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GUANGZHOU, China — The 113th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, saw an increase in international visitors during its most recent run, which ended May 5. Fair officials reported the event drew 200,000 overseas buyers, which was up 7% from attendance last fall but 3.8% down spring 2012. Asia represented . . . → Read More: 200,000 Overseas Buyers Visit China’s Canton Fair 700 free workshops to offer preparedness advice for homes and businesses. The Home Depot will host Hurricane Preparedness Workshops at more than 700 of its stores from the Gulf Coast to New England on Saturday, July 27. The event is one of several preemptive measures the company is taking in preparation for 2013 hurricane activity, . . . → Read More: Hurricane Workshops to be Held by Home Depot Furniture Today It was a good week for the bedding industry on the mattress recycling front. In Connecticut, the nation’s first mattress recycling bill was signed into law by Conn. Gov. Dannel Malloy. The bill, supported by the International Sleep Products Assn., resulted from lengthy negotiations between the mattress industry and Connecticut state officials. The . . . → Read More: Connecticut Adopts Nation’s First Mattress Recycling Law Furniture Today Michigan’s Sleep Doctor Mattress Stores are donating 100 new mattress sets valued at over $35,000 to victims of the recent flooding in west Michigan, the company announced. “Thousands of people were affected by the recent flooding and we wanted to do something to help these people get back to some sense of normalcy,” . . . → Read More: Sleep Doctor Donates Mattresses to Michigan Flood Victims Furniture Today Nearly half of Americans say they aren’t getting enough sleep. And the problem is worse for women than men, according to a new consumer study conducted for the Better Sleep Council. The bedding industry’s education arm is releasing key findings of the survey in May, which is Better Sleep Month. That’s when the . . . → Read More: Americans Suffer from Lack of Sleep |
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