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New address—same appeal After 91 years in the same location, Boone’s Furniture & Gifts finally moved in 2006. Looking back, Joel and Julie Isley wonder what took them so long. Out-of-towners passing through Gibsonville, N.C. (pop. 6,921) see a downtown packed with enough quaint shops and tree-lined streets to fill

The residents of Altus, Okla., expect big-city service from their retailers. Every day Charlene Firth and H&H Furniture deliver. Some people are born into the home furnishings business. Some find their way in through marriage. Still others start out at the bottom and slowly work their way up to signing

The Sofa Store: To stand out, keep it simple. Good branding communicates what you stand for as a business. That branding can be communicated verbally or visually. Retail designer Martin Roberts’ series on logo design’s he’s helped recreate for home furnishings retailers ends this week with The Sofa Store in
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