Growth and Strain Mark Southern Furniture Market
North Carolina’s Furniture Highway from High Point to Drexel sees crowded showrooms and a rush of buyers as the spring market nears closing on April 30. Manufacturers face rising costs and a tight labor pool while expanding plants to meet orders, with 10 000 buyers expected and hotel space strained along the route.
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Robert Marks
North Carolina
High Point
Thomasville
Lexington
Hickory
Lenoir
Drexel
Southern Furniture Exposition
Chambers of Commerce
Chamber
Furniture Factories Marketing Assn. of
South
J. Smith Young
Dixie Furniture Co
Globe Parlor Furniture Co marks 60 years of growth and modernization
The Globe Furniture Co of High Point celebrates six decades of expansion while maintaining quality. It has modernized with a large Prospect Street plant, added centralized production, and emphasizes hand finishing, skilled labor, and a loyal workforce. The firm now serves all states and Canada with 24 salesmen and ongoing training programs.
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Progress Globe Manufacturing Co
Prospect Street
Canada
Povidee Coreg
The
Table Co
High Point
Globe Parlor Furniture Co
Globe Upholstering Co
Charles R. Barrer
S. Main Street
Loco
Main Street
Henry Foscue
South High Point
Globe
Southern Tyre Manufacturers Assn
Southern Furniture Exposition
Furniture Foundation
North Carolina State University
Foscue
Jack
Frank J. Sizemore
Rochelle
Ceet
Atomic tech furniture showcased at Southern market
Kroehler Manufacturing Co displays a wood plastic table made by impregnating finish into wood and irradiating with cobalt 60 to harden a liquid filler. Williams Furniture Co presents teen oriented lines Discotheque Young Miss Adventure Varsity and Casual Oak. Martinsville based Consensus debuts a country modern pecan collection with over 60 pieces blending modern and mediterranean styles.
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Martinsville
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Asheboro
Dixie
Link-Taylor Corp
Young-Hinkle Corp
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Hickory Manufacturing Co
Drexel Furniture Co
Graham Lail
Hick
Hickory Home Furnishings Mart
Henry W. Brown
Globe Furniture
Furniters
Globe Furniture Co
Lobe Furniture CO
Patsy Surles
Jo Ann Coker
Charlotte Observer
Jo Ann
Jeanne Barnes
Dallas Morning News
Art Richardson
High Point Enterprise
University of West Virginia
Southern Furniture Market By
Era Interstate Nuclear Board
Atlanta, Ga
Kroehler Manufacturing Co. In
Kroehler
Williams Furniture Co
Sumter, S. C
Tion Building
Williams Is
Discotheque
Young Miss
Varsity
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