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<title>Private equity group acquires stake in Carls Patio</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:49:40 GMT</pubDate>
<description>COCONUT CREEK, Fla. - A private equity group has acquired a stake in the Carls Patio business of ...</description>
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<title>William-Sonoma income plummets 41.2% in second quarter</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:28:12 GMT</pubDate>
<description>SAN FRANCISCO - Williams-Sonoma, parent company of Pottery Barn and several other retail formats,...</description>
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<title>Sure Fit aims to find America's ugliest couch</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:21:36 GMT</pubDate>
<description>NEW YORK - Sure Fit, a source and marketer of ready-made furniture covers, is on the hunt for the...</description>
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<title>Simmons drops price points on flagship Beautyrest line</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:19:52 GMT</pubDate>
<description>ATLANTA - Bedding major Simmons is broadening the appeal of its flagship Beautyrest line with its...</description>
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<title>Furniture First Symposium tackles tough economy</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:58:42 GMT</pubDate>
<description>CHICAGO, Ill. - Furniture retailers attending the 11th annual Furniture First Symposium came away...</description>
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<title>Stacy's Furniture plans new store in Fort Worth, Texas</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:12:35 GMT</pubDate>
<description>GRAPEVINE, Texas - Stacy's Furniture here has contracted to buy seven acres for its first 150,000...</description>
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<title>Therapedic launches I-Care Elite bedding line</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
<description>PRINCETON, N.J. - Top 10 bedding producer Therapedic has launched a mattress and sleep accessorie...</description>
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<title>RoomPlace taps Zimmerman for ad campaign</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:46:52 GMT</pubDate>
<description>LOMBARD, Ill. - The RoomPlace here has hired Zimmerman Advertising as its agency of record for an...</description>
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<title>Brand Source group meeting in Las Vegas</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>LAS VEGAS - Brand Source, the $11 billion consumer electronics, major appliances and home furnish...</description>
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<title>Los Angeles' McMahan's shutting down operations</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>LOS ANGELES - Former longtime Top 100 retailer McMahan's will shut down operations after a going-...</description>
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<title>Exclusive research -- Top 25 Bedding Retailers 2008</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:48:41 GMT</pubDate>
<description>HIGH POINT - The No. 1 bedding retailer in the country slipped a bit last year, but still stands ...</description>
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<title>Dale Carlsen, Barrie Brown to head Mattress Retailer Council</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:22:17 GMT</pubDate>
<description>ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two well-known bedding retailers have been elected to top positions on the new ...</description>
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<title>City Furniture gets approval for Boca Raton, Fla., store</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:21:33 GMT</pubDate>
<description>BOCA RATON, FLA.-City Furniture got the nod from the Boca Raton Airport Authority to build a 98,0...</description>
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<title>Update: Finger running liquidation sale to prepare for Ashley changeover</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:15:16 GMT</pubDate>
<description>SUGAR LAND, Texas - Finger Furniture is liquidating its four remaining Finger stores and will con...</description>
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<title>Retailer helps diverse groups seek peace in Iraq</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:04:20 GMT</pubDate>
<description>AMESBURY, Mass. - Massachusetts furniture retailer Robert Bendetson has played a key role in the ...</description>
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<title>Leon's posts 18% increase in total sales</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:02:54 GMT</pubDate>
<description>TORONTO - Driven by a 4.8% uptick in same-store sales and its January acquisition of Appliance Ca...</description>
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<title>City Furniture vying for Boca Raton land</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:10:32 GMT</pubDate>
<description>BOCA RATON, Fla. - City Furniture is vying for a 4.7-acre tract of land near the airport for a fu...</description>
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<title>UPDATE: Finger confirms it will convert to Ashley Furniture HomeStores</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:05:26 GMT</pubDate>
<description>HOUSTON - Finger Furniture will begin liquidating its four remaining Finger stores then convert t...</description>
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<title>Broyhill renames youth line Adaptables</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:05:40 GMT</pubDate>
<description>LENOIR, N.C. - Broyhill has renamed its youth furniture line Adaptables to better reflect its app...</description>
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<title>NHFA will still pursue Preferred Retailer Program</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:32:04 GMT</pubDate>
<description>HIGH POINT -- The president of the National Home Furnishings Assn. sees an opportunity in the los...</description>
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<title>Welcome to Furniture/Today's redesigned Web site!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:48:20 GMT</pubDate>
<description>From its homepage to an array of new features, the newly launched site offers readers a more inte...</description>
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<title>Tupelo exhibitors focus on price</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:43:22 GMT</pubDate>
<description>HIGH POINT - Furniture producers headed to this week's Tupelo Furniture Market are planning a bac...</description>
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<title>People Today</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Executives GMAC New York — GMAC Commercial Finance has promoted three employees in its Commerci...</description>
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<title>Badcock opens 259th '&amp; more' unit</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Top 100 furniture retailer W.S. Badcock has opened its 259th store as the new Badcock Home Furnit...</description>
