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Six college students win Celia Moh Scholarships for 2012-13

HIGH POINT — Six college students in courses related to home furnishings have been selected to receive the Celia Moh Scholarship for the 2012-13 academic year. More

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Ernest Warsaw, founder of Sheffield Corp., dies at 91
LOS ANGELES — Ernest Warsaw, who founded and ran Sheffield Corp. here for 30 years until he retired at 80, has died. He was 91.
Pottery Barn, West Elm help Williams-Sonoma to 6.1% sales gain
SAN FRANCISCO — Driven by its Pottery Barn and West Elm brands, retailer Williams-Sonoma said revenues jumped 6.1% in the quarter ended April 29.
Toronto lawyer joins Sears Canada board as Sears Holding SVP resigns
TORONTO — Sears Canada has named Don Ross, a partner in one of Toronto's most prominent corporate law firms, to its board of directors. He succeeds Deidra Merriwether, a senior executive of Sears Holdings, the U.S.-based parent company of Sears Canada, who has resigned from the board.
Weekends Only hires Rebecca Howard as financial analyst
ST. LOUIS — Weekends Only Furniture Outlet has hired Rebecca Howard as its financial analyst, a new position for the Top 100 company.
Top 100 Furniture Stores grew sales 6.4% in 2011
HIGH POINT — It took a while to get here, but 2011 was the year big retail survivors of the credit crunch and a drawn-out industry recession saw sales momentum building, thanks in part to a vital bedding segment and a group of lifestyle retailers on the march.
Serta dethrones Sealy as U.S. bedding sales leader
HIGH POINT — Serta is the new king of U.S. mattress sales, knocking Sealy from the lofty perch it had held for about 40 years.
Design guru Barbara D'Arcy White dies at 84
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Barbara D'Arcy White, who designed thousands of vignettes and turned home furnishings into theater for Bloomingdale's, has died at 84, the New York Times reported.
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