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Today's Top Stories
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Furniture Scene
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Written by HGO Staff
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TORONTO (29 July 2010) - The sixth semi-annual edition of the Toronto Fabric Fair will be held at the Paradise Banquet & Convention Centre here from 17 to 19 August. |
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By the Numbers
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OTTAWA (30 July 2010) - The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has revised current forecast for the housing resale market, saying that the number of its sold via its Multiple Listing Service (MLS) will decline slightly when 2010 is over although the average unit selling price will be higher than previously thought. |
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Market Reports
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HIGH POINT, North Carolina (29 July 2010) - The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) has announced that some 25 companies, including three based in Canada, with permanent showrooms here will participate in the fall edition of pre-market, which is slated for 13 and 14 September. |
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Other News |
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Furniture and furnishings stores see 5.6% sales uptick in May |
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OTTAWA (27 July 2010) - May was a pretty good month for both furniture and home furnishings stores but electronics and appliance stores lost ground slightly, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada. In fact, with a combined year-over-year growth rate of 5.6%, furniture and home furnishings were stars at retail for the month. |
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South Shore set to launch 30 new products at Las Vegas |
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STE-CROIX, Quebec (26 July 2010) - Canadian case goods specialist South Shore Furniture said it will launch some 30 new products and programs at the upcoming summer edition of the Las Vegas Market. |
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Confidence falls across the country in July, Conference Board survey says |
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OTTAWA (27 July 2010) - Canadian consumer confidence fell everywhere across the country and the declined of opinion declined on all four questions asked in the monthly survey conducted by the Conference Board of Canada. The index fell 3.7 points in July to 80.0. The index was set to 100 in 2002. |
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Joe Carroll joins McNeill Communications |
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HIGH POINT, North Carolina (26 July 2010) - Joe Carroll, who recently retired as publisher of Furniture/Today, has joined McNeill Communications Group here as president of its new marketing communications division, which will lead its new global strategic marketing service. |
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Designed by the team of Jack Lewis and Gary VanderWood for Winnipeg’s Palliser Furniture, the Theo chair (seen here) is one of four Canadian products selected as finalists for the 2010 edition of the Pinnacle Awards. The program is organized by the American Society of Furniture Designers to recognize excellence in the design of residential furniture. Also shortlist with three products in the finals is Normand Couture of the Montreal-based Couture International. Click here to read our complete report. |
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