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Reports on the increase in shares for master bedroom market in High Point, North Carolina. Total amount of market shares incurred by the product; Aid of styling advances in the expansion of market shares; Use of solid-wood components in combination with paper laminates as a technique to attract more customers.

Discusses the decision of urban/contemporary gift shop Paper Skycraper to break its rules to accommodate Charlotte, North Carolina-based greeting card maker MilkWright Ltd. to its store. Cross-merchandising; Use of in-store signage; Invitation to card company founders Tim Mikkelsen and Phyllis Wright-Herman to make an in-store appearance; Preparations for the MilkWright Saturday; Contact between shoppers and the cardmakers; Benefits of the cross-merchandising event. INSETS: Tips From The Store Owner On Cross-Merchandising;How To Get Better Publicity and Foot Traffic;TIPS;CONTACTS:

Focuses on the life and works of Furniture/Today founding editor Bill Peterson in Greensboro, North Carolina. Death of Peterson after the launching anniversary of the paper; Accounts on the beginnings of the paper; Remarks on the hobbies and sport of Peterson.

Features area rugs and vendors in High Point, North Carolina. Details of wool rugs with Tibetan-like designs from Oriental Weavers-Sphinx; Information on Saranac natural paper rugs from Merida Meridian; Creation of the Mosaic sheepskin rug from Fur Design Interiors; Incorporation of the Stepping Stone design to handknotted Tibetan rugs.

Features several Asian-styled house furnishings at the International Home Furnishings Market, 2000 in High Point, North Carolina. Includes a description of the iron 'Hiro mirror' from the Dover House; 'Hiroshi Moon Table' from the Currey & Co.; Rice paper fan motif urns at the Horizons International Accents.

Focuses on the perspectives and reflections on the 25th anniversary of Furniture/Today in North Carolina. Commemoration of the furniture industry; Goal of promoting comprehensive information; Maintenance of the position as the bible of the business; Assessment of the changing retail market.

The article offers information on Swager Gifts, a small gift store founded by Many Becker in Cary, North Carolina. It notes that the 1,500-square-feet store carries garden decor, glassware, plates, paper, and other gift items. With baby gifts in store, customers kept coming back making her sales double. It further stresses that Becker buy more often and have stuff turn over quickly that made her business a success.

Cites the general performance of leather upholstery manufacturers during the High Point market in North Carolina. Confirmation of the poor market business during the week long event; Attendance pattern; Concerns regarding Chinese competition; Consensus to meet the competition with service and delivery superiority; Marketing strategies used by Soft-Line, Excelsior Designs, Paliser.

Features lamp and lighting products and vendors in High Point, North Carolina. Details of the Buffalo lamp, a handthrown pottery base from J.B. Watts; Information on the Fino polished-steel table and floor lamps from Lite Source; Accounts of the Jeweled Flower, a floor lamp with antiqued bronze base from Kichler.

The article focuses on the new concept store of Thomasville, a furniture store in Thomasville, North Carolina. The new signature of the store is the field of Ts wallpaper, a design that is also on shopping bags and tissue paper. The new concept store has a more spacious feel than its previous prototypes, and marks a push for more brand control and consistency, and more-consumer-focused marketing approach emphasizing impulse purchasers.

Reports on developments in the solid-wood flat-pack sector of the furniture industry in High Point, North Carolina, as of April 2001. Factors which make the category popular among consumers; Price ranges; Product offerings from various ready-to-assemble manufacturers of solid-wood flat-pack furniture.

The article reports on the invitation of the "Furniture Today" journal to anyone who has attended the High Point Market to tell them his most memorable market moment in North Carolina. It states that the journal's plan is to publish as many of the market memories as possible in its April 2009 market opening day issue and in its market daily papers. It asks readers to include their contact information, including their name, telephone numbers and electronic mail address.

Announces "FurnitureToday" periodical's addition of a fifth daily newspaper for the October 2004 market in High Point, North Carolina. Growth of the home furnishings market; Free distribution of market papers in downtown High Point and surrounding areas; Distribution schedule for the national market week issue; Comments of editor in chief Ray Allegrezza.

Reports the appointment of Wilson Teague as the director of sales at Foothills Inc. in Hickory, North Carolina.

The article focuses on the launch of the renovated and extended furniture and accessory line of Flexa Furniture at the High Point Market in North Carolina on October 2006. It freshened up the color palette for its line of play curtains, bed caves, play pockets and had substituted its primary colors with varying shades of blue or pink with accent colors of each. Additional features of the line include trendy stripe and dot patterns, geometrical shape design and few others.

The article looks at some of the furniture to be displayed at the 2008 High Point Market in North Carolina. They include contemporary pieces at Palliser, a mass of casual dining at Ligo and custom features from domestic producers as they try to counter imports. The article reports on developments concerning the furniture industry in the U.S.

