Furniture Today - May 26, 2003

While ready-to-assemble furniture has seen its distribution channels shrink during the past couple of years, at least one retail outlet is demonstrating strong growth. The Internet, where most of the original furniture explorers quickly sank their ships, is proving to be more than viable for Eurway, a chain of three Texas stores specializing in take-with contemporary furnit...

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• CPSC chief: We'll act fast on FR regs
• Coalition seeks to save manufacturing jobs
• IFDA hosting furniture sale
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• Eclipse adds Sterling as 8th licensee
• Ingeo fiber licensed for Europe
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• Foam supplier has help line
• IWF sets Aug. dates for 2004
• Levitz opens stores in Nevada, New York
• Daniel Lynch moving to stop sales ad piracy
• Hellenic Rug taps Roan for VP
• Wesley Allen going solar at plant
• Pantone redesigns color system
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• Six strategies that respond to wood imports
• China's textile exports may slow
• HomeDirect USA adds order fulfillment system
• Blu Dot wins ICFF award
• Corrections & Amplifications
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• Our Community
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• Store Openings
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• Opinion Today
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• Business Today
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