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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:31:24 MDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Furniture source Omni runs Twitter contest</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:35:31 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>PHOENIX — Contemporary home theater furniture source Omni is giving away a Prism entertainment...</description>
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			<title>Serta rolls out Paula Deen mattress line</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:05:27 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Bedding major Serta has partnered with Food Network celebrity chef...</description>
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			<title>Sofas Unlimited contributes $9,000 for Haiti relief</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:14:49 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sofas Unlimited has contributed more than $9,000 for Haiti relief,...</description>
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			<title>Retail veteran Tom Daley joins Carls Furniture</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:59:52 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Industry veteran Tom Daley has joined Carls Furniture and Design here as...</description>
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			<title>Furniture retailer Phyllis Rubin helps others with MS</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:30:34 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>NORTON, Mass. — Bernie &amp; Phyl's Furniture co-founder Phyllis Rubin, who has battled multiple...</description>
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			<title>Robb &amp; Stucky launches Hearst Castle furniture line</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:13:09 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>PLANO, Tex. — Robb &amp; Stucky Interiors recently held a retail event here for the launch of...</description>
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			<title>Bernie &amp; Phyl's executive shares battle with multiple sclerosis</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:06:40 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>NORTON, Mass. — Phyllis Rubin, co-founder of Top 100 retailer Bernie &amp; Phyl's Furniture, is...</description>
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			<title>BrandSource launches national sweepstakes</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:07:59 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>ANAHEIM, Calif. — Furniture, electronics and appliance buying group AVB/BrandSource has...</description>
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			<title>BrandSource division changes name</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:49:38 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>PHOENIX — AVB/BrandSource division MARTA has changed its name to Resource Plus to better...</description>
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			<title>Ashley Furniture acquires location in Hawthorne, Calif.</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:26:24 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>HAWTHORNE, Calif. — Ashley Furniture Inds. has acquired a 34,000-square-foot former Circuit...</description>
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			<title>UPDATE: Hudson's Furniture files Chapter 11</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:45:56 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>SANFORD, Fla. — Hudson's Furniture Showroom here filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy...</description>
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			<title>Pier 1 sales rise 1.8% in fourth quarter</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>FORT WORTH, Texas — Pier 1 Imports said today that its sales were up 1.8% in the fourth...</description>
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			<title>Tom Liddell joins Planned Furniture Promotions as vice president</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:17:08 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>ENFIELD, Conn. — Industry veteran Tom Liddell has joined sales promotion specialist Planned...</description>
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			<title>Ikea raises more than $10 million for children's charities</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:34:26 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Ikea said it raised more than $10 million for children's charities last...</description>
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			<title>Furnitureland South running Facebook contest</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:26:51 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>JAMESTOWN, N.C. — Furnitureland South here said it is venturing into social media with a...</description>
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			<title>Hudson's Furniture filing Chapter 11 to restructure real estate debt</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:34:33 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>SANFORD, Fla. — The CEO of Hudson's Furniture Showrooms here said the company is filing for...</description>
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			<title>Registration up for BrandSource Summit in Dallas</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:59:44 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>ANAHEIM, Calif. — Consumer electronics, appliance and furniture buying group AVB/BrandSource...</description>
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			<title>Exclusive research: Sleep accessories as add-on sales opportunities</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:30:05 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Consumers are sitting on their wallets. The housing market is lackluster. Unemployment is high....</description>
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			<title>Havertys swings to $9.2 million quarterly profit</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:05:52 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>ATLANTA — Havertys posted a fourth-quarter profit of $9.2 million, rebounding from a loss for...</description>
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			<title>Rent-A-Center settles harassment claim</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>OLYMPIA, Wash. — Rent-A-Center has agreed to pay more than $340,000 to Washington state to...</description>
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			<title>Some furniture CEOS win kudos from Warren Buffett</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:59:16 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>OMAHA, Neb. — In his just released annual letter to shareholders, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman...</description>
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			<title>Raymour &amp; Flanigan adding store in North Attleboro, Mass.</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:14:33 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. — Raymour &amp; Flanigan is leasing a former Circuit City location here and...</description>
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			<title>Mattress Firm announces promotions</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:21:33 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>HOUSTON — Mattress Firm has announced a number of personnel changes that CEO Steve Stagner...</description>
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			<title>Home Line Furniture offers Chipmunks promotions</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:44:35 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>PHILADELPHIA — Manufacturer and importer Home Line Furniture has teamed up with Twentieth...</description>
