Scandinavian Design finds growth with baby boomers

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This 28-store furniture chain is aiming its marketing efforts at baby-boomers (25- to 40-year-old customers) Scandinaian Design sells not only Danish modern but contemporary and transitional furniture.

Furniture stores, Economic aspects, Chain stores, Baby boom generation, Darvin, Bob, George, Judy

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Upholstery hit: poly knit velvet

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The new knitted polyester velvets are a big success for retail furniture stores. It looks like velvet but can be produced for under $5 a yard. It also has more flexibility in color.

Usage, Innovations, Varieties, Synthetic fibers industry, Polyesters, Synthetic fabrics, Velvet

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Malden Chapter 11 shocks industry

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Citing heavy losses in its silver-knit fake fur apparel outerware business - there will be no interruption in supplies - listed liabilities of $54084000 and assets of $56 million.

Finance, Textile industry

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