New buyer deepens Star's commitment

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Star Furnishings has been putting more importance on its rug department with plans to increase its inventory for the product, expand its product assortment and offer higher-priced merchandise. The move will allow Star Furnishings' stores to sell more than 50% of their rug offerings on a cash-and-carry basis. Rugs at Star Furnishings stores are retailed from $400 to $800 for a 6 by 9, with best selling price point fixed at $500 to $600 for the same size. The rug department accounts for less than 10% of the company's total business, although it is growing at a rate of 10% annually.

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Puts more importance on rug dept w/ plans to raise inventory, expand product variety and offer higher-priced merchandise

Furniture & Furnishings Stores, Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores, Star Furnishings

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Hard-to-find design books on furniture listed, sold

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Cambium Books of Bethel, CT, has issued a list of rare books intended for furniture manufacturers and designers. The eight-page listing, which was made for the San Francisco, CA, conference of the Furniture Society, includes about 100 books on furnitures from sources in Japan, Italy, UK, France and Scandinavia. Cambium Books, which describes itself as the only bookseller that serves the specific requirements of the furniture makers and designers, has a ready supply of the books in the list and it also delivers its products via priority mail.

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Has issued a list of rare books intended for furniture manufacturers and designers

Book Stores, Bookstores, Cambium Books

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