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			<title>Ashley to help Bakersfield customers get furniture</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:45:16 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Ashley Furniture Inds. is stepping in to help consumers get their...</description>
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			<title>Sears Canada's earnings climb 29.4% in 4Q despite sales drop</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:56:31 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>TORONTO — Sears Canada said its sales in its fiscal fourth quarter were down 5.6% from the...</description>
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			<title>Ekornes charity promotion raises more than $280,000</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:53:27 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>SOMERSET, N.J. — Motion upholstery producer Ekornes said its second annual Charity of Choice...</description>
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			<title>Cosec program aims to retrieve lost customers</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:21:55 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>TULSA, Okla. — Advertising and sales training specialist Cosec International is shipping a new...</description>
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			<title>Finger Furniture back in business in Houston</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:04:44 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>HOUSTON — Rodney Finger has reopened the flagship Finger Furniture store here a year after...</description>
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			<title>Retailer Gary Trudell wins Leggett &amp; Platt drawing</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:53:54 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>WHITTIER, Calif. — Leggett &amp; Platt Consumer Products Group has awarded a weekend getaway to...</description>
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			<title>Law change prompts new tactics in credit</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:41:46 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>HIGH POINT — In this environment of tightening credit standards, many furniture retailers are...</description>
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			<title>Rooms To Go runs one last no-no-no sale</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:34:17 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>SEFFNER, Fla. — Earlier this month, Room To Go ran its last no-interest, no-payment,...</description>
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			<title>Star Furniture relocating Austin, Texas, showroom</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:26:34 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>AUSTIN, Texas — Houston-based Star Furniture will relocate its showroom here this fall to a...</description>
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			<title>Ikea CEO projects flat profits for 2010</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:25:12 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Swedish furniture giant Ikea's CEO said this week that the private...</description>
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			<title>UPDATE: Boyles Furniture parent makes management changes</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:54:25 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>CONOVER, N.C. — Hendricks Furniture Group, parent of retailer Boyles Furniture &amp; Rugs, has...</description>
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			<title>UPDATE: BMTC Group sales rise 3% in fourth quarter</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:26:18 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>MONTREAL — BMTC Group, Quebec's dominant full-line furniture and appliance retailer, said...</description>
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			<title>Virginia's Mattress King plans to liquidate six remaining stores</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:30:29 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>RICHMOND, Va. — Locally based sleep shop chain Mattress King has received U.S. Bankruptcy...</description>
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			<title>Walter E. Smithe Furniture ad takes on Olympics</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:55:31 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>ITASCA, Ill. — One of the latest quirky commercials from Top 100 company Walter E. Smithe...</description>
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			<title>Two furniture retailers open in Mesa, Ariz.</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:43:02 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>MESA, Ariz. — Top 100 company Mor Furniture for Less has opened a 40,000-square-foot store in...</description>
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			<title>Lack's Valley Stores celebrates 75th anniversary</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:35:46 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The Brownsville Herald has taken note of Lack's Valley Stores' 75th...</description>
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			<title>Minnesota furniture store converting to wildlife center</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:26:10 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>FARMINGTON, Minn. — Oak &amp; Treasures, a country furniture retailer here which has regularly...</description>
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			<title>Furniture Leaders elects John Wilson chairman</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:20:23 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>BELGRADE, Mont. — Furniture Leaders, a 76-store buying group in the West, elected John Wilson...</description>
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			<title>Nebraska Furniture Mart store opens big electronics area</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:16:15 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Nebraska Furniture Mart here has opened a remodeled 51,000-square-foot...</description>
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			<title>Art Van Furniture adding Paul's TV departments</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:43:08 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>WARREN, Mich. — Art Van Furniture will add Paul's TV departments to all 31 of its full-line...</description>
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			<title>Leon's Furniture posts lower sales but higher profit in quarter</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:24:38 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>TORONTO — Full-line retailer Leon's Furniture reported a modest decline in sales and a modest...</description>
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			<title>Clarence Ridley to retire as Havertys chairman in May</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:50:28 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>ATLANTA — Clarence Ridley will retire as Havertys' non-executive chairman and board member...</description>
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			<title>Art Van opens first Pure Sleep area within store</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:00:42 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Art Van is introducing its Pure Sleep bedding concept at its showroom here...</description>
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			<title>Bob's Discount Furniture opens 36th store</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:49:33 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>MANCHESTER, Conn. — Bob's Discount Furniture opened its 36th store in Nesconset, N.Y., last...</description>
