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The International Casual Furniture and Accessories Market, held at the Merchandise Mart for over 35 years, announced a rebranding endeavor during a presentation to the Board of the International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) in February 2015 in...

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The healthy gains in residential remodeling activity estimated for 2014 and the first part of 2015 are expected to decelerate, but then gain a little more traction by the end of the year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA)...

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Many will be disappointed with the latest report on the nation's geographic mobility. Fewer Americans moved between 2013 and 2014 than in the previous year, according to the Census Bureau, and the mobility rate fell to a record low. Although the bureau...

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The National Retail Federation has released its 2015 economic forecast, projecting retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) will increase 4.1 percent*, up from the 3.5 percent growth seen in 2014. NRF expects non-store...

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HearthDistribution.Com (HDC) began operations in February 2007 as an Internet based distributor of Hearth, Patio, Barbecue and related products.  The idea was unique to the industry as it allowed the individual store to purchase product as needed...

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