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      <title><![CDATA[Home Furnishings Business Furniture Retailing News]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[WHFA Welcomes New President, Board]]></title>
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                     Chris Sanders has taken over as 2012 president of the  Western Home Furnishings Association . 
 Outgoing WHFA President Angel Lopez of Los Angeles-based  Dearden&#39;s  passed the gavel to Sanders, of  Everton Mattress  in Twin Falls, Idaho, at...
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:51 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Select Comfort 4Q Profit Doubles]]></title>
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                    Specialty  mattress maker Select Comfort Inc. said Wednesday its profit more than  doubled in the fourth quarter, and the company&#39;s shares jumped in  after-hours trading.
 The company forecast a profit of $1.32 to $1.40 per share in 2012,...
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:21:13 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Conn's Posts Increased Sales in Quarter Boosted by Furniture, Mattresses]]></title>
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                    Home furnishings and electronics retailer  Conn&#39;s, Inc . ( NASDAQ: CONN ) reported preliminary net sales of $189.5 million for the quarter ended Jan. 31, a 4.2 percent increase compared to $181.9 million posted in the same quarter last year....
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:15 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Actor Bryan Batt Reveals His Backup Plan]]></title>
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                     Even before Bryan Batt hit it big with his portrayal of art director Sal Romano in the AMC hit series &ldquo;Mad Men,&rdquo; he&rsquo;d already learned the lesson Sal experienced the hard way: Have a backup plan. 
 Knowing that the fortunes of...
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:16:40 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Belfort Furniture, Lawrance Furniture Are '12 Retailers of the Year]]></title>
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                      Belfort Furniture  and  Lawrance Furniture  are the  National Home Furnishings Association &#39;s 2012 Retailers of the Year. 
 Belfort, Dulles, Virginia, led by Mike Huber, is a family owned business that originated in Germany in 1969. The...
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:26:52 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bernie & Phyl's Sponsors Kids' Choice Awards Contest]]></title>
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                      Bernie &amp; Phyl&#39;s Furniture  is sponsoring a contest for an all-expense paid trip to Los Angeles to see the  Kids&#39; Choice Awards  live on March 31. 
 In addition to four tickets to the Kids&#39; Choice Awards, hosted this year by...
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:31:40 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Retailer Affordable Furniture Closing Its Doors]]></title>
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                     Affordable Furniture store in Fremont plans to close. 
 Citing economic hardship, store owner Dave Karrick said closing the business isn&#39;t a choice, but a necessity. 
"For the past couple of years, Affordable Furniture has been  holding its...
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:33:09 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jordan's Furniture, Red Sox Collecting Baseball Equipment]]></title>
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                    Furniture retailer  Jordan&#39;s Furniture  is partnering with the  Boston Red Sox  to participate in the 2012 Double Play Youth Baseball Program, a donation project that will supply gently-used baseball/softball equipment to inner-city youth.  In...
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:23:18 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sit 'n Sleep Promotes 3]]></title>
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                      Mattress retailer Sit &#39;n Sleep  has made three executive promotions to support its expanding presence in Southern California. 
 The promotions include Nelson Bercier, who now is president of the company; Kelly Young, now vice president of...
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:19:07 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ethan Allen Opens Annapolis Design Center]]></title>
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                      Vertically integrated furniture company Ethan Allen   (NYSE: ETH)  cut the ribbon last week on a new Ethan Allen Design Center in Annapolis, Md. 
 "This Design Center is the first of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic region, and it is the model for...
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:25:18 EST</pubDate>
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