Reports that a nanofiber co-invented by North Carolina State University textiles professor Juan Hinestroza and University of Puerto Rico chemical engineering professor Carlos Rinaldi, has the potential to become a deterrent to counterfeiters. Development of the fiber which could be placed inside a fabric or paper document; Use of the fiber as fingerprint that proves the product or document in genuine; Companies interested in the nanofiber.

Reports on the changes made by the newspaper "Furniture/Today" in High Point, North Carolina. Format of the newspaper; Opinion column of the editor-in-chief Ray Allegrezza; Features of the newspaper's Web site.

Reports on the addition of bedding and leather upholstery to the product offerings of Hamilton & Spill in High Point, North Carolina. Availability of the products; Expansion of the firm's showroom; Product line of the firm.

Reports on the plan of the leather upholstery maker Soft Line to offer high quality seating in High Point, North Carolina. Retail price of products; Values of the Italian leather upholstery; Leadership position of the company.

Reports on Charlotte, North Carolina-based Family Dollar Stores Inc.'s downsizing of its discretionary merchandise mix and domestic textile products. Aim to make room for consumables; Plan to expand household chemicals, paper goods and food lines.

Reports on the promotion of fabrications and offerings for the comforter sets through the expanded sourcing capacity by Croscill company in Durham, North Carolina. Discounted prices for the comforter sets; Statement regarding the expanded sourcing capacity initiative by president David Kahn; Percentage of beeding that are sourced abroad.

Features the value-priced furniture in a show from furniture manufacturers and importers in High Point, North Carolina. Sales of Standard Furniture in domestic production; Increase of revenue accumulated by Orleans Furniture in the business; Bedroom package offered by Global Furniture.

The article focuses on the rug industry in the High Point Market in North Carolina. The market has marked the debut of Colorfields, a new rug brand from Company C. Capel Rugs introduced different type of rugs, but hand-knotted Yazzie Collection has made an impact. Rug maker Jaunty Co. Inc.'s brand included its Capella, Tuscany, Corsica and Mystique collections.

The article reports that GreatPricedFurniture.com, which is the largest online furniture retailer in North Carolina, has closed and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection.

Information about several papers at the two-day American Home Furnishing Association Sustainability Summit in Ashville, North Carolina is presented. Topics include home furnishings development, initiative programs and sustainability commitment of the companies for environmental protection. The summit featured senior vice president Ernesta Ballard, director of environmental affairs Rod Miller, and sustainable technologies director Steve Linton.

Information about several papers discussed during the International Textile Market Association's (ITMA) summer Showtime held at High Point, North Carolina in June 2009 is presented. It mentions that the attendance in the said event increased by 9%, compared to the one in December 2008. During the event, approximately 200 ITMA members presented their product lines.

The article reports on the new tiered pricing structure to Broyhill Furniture Industries Inc.'s dealer base, giving its larger customers the best prices, effective April 5, 2009 in Lenoir, North Carolina. It states that the new pricing structure will be based on the amount of orders dealers place over the most recent 12 months of shipment. According to the letter sent to its dealers, the pricing structure and other changes were reflection of Broyhill's desire to grow its business.

The article reports that nearly 70 companies will participate for the March 23-24, 2009 premarket event in High Point, North Carolina. It states that the list includes 26 furniture companies who are official event sponsors, which provide funds for meals, lodging and ground transportation for buyers. It adds that the idea behind the High Point Market event is to work with companies that are primarily in case goods, but also some upholstery, to create efficiency and value for the buyers.

The article discusses the bedroom furniture vendors at the October 2008 market in High Point, North Carolina. According to the article, the most successful vendors offered both traditional and contemporary options that appealed to the mainstream. Retailers found plenty of selections to choose from including media chests, storage beds, nightstands with touch lighting, and wall beds. Contemporary style bedroom furniture from the company Bernhardt's Palomar collection is discussed.

The article reports on the 2008 Virginia Jackson Design Competition sponsored by the International Textile Market Association in High Point, North Carolina. The event was dominated by three schools including the Rhode Island School of Design, Philadelphia University and Kansas City Art Institute. The winners include Carmen Keck, Regina Cuce and Chanell Riley. They are enrolled in textile design whose works are evaluated for aesthetic form, ability to be manufactured and applicability to product.

The article reports on the move of "Furniture/Today" to publish a second edition of its online paper "Green" in High Point, North Carolina. The magazine, which is available at www.furnituretoday.com, provides information about what manufacturers do to make the retailer's business products green, updates on companies that are building sales through green practices, and links to product sources. It also offers a portfolio which focuses on the latest eco-friendly furniture pieces.