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			<title>Kansas retailer Seville Home remodeling</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:45:44 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>LEAWOOD, Kan. — Seville Home here is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a remodel to add...</description>
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			<title>Luke Leather moving High Point Market showroom</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:35:37 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>HIGH POINT — Luke Leather, an importer of Italian-made leather upholstery, is relocating its...</description>
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			<title>Palatial Furniture in larger High Point Market space</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:30:47 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>HIGH POINT — Leather upholstery importer Palatial Furniture has more than doubled the size of...</description>
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			<title>Mattress Firm promotes three executives</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:15:40 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>HOUSTON — Mattress Firm, one of the nation's leading bedding specialty retailers, has promoted...</description>
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			<title>New York fire destroys furniture store, other businesses</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:00:34 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>QUEENS, N.Y. — A massive fire believed to have been sparked in a furniture store consumed 13...</description>
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			<title>LeBron James teaming up with American Signature</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:11:54 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>DALLAS — Home furnishings retailer American Signature has entered into a licensing agreement...</description>
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			<title>Gus Design Group, retailers collect 1,500 pounds of food for charity</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:07:14 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>TORONTO — Contemporary home furnishings manufacturer Gus Design Group and its retailers...</description>
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			<title>Thom Filicia to appear at Furnitureland South</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:01:41 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>JAMESTOWN, N.C. — Celebrity interior designer Thom Filicia will be visit retailer...</description>
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			<title>I.O. Metro opens new store, plans 5 more</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:40:35 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — Youthful retailer I.O. Metro, which is opening its second Memphis,...</description>
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			<title>Steve Stagner named CEO, Gary Fazio chairman of Mattress Firm</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:02:53 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>HOUSTON — Specialty bedding retailer Mattress Firm has promoted Steve Stagner to president and...</description>
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			<title>GuildMaster to recognize top retail displays</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:56:33 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Steve Crowder, CEO of accent and occasional furniture source GuildMaster,...</description>
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			<title>Rooms To Go plans to open 16 new stores</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:35:28 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>SEFFNER, Fla. — With two new distribution centers in place and hints that the economic climate...</description>
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			<title>PMD Furniture Direct honors top dealers</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:30:13 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>GLENDALE, Ariz. — PMD Furniture Direct honored last year's top dealers during its national...</description>
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			<title>Klaussner Furniture to show in High Point</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:24:57 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>ASHEBORO, N.C. — After 30 years in its own showroom at its Asheboro headquarters, Klaussner...</description>
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			<title>UPDATE: Jeff Davis opens short-term furniture store in North Carolina</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:23:09 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Innovision Retail, owned by former Klaussner executive Jeff Davis, has...</description>
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			<title>High-end mattress maker Vi-Spring enters North America</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:01:13 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>EDMONTON, Alberta — British high-end mattress maker Vi-Spring has entered the North America...</description>
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			<title>Weekends Only Furniture adds to Dionne Dumitru's duties</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:34:41 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>ST. LOUIS — Weekends Only Furniture has added strategic business development to Dionne...</description>
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			<title>Gardner White Furniture opposes distracted driving</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:02:37 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>WARREN, Mich. — Gardner White Furniture here teamed up Saturday with local television station...</description>
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			<title>Canadian buying group Home Furniture honors top retailers</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:45:19 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>ST. JACOBS, Ontario — The Canadian buying group Home Furniture honored dealer-owners with the...</description>
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			<title>Violet Konkle joins The Brick Group as president of business support</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:17:25 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>EDMONTON, Alberta — Veteran retail executive Violet Konkle has been named president of...</description>
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			<title>Perlora auctioning off furniture to support Haitian hospitals</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:40:45 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>PITTSBURGH — Contemporary furniture retailer Perlora is auctioning off more than $50,000 worth...</description>
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			<title>OfficeMax expanding its private-label furniture offerings</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:09:42 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Office superstore chain OfficeMax is expanding its desk and workspace...</description>
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			<title>Las Vegas Market: Retailers talk about what they have liked the best</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:11:04 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>During his daily video broadcast, Editor in Chief Ray Allegrezza talks to retailers about what...</description>
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			<title>Cantrex appoints Patrick Kelly director of furniture network</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:23:46 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>MONTREAL — Cantrex has named industry veteran Patrick Kelly director of its furniture network...</description>
