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CPSC says there’s a danger of collapse WASHINGTON — About 20,000 wooden bunk beds sold at Big Lots are being recalled because of a danger of collapse, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced. The beds, made in Vietnam, have a three-step ladder and were sold between May 2008 and February of this year for . . . → Read More: Big Lots Recalling 20,000 Wooden Bunk Beds Survey shows that appearance of furniture counts in commercial uses— Casual Living Twenty-one percent of shoppers said the most important factor when choosing their furniture is that the colors and fabrics are fashionable, according to results of the Telescope National Shopper Survey conducted by WSL Strategic Retail. More surprising results showed 15% of consumers . . . → Read More: Shoppers Seek Fashionable Fabrics and Colors Tim Smithe produces video to help win GamesFurniture Today, September 2, 2009 Walter E. Smithe of Smithe Furniture, has produced a video. The video, available on YouTube, Facebook and smithe.com, features appearances by more than a dozen celebrities, including Mike Ditka, Bonnie Hunt, Conan O’Brien, Lou Pinella and Quentin Tarantino. Participants sing along to a . . . → Read More: Furniture Executive Backs Chicago Olympics Bid SEATTLE — The owners of five local La-Z-Boy furniture stores in the Puget Sound region recently stopped operating, according to a news report from KOMO 4 News, an ABC affiliate in Seattle. La-Z-Boy officials said the five stores are independent franchises that had recently lost their license. The stores were registered under the umbrella of . . . → Read More: Five La-Z-Boy Stores in Seattle Area Cease Operations Walter E. Smith piggybacks on cars program ITASCA, IL — Walter E. Smithe Furniture is promoting its take on the government’s Cash for Clunkers program in auto sales, offering credits of up to $500 to consumers who trade in old furniture for new items at the retailer’s 13 Chicago area showrooms. Modeled after the Car . . . → Read More: Retailer Offers Cash For Furniture Clunkers |
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