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Median Household Income Has Stalled

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, ITHACA, NEW YORK

From New Strategist Publications The $51,939 median household income of 2013 was not significantly different from the $51,758 of 2012, after adjusting for inflation. This is the second year in a row of no significant change in median household income,...

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Consumer Confidence for September

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, NEW YORK, NEW YORK

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased in August, declined in September. The Index now stands at 86.0 (1985100), down from 93.4 in August. The Present Situation Index decreased to 89.4 from 93.9, while the Expectations Index...

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Summer Classics Offers Golden Tickets For Early-Buy Orders

Thursday, September 25, 2014, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

At Summer Classics’ annual Garden Party, this year’s theme was Willy Wonka’s timeless song, “Pure Imagination,” an idea that reflects the approach of Summer Classics’ creative staff and president Bew White. The company...

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New Home Sales Surge in August

Wednesday, September 24, 2014, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

From Wells Fargo Economics Group In August, new home sales reached their highest level since 2008, jumping 18 percent. The increase was largely due to sizeable gains in the Northeast and West, which increased 29.2 percent and 50 percent respectively....

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Retro Resurgence Sparks Woodard’s Iconic Sculptura Revival

Friday, September 19, 2014, Coppell, Texas

Hermes scarves, Ferraris, Mies van der Rohe architecture – all coveted for their forward-looking style, at once totally modern and assuredly timeless. In 1956 Woodard produced an outdoor collection that, by its very design and continued demand,...

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Fashion-Inspired Sunbrella Fabrics by Joe Ruggiero

Friday, September 19, 2014, GLEN RAVEN, NORTH CAROLINA

Leading home décor authority Joe Ruggiero celebrates the connection between interiors and fashion with new Sunbrella fabric designs during Fall High Point Market. Paying homage to fashion as it inspires home décor, the collection features...

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Two More Casual Manufacturers Commit to Las Vegas Market

Friday, September 19, 2014, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Outdoor furniture producer America’s Backyards & Outdoor Living has signed a major lease for more than 6,500 sq. ft. of permanent showroom space at the Las Vegas Market starting in August 2015. Casual furniture manufacturer Poly-Wood has also...

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Brown Jordan International Acquires Tropitone Furniture

Tuesday, September 16, 2014, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA

Brown Jordan International announced that it has acquired the outstanding equity interests of Tropitone Furniture Co. The transaction combines leading providers of outdoor casual furniture to the retail and hospitality markets into a company generating...

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Brown Jordan International Acquires Tropitone Furniture

Tuesday, September 16, 2014, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA

Brown Jordan International announced that it has acquired the outstanding equity interests of Tropitone Furniture Co. The transaction combines leading providers of outdoor casual furniture to the retail and hospitality markets into a company generating...

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Introducing Wexford

Friday, September 12, 2014

Wexford from Oxford Garden is a new shorea wood collection that captures the beauty of outdoor dining with a chic table and coordinating bench and chairs. Also offered are expansions of the Travira and Torbay lines; Travira features a new café...

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