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			<title>Ashley Furniture HomeStore licensee relocating a Phoenix-area store</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:19:38 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>PHOENIX — Ashley Furniture HomeStore licensee Southwestern Furniture of Wisconsin will...</description>
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			<title>ABC Home store in New York recreates High Point Market display</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:14:30 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>NEW YORK — Home furnishings retailer ABC Home is bringing a bit of the High Point Market to...</description>
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			<title>Las Vegas Market: Retailers give outlook for 2010</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:54:35 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>LAS VEGAS — Editor in Chief Ray Allegrezza interviewed retailers during his video broadcast at...</description>
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			<title>Ashley's new retail concept</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:17:19 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>LAS VEGAS — Ashley Furniture is unveiling a new retail model here that the company says is...</description>
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			<title>Linder's Furniture opens new larger-format store</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:18:05 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Linder's Furniture has soft-opened a 50,000-square-foot store here,...</description>
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			<title>Pennsylvania furniture store scam may have supported extremists</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:26:06 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>DOWNINGTON, Pa. — The owners of a furniture store accused of failing to deliver tens of...</description>
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			<title>Retailers have new payment option on HomeFurnishings.com</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:46:08 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>LAS VEGAS — The National Home Furnishings Assn. is giving its retailer members a pay-per-click...</description>
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			<title>Rent-A-Center profits jump 20% in fourth quarter</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:43:28 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>PLANO, Texas — Rent-A-Center, the nation's biggest rent-to-own operator, said fourth-quarter...</description>
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			<title>FurnitureBlue.com adds Ashley Signature, Millennium lines</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:40:30 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Online home furniture retailer FurnitureBlue.com announced it has added...</description>
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			<title>Jerome's set to open sixth store this month in Murrieta, Calif.</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:41:43 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>SAN DIEGO — Top 100 retailer Jerome's is set to open its sixth store later this month in the...</description>
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			<title>Hudson's Furniture owner flies doctors to Haiti</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:30:56 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>SANFORD, Fla. — Fred Hudson, owner of Hudson's Furniture here and an experienced pilot, flew...</description>
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			<title>City Furniture aims to resume expansion in Florida</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:30:10 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — City Furniture is hoping to jump back into full expansion mode this...</description>
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			<title>Roberts brothers rejoin Mattress Firm</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:57:42 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>HOUSTON — Harry and Charlie Roberts, who helped lay the foundation for the growth of Mattress...</description>
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			<title>Bassett Furniture rebounds to $2.6 million profit</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:17:39 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>BASSETT, Va. — Bassett Furniture Inds. reported a profit of $2.6 million in the quarter ended...</description>
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			<title>UPDATE: Ethan Allen posts $3.3 million quarterly loss</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:08:25 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>DANBURY, Conn. — Ethan Allen's sales fell 24.4% and the retailer and manufacturer posted a...</description>
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			<title>Fire destroys Sawyer Furniture in Prichard, Ala.</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>PRICHARD, Ala. — Sawyer Furniture, a longtime retailer in this south Alabama city, was...</description>
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			<title>Furniture First sets Las Vegas Market events</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:38:19 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>LAS VEGAS — Furniture First buying group will hold its Las Vegas Market membership meeting...</description>
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			<title>Laura Alber will become CEO of Williams-Sonoma in May</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:23:51 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>SAN FRANCISCO — Williams-Sonoma said Tuesday that its longtime chairman and CEO, Howard...</description>
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			<title>American Furniture Warehouse collects supplies for Haiti</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:03:46 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — American Furniture Warehouse has teamed up with Project Cure to collect...</description>
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			<title>UPDATE: Bob's Discount Furniture plans expansion</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:28:23 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>BALTIMORE — Bob's Discount Furniture will open a 672,000-square-foot distribution center here...</description>
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			<title>Bob's Discount Furniture to expand in Mid-Atlantic</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:23:24 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>BALTIMORE — Bob's Discount Furniture has signed the lease for a 672,000-square-foot...</description>
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			<title>Omaha Press Club honoring Nebraska Furniture Mart's Bob Batt</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:25:09 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska Furniture Mart's Bob Batt will be honored as the Omaha Press Club's...</description>
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			<title>Furniture retailer Slumberland to open 120th store</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:21:41 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Top 100 company Slumberland will open its 120th store here next month in...</description>
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			<title>SharperImage.com hires Steve August as senior vice president</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:07:06 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — SharperImage.com has hired former Brookstone executive Steve August...</description>
