Catawba Furniture Mall Stores Make Top Five Lists.Business Editors HICKORY Hickory, city, United States Hickory, city (1990 pop. 28,301), Burke and Catawba counties, W N.C., at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mts.; inc. 1870. It is a processing and trade center for an abundant agricultural region (grain, soybeans, poultry, hogs, , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2003 About Last Nite(R) and Studio 70 in the Catawba Furniture Mall in Hickory, NC were recently ranked in the top five lists of accessories and furniture stores to visit in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . The list compiled by Author Ellen Shapiro is based on research and on site visits to North Carolina. The book is entitled Shopping The North Carolina Furniture Outlets. About Last Nite(R) sells linens for the bed and bath as well as bedroom furniture and accessories. Sheeting made of Egyptian cotton with thread counts ranging from 200 to 1020 threads per inch is available as well as top of the bed linens from 27 major linen manufacturers. Also available are linens made from 100% Italian wood fiber, which have the luster and soft drape drape v. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds. n. A cloth arranged over a patient's body during an examination or treatment or during surgery, designed to provide a sterile field around the area. of silk with the familiar ease of cotton. "About Last Nite(R) carries a wide selection of linens so fine, let's just say they're good enough for the White House and the Vatican", stated Shapiro. About Last Nite(R) has two locations in North Carolina, one in the Catawba Furniture Mall in Hickory, NC which displays 27 beds and one in the Atrium Furniture Mall in High Point, NC which displays 13 beds. Studio 70 is a contemporary furniture store carrying lines by Carter, Carson's, Weiman, Tempur-Pedic Swedish Mattress and Doimo. The store specializes in upholstery upholstery, general term for household fittings, hangings, curtains, cushions, and covers. It refers to stuffed, padded, and spring-cushioned furniture, such as chairs and sofas, or to the usually decorative materials and fabrics that cover them. , case goods case goods pl.n. 1. a. Pieces of furniture, such as bookcases or chests of drawers, that provide interior storage space. b. Pieces of dining or bedroom furniture sold as sets. 2. and bedroom suites. Ms. Shapiro states in her book about Studio 70, "I must admit, I'm not a big fan of contemporary furniture, or so I thought before I walked into Studio 70. The selection of contemporary furniture is the largest of any store in Hickory and I was surprised by how many of the pieces I not only liked for their whimsical whim·si·cal adj. 1. Determined by, arising from, or marked by whim or caprice. See Synonyms at arbitrary. 2. Erratic in behavior or degree of unpredictability: a whimsical personality. nature but also for their simplicity and practicality". Shapiro continued, "Even if you're not a "contemporary person" it's worth a peek if only to see the versatility of the contemporary look". Studio 70's web site is www.studioseventy.com. The book began at a cocktail party. As the author, Ellen Shapiro, listened to a twenty-something couple describe the $1,000's they saved by flying to N.C. to buy furniture, she was compelled to come find out for herself if the tale could be true. Hundreds of interviews later a mini-guide to N.C. furniture shopping was featured in the magazine Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel. Shapiro said the response was so tremendous the only way to tell the full story of the world of North Carolina discount furniture shopping was book-length treatment. Recently released "Shopping the North Carolina Furniture Outlets" is more than just a listing of all the outlets and the brands they carry, but a "how to" of furniture buying in Buying in has several meanings. In the securities market it refers to a process by which the buyer of securities, whose seller fails to deliver the securities contracted for, can 'buy in' the securities from a third party with the defaulting seller to make good. N.C. including dining, lodging and attractions. Among the comprehensive study is a "Top 5" list which features the top five furniture retailers in four categories: large retailer, small retailer, manufacturers' outlet and clearance centers, and non-furniture accessories stores. Overall quality, quality-to-price ratio, craftsmanship, and customer service were the criteria for ranking. About Last Nite(R) and Studio 70's top five ranking were in the categories of "non furniture" accessories stores and "small retailer". The paperback edition is published by Three Rivers Three Rivers, Que., Canada: see Trois Rivières. Press of Random House, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and can be purchased through Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. |
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