The stores – the first of which will open later this year – will carry a broad assortment of La-Z-Boy recliners and motion furniture as well . . . → Read More: La-Z-Boy to Open Hundreds of Chinese Stores]]> http://patiopads.com/blog/la-z-boy-to-open-hundreds-of-chinese-stores/414/feed/ 0 http://patiopads.com/blog/225000-bed-bug-fine-for-furniture-store/412/ http://patiopads.com/blog/225000-bed-bug-fine-for-furniture-store/412/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:18:44 +0000 PadMan An Anne Arundel County jury has awarded a Severn homeowner $225,000 for a bed bug infestation caused by bedding bought at an Elkridge, MD furniture store.

The jury’s award, believed to be one of the highest yet awarded in bed bug lawsuits across the country, was more than the $150,000 sought by the plaintiff, . . . → Read More: $225,000 Bed Bug Fine for Furniture Store]]> http://patiopads.com/blog/225000-bed-bug-fine-for-furniture-store/412/feed/ 0 http://patiopads.com/blog/ikea-creates-assembly-videos/408/ http://patiopads.com/blog/ikea-creates-assembly-videos/408/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:57:04 +0000 PadMan Retailer Ikea has launched its first set of assembly videos to help guide customers through the process of assembling some of its furniture items.  Ikea’s first assembly video features a couple assembling the retailer’s Malm bed frame.

Designed to complement printed instructions, the short videos provide a visual reference for consumers and feature Ikea . . . → Read More: Ikea Creates Assembly Videos]]> http://patiopads.com/blog/ikea-creates-assembly-videos/408/feed/ 0 http://patiopads.com/blog/foster-kids-benefit-from-261000-items/404/ http://patiopads.com/blog/foster-kids-benefit-from-261000-items/404/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:51:20 +0000 PadMan Sleep Train, a West Coast mattress retailer based here, collected more than 160,000 items for foster children last year as part of its award-winning Foster Kids Program.

And Northwest mattress retailer Sleep Country USA, owned by Sleep Train and based in Seattle, collected more than 101,000 items for foster children last year, more than . . . → Read More: Foster Kids Benefit from 261,000 Items]]> http://patiopads.com/blog/foster-kids-benefit-from-261000-items/404/feed/ 0 http://patiopads.com/blog/store-owners-in-georgia-city-object-to-furniture-peddlers/400/ http://patiopads.com/blog/store-owners-in-georgia-city-object-to-furniture-peddlers/400/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:02:33 +0000 PadMan ALBANY, Ga. — Several furniture store owners here expressed their frustration to city commissioners Tuesday about temporary furniture peddlers who sell out of trucks, TV station WALB reported.

“Furniture peddlers have an advantage over us. For $100 they set up shop. They pay no inventory tax, no property tax, no school tax, no city . . . → Read More: Store owners in Georgia city object to furniture peddlers]]> http://patiopads.com/blog/store-owners-in-georgia-city-object-to-furniture-peddlers/400/feed/ 0