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			<title>Video reports from Las Vegas</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:38:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Michael Jedlowski adding third Ashley store in Las Vegas</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:41:13 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>LAS VEGAS — Ashley Furniture HomeStores licensee Michael Jedlowski will add a third store in...</description>
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			<title>Four former firefighters sue Sofa Super Store, furniture producers</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:23:34 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>CHARLESTON, S.C. — Four former firefighters here are suing the owners of Sofa Super Store and...</description>
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			<title>Hendricks Furniture's plan to emerge from Chapter 11 wins OK</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:57:38 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>CONOVER, N.C. — Hendricks Furniture Group said a court approved its plan to emerge from...</description>
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			<title>Excelsior Designs in new Las Vegas Market showroom</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:49:51 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>LAS VEGAS — Case goods and leather upholstery source Excelsior Designs is moving into a new...</description>
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			<title>Gallery Furniture takes football promotion to NFL</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:56:51 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>HOUSTON — The response to a recent football promotion is prompting Gallery Furniture here to...</description>
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			<title>Hendricks Furniture to emerge from Chapter 11</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:45:14 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>CONOVER, N.C. — Hendricks Furniture Group is expecting to emerge from bankruptcy protection...</description>
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			<title>Former Raymour &amp; Flanigan executive sent to prison</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:07:40 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A former executive of Liverpool, N.Y.-based Raymour &amp; Flanigan received a...</description>
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			<title>South Sea Rattan showing at Las Vegas Market</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:37:55 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>LAS VEGAS — Indoor and outdoor furniture source South Sea Rattan will open its first World...</description>
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			<title>Gallery Furniture refunds $540,000 in football promotion</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:51:03 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>HOUSTON — Gallery Furniture here refunded more than $540,000 in furniture purchases to...</description>
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			<title>Michigan consumer wins $5,000 shopping spree from NHFA</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:35:41 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>HIGH POINT — A Michigan consumer is the winner of the National Home Furnishings Assn.'s $5,000...</description>
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			<title>Ikea Canada donates C$50,000 for Haiti relief</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:29:36 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>BURLINGTON, Ontario — Ikea Canada is planning on making a C$50,000 donation to its long-...</description>
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			<title>Cosec Web site offers free sales posting</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:31:08 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>TULSA, Okla. — Advertising and sales training company Cosec International has converted in...</description>
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			<title>Williams-Sonoma reports 7.4% sales gain over holidays</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:07:42 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>SAN FRANCISCO — Pottery Barn parent Williams-Sonoma has reported a strong holiday season with...</description>
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			<title>Bob's Discount Furniture president mocks TV deals</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:55:36 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>BOSTON — Bob's Discount Furniture President Bob Kaufman is using a radio ad to mock the influx...</description>
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			<title>Nebraska's Baer's Furniture wins award for perseverance</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:18:15 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>YORK, Neb. — Baer's Furniture, a 131-year-old retailer here, has won special recognition for...</description>
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			<title>Bernie &amp; Phyl's Furniture ad among ‘most memorable'</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:48:20 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>NORTON, Mass. — Bernie &amp; Phyl's Furniture has made the Boston Globe's list of the 10 Most...</description>
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			<title>Jennifer Convertibles reports $6.9 million quarterly loss</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:57:48 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>WOODBURY, N.Y. — Jennifer Convertibles reported a fiscal first-quarter net loss of nearly $6.9...</description>
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			<title>Navarra family, Lee Goodman of Jerome's to receive City of Hope honor</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:34:06 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>LOS ANGELES — Jerome's Furniture founders the Navarra family, along with the retailer's CEO,...</description>
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			<title>American Furniture Warehouse helps Toys for Tots</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:02:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Kittle's promotes John Durkott, Eric Easter</title>
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			<title>Brick Group reports first same-store sales gain in 17 months</title>
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							<description>EDMONTON, Alberta — Brick Group Income Fund stores posted a 9.1% sales gain in December...</description>
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			<title>City of Hope to honor Grand Home Furnishings owners</title>
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							<description>LOS ANGELES — City of Hope's National Home Furnishings Industry Group will honor the Cartledge...</description>
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			<title>Former furniture store owner seeks kidney</title>
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							<description>NEWARK, Ohio — The owner of the former The Sam Alban Furniture Co. here is hoping to find a...</description>
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			<title>Art Van Furniture teaming up with ‘Days of Our Lives' stars to help charity</title>
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							<description>WARREN, Mich. — Art Van Furniture is teaming up with cast members of the long-running daytime...</description>
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			<title>Furniture stores win with football promotions</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:33:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Havertys same-store sales rise 2% in fourth quarter</title>
