Furniture Today - January 23, 2006

Major Canadian retailer The Brick Group said it will convert about 24 of its United Furniture Warehouse stores to The Brick banner, in locations where The Brick doesn't already have a market presence. Also to be renamed are the company's three Home Show units, to be called The Brick Superstore, and its Sleep Better specialty mattress stores, which will become The Brick ...

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• News
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• Toronto market points to better year
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• Canadians at odds over tariffs
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• FFDM readying U.S. warehouse
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• Opinion Today
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• People Today
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• People on the Move
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• Store Openings
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• Tech Talk
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