves production (3-11-03) | ||
| • | Cheap imports kill Maine's wood products industry (3-5-03) | ||
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China: The impact of foreign investments on the furniture supply structure http://www.csilmilano.com/focus.html |
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Ikea plans to open 50 North American stores in ten years (2-26-03) http://www.csilmilano.com/news.html |
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Creative Woodwork International Chooses Delstar Company as the Southeast U.S. Representative for its Outdoor Wood Furniture http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030108/cgw001_1.html |
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Balau and Keruing: New Hardwood Options for Casual Furniture Retailers (1-22-03) http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030122/cgw002_1.html |
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GUILFORD COMPANY IS GROWING (1-31-03) http://www.wlbz2.com/newscenter/article.asp?id=4716 |
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Predictions for a decorative new year http://www.presstelegram.com/Stories/0,1413,218%257E24214%257E1087633,00.html |
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| • | U.S.:September Furniture Orders Up (11-27-02) | ||
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O'Neill tours N.C. furniture plants (10-29-02) http://cgi.citizen-times.com/cgi-bin/story/business/22694 |
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Guenzler Breaks Its (Bottle)Necks for Increased Productivity http://www.guenzler.com/articles/october1999.html |
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Morris Black Design Studios announces opening of new Bryn Mawr location http://www.morrisblack.com/news.html |
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E-COMMERCE: FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS EXPECT TO QUADRUPLE ON-LINE SALES IN THE NEXT 4 YEARS http://www.csilmilano.com/newsletter/N20art10.html |
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UKRAINE: THE FURNITURE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OFFERS GOOD INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES http://www.csilmilano.com/newsletter/N99art12.html |
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MALAYSIA: RUBBERWOOD HAS BECOME THE MAINSTAY OF MALAYSIAN FURNITURE EXPORTS http://www.csilmilano.com/newsletter/N20art1.html |
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| • | THOMASVILLE FURNITURE LICENSES VIEWPOINT ZOOMVIEW TECHNOLOGY | ||
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Two West Virginia Companies Form Partnership Through Involvement in NTTC's Unique Exporting Program http://www.nttc.edu/aboutnttc/newsdetail.asp?recnum=25 |
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| • | Ethan Allen sets job cuts (4-30-02) | ||
| • | The Lane Company fined $900,000 for defect blamed in child deaths |
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| • | La-Z-Boy is a hard charger in a laid-back industry (3-24-98) | ||
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