<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <channel> <atom:link href="http://www.hfbusiness.com/rss/news.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <title>Home Furnishings Business News</title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com</link> <copyright>Copyright <![CDATA[&]]>copy;2009 North American Publishing Company</copyright> <description>Home Furnishings Business (Jul 2, 2009)</description> <language>en-us</language> <docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs> <generator>Home Furnishings Business</generator> <item> <title><![CDATA[RoomPlace Opens New Location Today]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/the-roomplace-opens-hillside-furniture-store-avon-ind-location-tap-later-this-summer-409276_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[The RoomPlace, Lombard, Ill., has a soft opening for its newest store today in Hillside at the intersection of Harrison Street (Interstate 290) and Mannheim Road in the Hillside Town Center Shopping Plaza. A ribbon cutting will take place on July...]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/the-roomplace-opens-hillside-furniture-store-avon-ind-location-tap-later-this-summer-409276_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[April Shipments Plummet]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/furniture-shipments-april-fell-27-soft-economy-market-dates-blame-409278_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Later High Point Market dates and continued softness in the market for furniture led to a 27 percent decline in April for furniture factory orders compared with April 2008, according to the Furniture Insights survey of residential furniture...]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/furniture-shipments-april-fell-27-soft-economy-market-dates-blame-409278_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Furniture Hall of Fame Announces Candidates for Inductio]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/american-furniture-hall-fame-announces-6-candidates-induction-2009-409292_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[ The American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation Inc., High Point, has announced six nominees for induction in 2009. The nominees are: Manuel Capó Capó has grown his family business, El Dorado Furniture, Miami Garden's, Fla., into...]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/american-furniture-hall-fame-announces-6-candidates-induction-2009-409292_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Consumer Confidence Slides in June]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/june-consumer-confidence-slips-493-55-point-slide-409171_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[U.S. consumer confidence fell in June after two straight months of gains. The Conference Board said on Tuesday its index of consumer attitudes dropped to 49.3 from 54.8 in May. The Present Situation Index slid to 24.8 from 29.7. Americans saying...]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/june-consumer-confidence-slips-493-55-point-slide-409171_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Designer Look Book Now Available]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/designer-look-book-home-furnishings-business-available-online-409172_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[ Here at Home Furnishings Business , we launched our first digital Designer Look Book    aimed specifically at interior designers yesterday afternoon, but there's also meaty, relevant information in it that is applicable to traditional...]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/designer-look-book-home-furnishings-business-available-online-409172_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Fangjia Gets No Duty in Preliminary DOC Ruling]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/preliminary-doc-investigation-finds-no-dumping-fangjia-new-shipper-review-409111_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[ In a preliminary ruling last week in a new shipper review of Shanghai Fangjia Industry Co. Ltd., the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) found that the Chinese manufacturer had not dumped wood bedroom furniture in the U.S. market. The review...]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/preliminary-doc-investigation-finds-no-dumping-fangjia-new-shipper-review-409111_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Art Van Partners with GE Money for Branded Credit Card]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/art-van-furniture-ge-money-team-up-store-branded-credit-card-409117_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[GE Money and Art Van Furniture have partnered in a multi-year agreement to provide consumer financing through the home furnishing retailer’s 30 locations and online store. The Art Van Card, issued through GE Money’s Sales Finance...]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/art-van-furniture-ge-money-team-up-store-branded-credit-card-409117_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Designer Look Book Now Available]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/designer-look-book-home-furnishings-business-available-online-409119_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Here at Home Furnishings Business , we launched our first digital Designer Look Book   aimed specifically at interior designers yesterday afternoon, but there's also meaty, relevant information in it that is applicable to traditional...]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/designer-look-book-home-furnishings-business-available-online-409119_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[ASFD Announces Pinnacle Award Finalists]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/american-society-furniture-designers-names-pinnacie-awards-finalists-409122_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[A panel of judges met at High Point University's Norton Hall last week to select the finalists in this year's 14th Annual ASFD Pinnacle Design Achievement Awards.   “Despite the continued slump in furniture retail sales, ASFD and the...]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/american-society-furniture-designers-names-pinnacie-awards-finalists-409122_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Las Vegas Sets Market Seminars]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/las-vegas-market-announces-schedule-seminars-fall-furniture-market-409160_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Las Vegas Market has set its Trend Series of seminars for the Fall Market, Sept. 14-17. * "First Look: Las Vegas," Monday, Sept. 14, 8:30 a.m., WorldView, Building B, 16th floor. A live event and definitive guide to new, noteworthy and...]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/las-vegas-market-announces-schedule-seminars-fall-furniture-market-409160_1.html</guid> </item> </channel> </rss> 