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							<description>ATLANTA — Havertys posted a 2% gain in same-store sales in the fourth quarter and total sales...</description>
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			<title>Pier 1 reports 8.6% same-store gain in December</title>
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							<description>FORT WORTH, Texas — Pier 1 Imports reported same-store sales for the five-week period ended...</description>
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			<title>CBX expands into specialty retail, department store design</title>
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			<title>Atlanta retailer Mattress King in Chapter 11</title>
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							<description>ATLANTA — Mattress King, a 10-store bedding specialty retailer, has filed for Chapter 11...</description>
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			<title>Goldberg family honored at Greater New York dinner</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:26:40 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>NEW YORK — More than 400 industry members were on hand here as the Greater New York Home...</description>
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			<title>Conlin's Furniture opening four stores in three states</title>
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							<description>BILLINGS, Mont. — Conlin's Furniture is set to open four stores Thursday in three...</description>
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			<title>Furniture's free with accurate football prediction</title>
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							<description>AUSTIN, Texas — Customers of the two Ashley Furniture HomeStores here could get their Jan. 1-3...</description>
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			<title>Gallery Furniture offers discount for correct bowl game pick</title>
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							<description>HOUSTON — Shoppers who pick the right team in this week's college football championship can...</description>
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			<title>American Furniture Warehouse to open in Grand Junction, Colo.</title>
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							<description>GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — American Furniture Warehouse will return to this market with a...</description>
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			<title>Cardi's Furniture promotes locally made upholstery</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:31:07 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>PAWTUCKET, R.I. — When Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Elizabeth H. Roberts launched her &quot;Buy Local...</description>
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			<title>R.C. Willey's Jeff Child takes office as president of National Home Furnishings Assn.</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:57:20 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>HIGH POINT — Jeff Child, president of Salt Lake City-based R.C. Willey Home Furnishings, will...</description>
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			<title>Fire damages Island Living Furnishings store on Padre Island, Texas</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:07:41 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Firefighters battled a fire at the Island Living Furnishings store on...</description>
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			<title>Article analyzes Design Within Reach's ‘rise and fall'</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:00:56 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>SAN FRANCISCO — Contemporary furniture retailer Design Within Reach's &quot;rise and fall&quot; is the...</description>
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			<title>Part of Mathis Bros. furniture store's roof collapses</title>
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							<description>OKLAHOMA CITY — A storm that struck on Christmas Eve caused part of a roof to collapse at a...</description>
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			<title>Art Van Furniture adopts Code Adam program</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Top 100 retailer Art Van Furniture is implementing the Code Adam safety program at all of its...</description>
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			<title>HOM Furniture launches contract and commercial sales division</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:50:36 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>MINNEAPOLIS — Top 100 retailer HOM Furniture has launched a new contract and commercial sales...</description>
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			<title>Bankruptcy judge approves 1800mattress.com liquidation plan</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:24:13 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>NEW YORK — A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge here has approved a liquidation plan for bankrupt...</description>
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			<title>Weekends Only Furniture appoints Katrina Whittenberg as rebuyer</title>
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							<description>ST. LOUIS — Weekends Only Furniture Outlet has added Katrina Whittenberg to its expanding...</description>
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			<title>Ikea Canada recalls Leopard high chair</title>
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							<description>TORONTO — Ikea Canada has announced a voluntary recall on the Leopard children's high...</description>
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			<title>Changing cast in Top 100</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:48:39 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>HIGH POINT — Size is no guarantee of success in the furniture retailing business, a look at...</description>
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			<title>Western Home Furnishings Assn. sets conference for May 2 to 4 in Anaheim, Calif.</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:05:12 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Western Home Furnishings Assn. members may find themselves wishing upon a...</description>
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			<title>Art Van Furniture, Rosa's Home Store hold food drives</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:00:51 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>WARREN, Mich. — Art Van Furniture here and Rosa's Home Store in Buffalo, N.Y., have made extra...</description>
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			<title>John Edelman named CEO of Design Within Reach</title>
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							<description>SAN FRANCISCO — Retailer Design Within Reach has named John Edelman as director, president and...</description>
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			<title>TBG meets at Fowlers Furniture flagship store</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:39:43 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Furniture buying group TBG - The Buying Giant recently held a regional...</description>
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			<title>Tennessee's Ramsey Furniture celebrates 40 years</title>
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							<description>WHITE PINE, Tenn. — Ramsey Furniture celebrated 40 years in business earlier this year with a...</description>
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			<title>Video tracks what happened to Blu Dot street chairs</title>
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