Furniture Today - September 15, 2003

Facing a threat from ever-lowering prices for high-look Asian imports, domestic manufacturers of promotional bedroom furniture are concentrating on adding value to mass-market product and honing service to compete. Cognizant of the fact that fewer dollars buy a full wood bedroom suite these days, promotional suppliers have found that building in more style to laminate and prin...

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