Take a cue from Mazda: transparency builds trust

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Furniture Industry can follow the revolutionary steps of Mazda, which reported an 18% growth for the first half of 2003. One Mazda innovation, which is part of an extensive $ 3 million renovation exercise per store, is providing Internet kiosks for customers to browse, compare and decide. Other innovations include an open, transparent approach, less paperwork, and quicker time to test-drive the cars.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Services information, FURNITURE AND FIXTURES, Automobile industry, Furniture industry, Remodeling and renovation, Growth, Mazda Motor of America Inc., Company growth, Service enhancement

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Ikea index indicates Finns pay highest prices

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Gabriel Thulin, a Swedish statistician and consultant has developed an economic index that uses a basket of twenty-six Ikea products in fifteen different countries to measure pricing differences. According to this index Finland customer pays the maximum and U.S.A. pays the minimum for the same product. He offers the complete data, analysis and underlying calculations for a price.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Statisticians, Thulin, Gabriel

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John Boyd relaunches Salem House pine line

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John Boyd Designs has reintroduced the Salem House line of pine bedroom and dining room furniture. The two collections feature two traditional looks: Homestead and Bordeaux. The line consists of nine tables, eight chinas and buffets, and 49 seating fabric selections. Design elements include hammered iron hardware, bun feet, cabriole legs, and antique brass hardware.

Product introduction, Household Furniture & Bedding, Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing, John Boyd Designs

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