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The store will offer a variety of home accessories,...]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/two-designers-gear-up-open-home-furnishings-store-exclusive-mitchell-gold-bob-williams-dealer-columbia-sc-market-414284_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Check the Pulse of Weekend Business with Weekend Update]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/weekend-update-survey-available-online-414290_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[ Share with us how your weekend business was by taking the Home Furnishings Business Weekend Update survey. With the help of retailers, we will provide a snapshot into how business on the retail sales floor was over the weekend. To compile the...]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/weekend-update-survey-available-online-414290_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Bon-Ton to Close Ohio Store]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/bon-ton-nasdaq-bont-convert-dayton-ohio-area-furniture-store-clearance-center-414291_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[ The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT) announced Friday that it will close its 50,000-square-foot Elder-Beerman Salem Furniture Gallery in Trotwood, Ohio. The Salem location was acquired by Bon-Ton in 2003 as part of the Elder-Beerman...]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/bon-ton-nasdaq-bont-convert-dayton-ohio-area-furniture-store-clearance-center-414291_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Art Van, Local TV Station Team to Fight Hunger]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/art-van-furniture-partners-local-television-station-non-perishable-food-drive-414249_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Art Van Furniture is teaming up with a local television station to fight hunger in Metro Detroit. Through the Together We Can promotion, the retailer is accepting donations of canned goods at all of its 17 retail locations Nov. 9-13. The...]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/art-van-furniture-partners-local-television-station-non-perishable-food-drive-414249_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Havertys Posts $501,000 Profit for Third Quarter]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/haverty-furniture-cos-nyse-hvt-hvta-reports-net-profit-501-000-third-quarter-414192_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Haverty Furniture Cos. (NYSE: HVT and HVT.A) Reports Net Profit of $501,000 for Third Quarter Haverty Furniture Cos. (NYSE: HVT and HVT.A) reported a net profit of $501,000 for the third quarter of 2009 ended Sept. 30 compared to a loss of $1.5...]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/haverty-furniture-cos-nyse-hvt-hvta-reports-net-profit-501-000-third-quarter-414192_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Furniture Brands Loss Narrows]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/furniture-brands-nyse-fbn-narrows-third-quarter-loss-reports-net-loss-235-million-414193_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[ Furniture Brands (NYSE: FBN) Narrows Third Quarter Loss; Reports Net Loss of $23.5 Million Furniture Brands (NYSE: FBN) posted a lost of $23.5 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with a loss of $41.7 million in the same quarter...]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/furniture-brands-nyse-fbn-narrows-third-quarter-loss-reports-net-loss-235-million-414193_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[ICFA Names 2010 Executive Committee and Board]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/international-casual-furnishings-association-names-2010-officers-directors-414194_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[International Casual Furnishings Association Names 2010 Officers and Directors The International Casual Furnishings Association has named officers and directors for 2010. Dudley Flanders of Lloyd/Flanders in Ft. Smith, Ark., will continue as...]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/international-casual-furnishings-association-names-2010-officers-directors-414194_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[GuildMaster Posts Fiscal Year Profit]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/guildmaster-posts-profit-fiscal-2009-announces-recapitalization-414247_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Accessory and accent furniture vendor Guildmaster, Springfield, Mo., posted a profit for the first time in the company's history for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. The company posted record operating income of $307,000 versus $15,000 a year...]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/guildmaster-posts-profit-fiscal-2009-announces-recapitalization-414247_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Conn's 3Q Sales Down 7.2%]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/conns-inc-nasdaq-nm-conn-3rd-quarter-sales-down-72-414248_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Conn's Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: CONN), Beaumont, Texas, a specialty retailer of consumer electronics, home appliances, furniture, mattresses, computers and lawn and garden products, announced net sales of $12.5 million for its third quarter ended Oct. 31,...]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/conns-inc-nasdaq-nm-conn-3rd-quarter-sales-down-72-414248_1.html</guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Art Van, Motown to Celebrate Together]]></title> <link>http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/art-van-furniture-motown-plan-joint-50th-birthday-celebration-cap-off-retailers-anniversary-year-414142_1.html</link> <description><![CDATA[ Art Van Furniture, Warren, Mich., and Motown will celebrate their 50th birthdays with a concert to benefit Gleaners Community Food Bank that caps off a year of celebration for the retailer. 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