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Clint Engel, Furniture Today Home furnishings giant Ikea said it will expand the warehouse section of its store in the Boston area by nearly 59,000 square feet. The work, which begins this fall and is expected to be completed by fall of 2014, will bring the Boston market complex up to 415,575 square feet. The . . . → Read More: Ikea to Expand Boston Warehouse Lisa O’Donnell/Winston-Salem Journal Terry Bralley The discovery of 4 acres of wetlands on what is slated to be the site of Ashley Furniture’s new distribution center in eastern Davie County means the highly anticipated project will be delayed for at least another year. Bill Coslo, an attorney for Ashley Furniture, said company officials have . . . → Read More: Wetlands Discovery Delays Ashley’s N.C. Plant Here’s a turnaround! Chinese contract furniture manufacturer GOK International is investing $12.5 million to establish offices and an assembly operation in southern Virginia, according to the company and local development officials. Area Development, a site and facility planning website, reported that GOK International will have a sales office and headquarters in Danville and assembly and . . . → Read More: Chinese furniture maker creating 300 jobs in Virginia Retailer Ikea has launched its first set of assembly videos to help guide customers through the process of assembling some of its furniture items. Ikea’s first assembly video features a couple assembling the retailer’s Malm bed frame. Designed to complement printed instructions, the short videos provide a visual reference for consumers and feature Ikea . . . → Read More: Ikea Creates Assembly Videos ALBANY, Ga. — Several furniture store owners here expressed their frustration to city commissioners Tuesday about temporary furniture peddlers who sell out of trucks, TV station WALB reported. “Furniture peddlers have an advantage over us. For $100 they set up shop. They pay no inventory tax, no property tax, no school tax, no city tax . . . → Read More: Store owners in Georgia city object to furniture peddlers |
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