Furniture Market Outlook Downturn Viewed Cautiously
Enterprise staff writer Robert Marks reports a cautious mood at the spring High Point furniture market as 1970 openings show a downturn from record 1969. Manufacturers push new merchandise to attract the youth market while retailers weigh long term commitments amid rising costs and inflation controls.
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Robert Marks
High Point
North Carolina
Jack Campbell
North Carolina Schoonbeck
Campbell
Robert
Dedication of the Furniture Library in High Point
The ceremony gathered North Carolina leaders as Terry Sanford praised the furniture industry and lauded H. Cloyd Philpott for pushing funding for schools. The library honors Philpott and houses rare furniture books collected by N I Bienenstock and his wife.
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Terry Sanford
Jim Stratford
High Point
North Carolina
Philpott
Duke University
Sanford
Charles W. Myers
Burlington Industries Inc
North Carolna
Furniture Library
N. I. Bienenstock
Furniture World
Furniture South
Furniture World Magazine
New York City
Bienenstock
Dr. C. S. Grayson
N. Main St
Lazy Daisy seating piece by Burris at spring market
Burris Industries introduces the Lazy Daisy, a molded fiberglass shell with seven foam cushions forming a daisylike seat. The rocking swiveling chair moves with the sitter’s actions at the spring furniture market.
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Burris Industries Inc
New Furniture Lines Unveiled at Spring Market
Spring market showcases from Earnhardt Furniture Co and Hibriten Furniture Co feature continental Italian inspired dining and modern bedroom sets. Kemp Furniture Co presents a 25 piece boys line with brass hardware and leather tops while United One debuts four room collections in straight-line modern and Mediterranean finishes.
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Earnhardt Furniture Co
Lenoir
Italy
France
Mediterranean
Hibriten Furniture Co
Kemp Furniture Co
Goldsboro
Southern Furniture Exposition
Hickory
Unaga
Tomlinson
High Point
United Furniture Co
Lexington
Furniture industry faces shifts in supply and demand
Leaders from Southern Furniture to Globe Furniture discuss backlogs, overtime, and a shift in buying. They note a holding pattern, a demand for higher quality by younger consumers, and weak consumer service. Brand names appear overrated amid emphasis on merchandise and design integration with manufacturing.
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Lloyd E. Foster SR
Playmate Is Missing at Southern Furniture Show
The Playmate from Playboy has vanished from the spring Southern furniture market. Burris Industries displays a dune buggy in its Southern Furniture Exposition Building showroom, featuring Burdura rigid urethane on seating pieces. The buggy sits on a VW chassis and engine, replacing the former Playmate exhibit.
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Burris Industries Inc
Burris
Levy Promoted to Wellington Hall Merchandising VP
Ralph Levy promoted from marketing zone manager West Coast Florida to vice president of merchandising at Wellington Hall Ltd. He brings 35 years in marketing and merchandising, with prior roles at Wellington Hall John A Colby Co Oakbrook store and as manager of City Products West Coast Dept Store Division. He previously ran his own decorating and contract business for 20 years.
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Thomasville
Ralph Levy
West Coast
Florida
Wellington Hall, Ltd
Levy
Manalington Hall
Sign
Wel
Chicago
City Products Corp
W & J Sloane
Beverly Hills
California
Panel lineup set for spring furniture market press conference
Frances Heard Henry Foscue and Norman Hekler will join a 9:30 a.m. Saturday Skyroom Top of the Mart panel to discuss trends in fashion and style, manufacturing plans for 1970, and fabric materials. Heard recently won the 1970 Trailblazer Award from the National Home Fashions League.
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Frances Heard
House Beautiful
Henry Foscue
Norman Heckler
Norman Hekler Associates
Hekler
Heard
National Home Fashions League
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Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn
Deale
Southern Retail Furniture Assa
Portant
John Tobin
Southern Buying Syndicate
Tobin
Enterprise
Big Spring
H. Cloyd Philpott
Furniture Market Report
Robert Spelman
Southern Furniture
Assa
William E. Stevens JR
Broyhill Furniture Industries
Jack Rochelle
Globe Furniture Co
J. H. Johnson
Hickory Furniture Co
Bassett Furniture Industries
Playboy Magazine
Volkswagen
Ger
John A. Colby Company
Oakbrook
Foscue
Greater
University of North Carolina
The
Furniture Foundation
Vienna
Amsterdam
Netherlands
United States
Heritage- Henredon Furniture Industries
Norman Hekler
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