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<title>Miles Talbott taps Calhoun</title>
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<description>Custom upholstery manufacturer Miles Talbott Furniture has named Jim Calhoun director of special ...</description>
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<title>Time to step up high-margin accessory sales</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Looking at the Furniture/Today sleep accessories survey that was published late last month points...</description>
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<title>California's Sit 'n Sleep debuts updated format</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. — Larry Miller, the best-known bedding figure in Los Angeles, looms larger...</description>
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<title>FabricTech2000 expands distribution base</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>CEDAR GROVE, N.J. — FabricTech2000, a provider of mattress and pillow protection products, cont...</description>
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<title>Diamond unveils 8th showroom</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Diamond Furniture has opened its newest store here in the former location of Ashley at Gregory's ...</description>
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<title>Belfort adds Sealy Gallery</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Washington, D.C.-area retailer Belfort Furniture has opened a new Sealy Gallery.  The 4,500-squar...</description>
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<title>Bedmart opens 24th unit</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Bedmart, a family-owned bedding retailer in Arizona, has opened its newest location here on North...</description>
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<title>Retailers: Specialty sleep outlook remains positive</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Some leading specialty sleep producers have hit a sales slump this year, but the outlook for the ...</description>
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<title>Buying groups gain from credit crunch</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>At least two buying groups appear to be benefiting from the credit crunch that is gripping this i...</description>
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<title>SSA president: March toward innovation 'will not stop now'</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Better days lie ahead for the specialty sleep category, according to the president of the Special...</description>
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<title>Dormia liquidation approved</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved the liquidation of the 20-store Dormia sleep chain, a move req...</description>
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<title>Five Star cuts prices</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Swimming against the tide, Five Star Mattress said it is cutting prices on every bed in its line....</description>
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<title>Furniture First adds eight members</title>
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<description>Furniture First buying group has added eight members, giving it a total of 168 retailer stockhold...</description>
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<title>Select Comfort donates to Ronald McDonald House</title>
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<description>Bedding manufacturer and retailer Select Comfort has donated 106 Sleep Number beds plus bedding a...</description>
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<title>Bedding Experts make-a-wish</title>
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<description>Retailer The Bedding Experts has partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to make the dreams of ...</description>
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<title>Beyond the Top 100</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Abide Furniture Home base: Bentonville, Ark. President: Matt Abide Total stores 2005: 3 Est. 2005...</description>
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<title>Mattress Firm opens in Florida</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Specialty mattress retailer Mattress Firm has opened a new location here on West Indiantown Road....</description>
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<title>Horizon Furniture adds Restonic gallery</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Oregon Mattress, a Restonic Mattress licensee, has opened a Restonic Sleep Gallery inside the Hor...</description>
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<title>People Today</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Executives  Furniture Marketing Group HIGH POINT — Tom Olinde of Olindes Furniture in Baton Rou...</description>
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<title>La-Z-Boy honors associates, designers</title>
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<description>La-Z-Boy has honored high-performing retail sales associates and in-home designers in its La-Z-Bo...</description>
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<title>Mealey's opening newest, largest store July 1</title>
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<description>Mealey's Furniture &amp; Mattress will open its newest and largest store here July 1.  The one-level,...</description>
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<title>Mattress Firm opens 500th store</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Mattress Firm opened its 500th store last week in San Antonio, the 30th store for the bedding spe...</description>
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<title>Casual furniture prices moving up</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Increased costs for transportation, materials and labor, combined with currency pressures, forced...</description>
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<title>Sleep Country USA sponsors Pajama Drive</title>
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<title>Dormia stores file Ch. 11</title>
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<title>Rugs on world's largest racks</title>
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<title>Bedding unit sales dip 2.1% in 2007</title>
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<title>12 industry leaders nominated for 2008 WithIt WOW Awards</title>
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<title>Furniture Today's Top 100 Furniture Stores</title>
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<title>Conventional stores capture 66% share</title>
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<title>Post: Stores face 'distinction or extinction'</title>
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<title>Ashley leads single-source networks to best sales and store growth in '05</title>
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