The article presents classic performance fabrics featured at the trade exhibition Showtime in High Point, North Carolina. Anatolia is based on an exotic Anatolian kilim designed by Covington Upholstery Fabrics company. David Rothschild Co. has developed the Giselle showcases, an all over floral pattern in washed chenille fabric. Marlatex company has developed the freshly colored blanket stripes Pontiac, Tecumseh and Squanto. Penelope company has designed the Pattern P3034 made with heavy yarns.

Reports on the award given to top sales representatives of Best Home Furnishings during the Spring International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, North Carolina.

Features flashback fabric designs on display at the Showtime home textiles show in High Point, North Carolina. Reflex from Hoffman Mills; Perspectives from Culp Velvet/Prints; Carnival Dream from Sunbury.

Reports on the partnership between Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co. and Western Nonwovens in Hickory, North Carolina. Terms and value of the deal; Plans for the marketing of fire-retardant cotton technology to bedding makers; Impact of the move on the operations of both companies.

Silk was the major fashion statement in home textiles products at the International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, North Carolina, in October 2003. Beddings and decorative pillow introductions were layered with silk. Silk was also used as understated curtain panels. While embellishments for beds and pillows were still important, they were more restrained in terms of applications. The predominant colors include understated naturals, deep rich shades of amber, ruby red and cobalt blue. Exhibitors include Eastern Accents, Ann Gish, Davenport Home Furnishings and Malabar Grove.

Reports on the patent granted to supplier B&H Panel Co. for medium-density fiberboard bed rail products in Asheboro, North Carolina.

Focuses on the life and works of Furniture/Today founding editor Bill Peterson in Greensboro, North Carolina. Career history of Peterson; Influence of Peterson; Appreciation for the goodness of Peterson.

Reports the anticipation of office-products superstores on the back-to-school season in High Point, North Carolina. Impact of the season on the sales of the companies; Emphasis of the companies on product promotions; Focus of the back-to-school advertising on clothes and supplies.

Highlights the annual summertime Showtime runway fashion show in High Point, North Carolina. Introduction of garments by sponsors of the show; Presentation of the International Textile Market Association Scholar of the Year award; List of winners for the 2001 Virginia Jackson Design Competition.

The article provides information on fabric producers participated in the Winter Showtime exhibition in the High Point, Carolina. Altizer & Co. introduces the elegant, reversible, Low Country classic stripe called Georgetown. American Decorative Fabrics Inc. offers a broad line of Chinese-style and produced fabrics in concisely styled packages. American Silk Mills Corp. introduces the 100 percent silk brocades with superior-quality.

Features several wall decorations marketed by the house furnishings industry in High Point, North Carolina. Details of silver and gold leaf mirrors from Framed Picture Enterprise; Launch of wall decorations from the Claude Monet collection of Andrew Kolb & Son; Premier of the Olde World Nature's Poem tapestry from Tapestries Ltd.

Features multiple house furnishings in High Point, North Carolina. Details of Frames Unlimited collection of wedding-style photo frames from CBK; Information on a brass elephant candleholder from Castilian Imports; Introduction of handcarved and handpainted giraffes from Expressions International.

Features house accessories in High Point, North Carolina. Details of glass and metal diamond plates from Evans Designs; Information on the Mr.and Mrs. Rooster ceramic fowl from Intrada; Account of the Exotic Birds from Decorative Concepts; Presentation of vases of contemporary debut from Potina.

Features several accent furnitures in High Point, North Carolina. Inclusion of Arch II filing cabinet from MFA/Eronga; Information on traditional Indian furniture designs from Trade Am; Details of the Havana Collection from Koch Originals; Features of the Dillon dining arm chair.

Offers a comprehensive look at the products being unveiled at the spring 2000 International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, North Carolina. Accent furniture; Accessories and gifts; Area rugs; Lamps and lighting; Multiple categories; Permanent botanicals; Soft goods; Tabletop; Wall decor.

Information about the annual Showtime textile event in High Point, North Carolina is presented. The exhibition has been marked by some empty booths in the Suites at Market Square despite the abundance of organic-influenced fabrics and a significant return to colors. In addition, the attendance of the show has been down at 20% as indicated by Catherine Morsell, director of the International Textile Market Association.

The author reports the popularity for flocked fabrics in the furniture industry. Details regarding the advantages of flock including its softness, durability and washability are presented. Pearson Company, debuting a flocked armchair, gained the attention of customers at an exhibition in High Point, North Carolina. Various photographs of the plush designs are offered. Comments on the issue from Brown Abrams of Fiberlok are presented. INSETS: How flocking works;Where do they make it?;A long history.

Features the Showtime Summer 2001 semiannual fabric festival in High Point, North Carolina. Participation of the United States furniture industry in the event; Success of the exhibits; Highlights of the other activities during the fabric festival.