Groupings Create Retailer Problems At Fall Market
Retailers face growing correlated groupings from furniture manufacturers increasing display and purchasing challenges. John Tobin of the Southern Buying Syndicate cites uneasy market prospects for 1967 including price hikes and staffing woes. Manufacturers plan in store displays with signs to aid sales while retailers seek selective items to draw traffic.
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John Tobin
Southern Buying Syndicate
Onc
Tobin
Viet Nam
Ings
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Bassett Furniture Industries
Free Showroom Shuttle Eases Fall Furniture Tour
Buyers visiting Thomasville and Lexington showrooms via a new free shuttle report quicker trips and less driving. The round trip runs 55 minutes with four cars on a half hour schedule today and hourly starting tomorrow, linking American Square, Thomasville plants, Hooker Chair, United Furniture and Dixie Furniture Co. locations as rain dampens but still heavy buyer flow persists.
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Thomasville
Lexington
Southern Furniture
High Point
Southern Furniture Exposition
Dixie Furniture Co
Lexington Chamber of Com
Merce
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Wrenn Street
Exposition Building
Ronnie Weaver
American Square
American of
Martinsville Co
Davidson County
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Hooker Chair Co
United Furniture Co
Weaver
Hoyle Smith
W. Green
I-85
TFI
Southern Railroad
Hosiery Labor Costs Rise Ahead of Minimum Wage Hikes
A NAHM survey projects new labor cost increases for hosiery makers as minimum wage rises approach in 1967 and 1968. Price Waterhouse calculated the impact covering direct and indirect labor, payroll taxes, for both ladies stock ings and men's and children's hosiery across selected mills. Ball of NAHM notes mills cannot absorb these higher costs amid narrow margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben C. Ball
National Assn
NAHM
Price Waterhouse & Co
Ball
Renovation urged for 5 Points business district
Five Points merchants were urged to develop their area into a nucleus to attract growth. Sid Cohen and Robert Anderson advised that a supermarket hub could draw ancillary services like a bank and clothing store. The plan envisions a compact quality neighborhood center with potential for offices.
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Five Points
5-Points Development Corp
Sid Cohen
Sidney - Hollander Associates
Baltimore
Robert Anderson
City Planning and Architectural Associates
Chapel Hill
Cohen
Rain Ends With Cooler High Point Forecast
In High Point the rain should end today with tonight cooler and partial clearing. Wednesday looks for fair skies and little temperature change with a high near 68. Thursday stays fair and mild. Today's high near 60 and tonight's low around 45, last night 50.
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High Point
Guilford County GOP Hopes for Commissioners Win
Guilford County Republicans face a candidate shortage and apathy as they rely on the County Commissioners race to regain influence. Incumbents Dale Montgomery and Percy Sears are joined by newcomer Willard Gourley Jr. in a bid to hold the GOP majority against Democrats Henry Millis Jr. Hubert Mauldin and William Folk Jr. The outcome hinges on the November 3 election, with party marks tied to county governance.
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Forrest Cates
Guilford County
GOP
Dale Montgomery
Percy Sears
Willard Gourley Jr
William Davis
Guilford
Henry Millis Jr
High Point
Hubert D. Mauldin
William Folk Jr
Greensboro
Folk
Lions Club
YMCA
Gourley
Chamber of Commerce
Evergreens, Inc
Jaycees
Mauldin
Salvation Army
Millis
Independence
Highland Cotton Mills
Piedmont Insurance
First Union National Bank
Montgomery
Kernersville Lumber Co
High Point Redevelopment Commission
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
County Board of Commissioners
High Point Considers CATV Bid in Council Committee
High Point officials study a CATV bid linked to Jefferson Standard Broad casting. The utilities committee will meet with legal advisers and await a decision on Thursday week while bids are opened. The plan would use North State Telephone to deliver about 12 channels for roughly five dollars monthly.
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High Point
Roy Culler
Culler
Jefferson Standard Broadcasting Co
Carson Stout
North State Telephone Co
CATV
Stout
Big Bear Supermarkets Cut Prices As Traffic Rises
Big Bear Supermarkets reports traffic above normal after a wide price cut across most groceries and household items. Reductions ranged from 3 to 10 percent, excluding meats and produce, with dairy cuts affected by an injunction and not milk. Company officials aim to gain volume to offset a narrowed margin.
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Big Bear Supermarkets
John Hutchens
Hutchens
Superior Court
State Milk Commission
Big Bear
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Robert Marks
Enterprise
Furniture
Linda Haynes
Corning Industries, Inc
Jerry Parrish
Sears
Florida Street Baptist Church
Folk Montgomery
Knox Walker
City Planning and
Sears and Roebuck
Harold Craven
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