Room-in-a-box merchandising gaining steam

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The concept of selling multi-piece furniture of a room together under one price was successfully tested by major discount chains and it created more sales than selling as individual pieces. With clever packaging, it sells the customer the basic elements of a room at an affordable price that is beneficial to the retailer and appealing to the costumer.

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Ready-to-sell merchants fill big niche

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The Ready- to-sell furniture is what most furniture merchants are trying to project. Through this the time a customer identifies the product and when he actually receives it will be on the same day or within a week. Success in ready-to-sell will depend upon huge unit volumes.

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Lowe's focuses on storage

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Lowe's the home improvement giant of North Wilkesboro is winding up its three year old furniture business and focusing on storage systems. Lowe's is doing big business with unassembled processed panels and is now focusing on customized storage solutions.

Plant shutdown, Facility closures

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