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Article: American Furniture may expand.(American Furniture Manufacturing Inc.)(Brief Article)
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- The Mississippi Business Journal
- Article date:
- September 27, 2004
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PONTOTOC -- The new ownership and management at American Furniture Manufacturing are planning to expand the company's business model and value in the promotional-priced upholstered furniture industry.
According to American Furniture, it expects its new sales focus to lead to expanded manufacturing demands that will require an additional 150,000 to 200,000 square feet of manufacturing space over the next 12 to 16 months. All expansion will take place at the Pontotoc facility.
Lyle Harris, vice president of sales and marketing at American Furniture, said, "We believe we can strengthen our sales, marketing and merchandising support in a way that will help ...