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'Home Edition' site is where Toledo's heart is (The Toledo Blade) Connie Krum can't sleep. Her heart is about to explode. "They simply won't believe this when they get home," she said, keeping a close eye on the swarm of workers hammering together a new home for Mrs. Krum's daughter, Jackie Frisch, and her family. Mrs. Frisch; her husband, Aaron, and their 11 sons were shocked, and pleased beyond words, when they learned Sunday that they had been chosen ...
Dunelm says expansion on track despite slow trade (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) The Chief Executive of home furnishings retailer Dunelm said recent trading had become tougher but added the group would seek to take advantage of falling property markets to step up its expansion drive.
Concept home to raise money for charity (The Weston Town Crier) Local residents interested in the latest in home design, décor, materials, and technology are invited to tour the brand new $3 million 5,500-square foot concept home in Weston through late September. Proceeds from the admission fees will go to the Robert F. Kennedy Children?s Action Corps, which promotes child welfare, juvenile justice, advocacy, care, and treatment in the Commonwealth.
Shopping for Baby Gear With Christiane Lemieux (New York Times) Christiane Lemieux, co-owner, with her husband, of the home furnishings company Dwell Studio, shops for sophisticated and eco-friendly baby products.
Linens 'n Things starts liquidation sales for 2 O.C. stores (Orange County Register) Home furnishings chain has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Ethan Allen Expands to Europe (Display & Design Ideas) Danbury, Conn.-based home furnishings company Ethan Allen Global Inc. announced plans to expand its international business in Europe. Farooq Kathwari, chairman and CEO of Ethan Allen, engaged Gregor Noelle to introduce the Ethan Allen retail concept to the European home furnishings market.
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-09-11 08:17 UPDATE 1-Dunelm profit rises but recent trading slows (Interactive Investor) LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - British home furnishings retailer Dunelm Group reported a 19.8 percent increase in annual profit but said sales had slumped over the last two months due to an "increasingly difficult" trading environment.
QUICK POLL (GlobeSt.com) CENTENNIAL, CO-Ikea detailed plans this morning for its first store in Colorado. The mega-box home furnishings retailer from Sweden says it has submitted plans to the City of Centennial, a southeast suburb of Denver, for a two-level, 400,000-sf store. An opening date has not yet been set.
IKEA plans first Colorado store (WSYR 9 Syracuse) The Swedish home furnishings retailer says the store will be located about 15 miles south of downtown Denver.
Swedish Home Furnishings Retailer IKEA Announces Plans For a Denver-Area Store in Centennial, Colorado - the 1st in ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) CONSHOHOCKEN, Penn.----IKEA, the world's leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it is submitting plans to the City of Centennial, Colorado for a store that would increase the Swedish retailer's presence in the western United States.
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