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...Close to the roar of Route 101 and previously the domain of furniture and clothing outlets, the three blocks of North Western Avenue would seem an unlikely spot....
...Gower Furniture was a name that came up in my conversations with locals....
...There’s not really an outlet to talk about that.”...
...The Swedish furniture chain has continued to draw customers to its vast furniture outlets amid a more broadly uncertain outlook for retail sales in the UK....
...Steinhoff International, the South African furniture maker, and Shoprite, Africa’s biggest supermarket chain, are in talks to combine their African assets to create the continent’s largest retailer, in a...
...She now has a new initiative, Bias Interrupters, to encourage corporations to hire and promote more women, minorities and WWC people....
...Coco-Mat initially served a niche market of environmentally-aware consumers and boutique hotels, gradually adding pillows, bed linen, towels and wooden furniture to its mattress range....
...Ares has previously invested in General Nutrition Centers, Samsonite and mattress manufacturers Serta and Simmons....
...Paul Rand, a graphic designer, was commissioned to create IBM’s logo and he went on to attempt to bring all the corporation’s outlets, warehouses and factories into aesthetic line....
...Perhaps an investor would be more comfortable with a $100 bill at home in a mattress than a $100 bill on deposit with a broker – Securities Investor Protection Corporation notwithstanding....
...Istikbal, a furniture and mattress producer, has penetrated the Greek market by targeting the Muslim community in Thrace, while Turkish clothing brands such as Koton and Mavi are well established in Athens...
...The network has grown to 13 outlets, including two offices in provincial cities and 10 representatives working on their own....
...He argues that it is hard for large corporations such as McDonald’s to change....
...Independent on Sunday ■MFI Furniture is under increasing pressure to axe up to half its 200 stores....
...Last year, B&Q, which has 22 stores in China with sales of more than £200m ($350m), bought the 13 Chinese outlets of its German rival OBI....
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