By: Keith Joyce VP of Operations On April 15, I climbed into my car and started my 59th trip to the International Home Furnishings Market. I’ve written about market before… the acres of showroom space, the people, the merchandise… but this market was different. Attendance seemed better to me, at least where I shopped. There [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Reflections on Market – April 2010
Posted in Furniture Industry, tagged bowen town & country, furniture winston-salem, high point furniture market, mattress winston-salem on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a flat, flat world!
Posted in Entertainment Furniture, Solid Wood, tagged bowen town & country, home entertainment center winston-salem, hooker furniture, solid wood furniture winston-salem on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a flat, flat world these days when it comes to television screens! Your flat screen, high definition television — including plasma, LCD and DLP – will be right at home perched on one of our stylish consoles. For your clutter-free entertainment, consoles by Hooker Furniture provide wire management, media and component storage and electrical outlets [...]
Gat Creek: Solid Wood, Handmade, American Furniture
Posted in American Made, Solid Wood, sustainable furniture, tagged american made furniture, bowen town & country, furniture winston-salem, gat creek, solid wood furniture on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Gat Creek Story, by: Gat Caperton Growing up in West Virginia, I lived in a contemporary home surrounded by tall trees and mountains. My brother and I spent many of our days playing along a small creek that wound through the valley behind our house. Being a year older and four inches taller than [...]
Legacy Classic Dining Furniture
Posted in Dining, tagged bowen town & country, dining room furniture winston-salem, legacy dining room furniture, solid wood furniture winston-salem on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Holiday celebrations with traditional menus, special meals with family and friends, regular date nights at home with takeout …your dining room is ready for any moment you want to make special. Smile as you remember past events and get started planning new memories with your loved ones! Legacy Classic Furniture is a leading supplier of [...]
Bradington-Young Achieves Environmental Milestone
Posted in Going Green, Leather Furniture, sustainable furniture, tagged bowen town & country furniture, bradington young, eco-friendly furniture, leather furniture winston-salem, sustainable leather furniture on April 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Sam Moore and Bradington-Young divisions of Hooker Furniture have completed the industry-specific environmental management program known as EFEC, or “Enhancing Furniture’s Environmental Culture.” Bedford, Va.-based Sam Moore was EFEC-certified in April by the American Home Furnishings Alliance Board of Examiners, and Cherryville, N.C.-based Bradington-Young was certified in June. Hooker Furniture’s Martinsville, Va. facilities will [...]
How Poor Sleep Can Affect Job Performance
Posted in better sleep, Mattresses, tagged better sleep, bowen town & country, mattress winston-salem, sealy winston-salem, tempurpedic winston-salem, winston-salem mattresses on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Source: The Better Sleep Council Employees are paying a high price for too little sleep when it comes to work productivity, according to new statistics from the Better Sleep Council (BSC). Respondents to the BSC’s 2007 Better Sleep Month survey, conducted for Better Sleep Month this May, reported an alarming decline in quality of work, [...]
