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The stock was last at $9.61, up over 2.3% on the session. A small double bottom pattern off the 52-week low of $9.13 is active. Initial upside would be to [...]

With its products retailing in stores from the far-flung city of Urumqi in the north-western hinterland of China to swanky New York City in the US, Aussino is making a [...]

Good lighting is necessary to reveal the form, texture, and color of the architecture and furnishings. A list of lighting stores and designers as recommended by homebuilders and local experts is provided.

Different requirements need to be kept in mind while purchasing a chair of which comfort is the most important. Tips for finding a comfortable chair and details of places from where they could be purchased are given.

Analysis and statistics of the stock performance of selected companies from the furniture and home furnishings industry is presented. Data from graphs, charts, and brief financial explanation is outlined for each company selected.

Fifteen minutes west of Minneapolis, there's a store that can be described as part garden shop, home accents boutique and florist. Nature's Harvest, owned by Deb and Tom Bradley is [...]

The company says it can, but analysts and observers aren't so sure. One thing is certain: Jewelry will play a central role in the turnaround effort. When Service Merchandise finally [...]

The UK market for bathroom accessories was valued at 70 million pounds sterling in 1998, up 11% from 1994. The market has benefited from the popularity of home interest television programs and periodicals. Greatest growth has been achieved in the area of toilet roll holders, toothbrush holders and toilet brushes. It is forecast that the bathroom accessories market will grow from 72 million pounds sterling in 1999 to 80.4 million pounds sterling in 2003.

Consumption and manufacture of furniture in Belgium fell in 1995, with a greater decline suggested in 1996. Sales of furniture totalled BFr83.5 billion in 1995, with wooden and upholstered furniture accounting for some 90% of the market. Manufacture and domestic sales of carpets and home furnishings rose during 1995, but the outlook is not optimistic. Belgium is the largest exporter of carpets in the world, with 94% of output going overseas. An analysis of the Belgian furniture and home furnishings market is presented.

Production of wooden furniture in the Netherlands amounted to Fl 1.95 billion in 1995, up 5% from 1994. Output of metal furniture rose by 9% to Fl 1.03 billion. The household furniture market is estimated to have fallen by 2% in 1995 to Fl 6.3 billion. Carpet production for the year totalled Fl 2.10 billion, up 11% from 1994. Total consumer spending on curtaining materials, curtains and blinds reached Fl 1.3 billion in 1995. An analysis of the furniture and home furnishings market in the Netherlands is presented.

Furniture output in France rose slightly in 1995, following two years of decline. Domestic expenditure on furniture amounted to FFr67.5 billion in 1995. France is the European Union's third largest maker of furniture behind Germany and Italy, with a total turnover estimated to be FFr52.8 billion in 1995. Home furnishings production fell in 1995, as did expenditure. An analysis of the French furniture, home furnishings and DIY markets is presented.

Innovative marketing, inexpensive servicing, appealing design, and a highly efficient functional system makes IKEA a household name in the business of home furnishings. The Sweden-based retailer has over 180 million clients across 67 countries. IKEA designs innovative furniture that is inexpensive and must be assembled. Young adults are the primary market. The company's marketing strategies are unparalleled despite its low key public image.

Furniture production in western Germany declined 3.1% in 1993 to around 39.8 billion Deutschmarks, while output in eastern Germany grew around 15%. German furniture exports fell 9% to 5.7 billion Deutschmarks, while imports grew 11. 5% to 9.9 billion Deutschmarks. The retail market grew 5% to about 30.3 billion Deutschmarks. Furniture production in Italy grew 3.3% to 20.65 trillion Lira in 1993. Italian furniture exports grew nearly 25% to 8.93 trillion Lira, while imports fell 1.4% to 701.2 billion Lira. Furnishings output fell 7% in Italy in 1993, while also falling 7.4% in Germany. Both markets are analysed.

Department and specialty stores battle to keep position in high-end market The dramatic growth of the mass merchant as a channel of distribution for sheets and bedroom ensembles has obscured [...]

An elaborate profile of the store, 7 W, that was recently opened in New York, is presented. The shop has already become famous for its wide range of home furnishings products.

The Mall at Short Hills, New Jersey, caters to upscale clients and showcases high-end home furnishings stores, including Sharper Image, Guess Home Collection, Laura Ashley, Bose Stereo, Crate and Barrel and the Pottery Barn. Craig N. Perry, general manager of the mall, says specialty home furnishings account for about 12% of the retail space in the mall, and 15% of the sales. Stores including Villeroy & Boch, Sharper Image Spa, and Williams-Sonoma are discussed., MILLBURN, N.J. -- The atmosphere of the strong luxury home furnishings market permeates The Mall at Short Hills here, where wealthy shoppers can arrive by helicopter or merely use the [...]

Byline: Kelly Stratton, Contributing Writer OAK BROOK, ILL.aDSW has signed at 20,000-sq.-ft. lease at Oak Brook, Ill.-based Retail Properties of America Inc.as Gateway Pavilions in Avondale, Ariz. 'The addition of [...]

Leading suppliers of alternative window fashions cite the challenges facing their changing industry. Part one of two parts. NEW YORK - The last decade has been one of change in [...]

By Gerri Hunt There will always be a place in nurseries for traditional furniture, with its heirloom sentiment that gives a nod to grand rooms of the past. Munire's Park [...]

New Showroom Carries on a Family Tradition By Andrea Girolamo ONTARIO, OH -- Situated to serve both the Cleveland and Columbus metropolitan areas, Mark and Matthew Schag's Luxe Kitchen & [...]

ATLANTA-Retailers at the International Gift & Home Furnishings Market here have moved beyond the 'cautiously optimistic' phase and were upbeat about both the economy and the gift and tabletop business [...]

BENTONVILLE, Ark.-'We've had a whole lot of [home] stuff that doesn't make a cohesive statement,' Lee Scott, president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart, told HFN last week. 'Part of [...]

Bit by bit, fabrics were sewn together to make the all-American quilt. 'It's an ecologically minded concept,' said Raymond Waites, designer, president and chief executive officer of Raymond Waites Design [...]

NEW YORK-Tabletop did its share to bring up sales of home furnishings last year, contributing $4.68 billion in sales in 2003 after a 1 percent increase. In a tough economic [...]

NEW YORK-'Here it comes,' is the way one senior home executive reacted to the big Federated bombshell announcement combining all home buying and merchandising into one unit. Reaction across a [...]

The message in upholstery furniture showrooms was clear at last month's International Home Furnishings Market. 'Color was the story,' said Katrina Patton, vice president of merchandising for Michael Thomas Furniture. [...]

The old saying about there being more than one way to skin a cat is, when you think about it, quite a revolting literal concept (despite what some people say, [...]

NEW YORK-Reverse auctions by retailers are causing an average 19 percent drop in wholesale prices...and we ain't seen nothing yet. In the first definitive study of the reverse auction process [...]

If there was one conversation that could sum up the challenges that face this industry, it was one with a towel manufacturer midway through last week's marathon. There were a [...]

One season ends, another begins. The events of last week were nothing if not emblematic of that. The NCAA tournament came to a close with Duke's victory over Arizona, and [...]

Now that Home Depot is opening Expo Design Centers at a healthy clip, it's hard to remember that the company spent five years tinkering with a handful of prototype stores. [...]

There are a couple of interesting trends on the home furnishings front. One is the Martha-Stewart-at-Kmart marketing phenomenon, which has been developing over the past couple of years. The other [...]

DMM, Housewares, Discount Chain 'So far there have not been any price increases. However, one of the major storage suppliers wants to raise prices. We're going to have to negotiate. [...]