Aktrin projects slower growth in Canada

Michael J. Knell -- Furniture Today, OAKVILLE, Ontario — Canadian consumer spending on furniture will moderate this year, slowing its growth in response to declining consumer confidence, weaker income growth and a retrenching housing market,…

Chambers Fabrics acquires Stantex

-- Furniture Today, HIGH POINT — Chambers Fabrics, one of the last purely domestic mills still supplying the upholstered furniture industry, has acquired all the assets of Stantex, the former chenille manufacturer for Culp Inc.…