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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 But Mississippi congressman vows to help protect jobs TUPELO, Miss. — Mississippi furniture industry leaders learned Tuesday that there’s no federal stimulus money available for the industry, but got a promise of support from a congressman, according to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. About 50 industry leaders met with Rep. Travis Childers, D-Miss., who told . . . → Read More: No Federal Stimulus Money Available for U.S. Furniture Industry |
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