Free Gas, Grocery Incentives Draw Consumer Complaints

Heath Combs — Furniture Today, June 29, 2009

Consumers are complaining about a free gas and grocery voucher incentive program – tied to purchases of furniture and other products – that is not delivering as promised, according to news reports.

The vouchers are offered as promotions by retailers including furniture stores, electronics chains and car . . . → Read More: Free Gas, Grocery Incentives Draw Consumer Complaints

NJ furniture store owner gets 5-year sentence

FREEHOLD, N.J. – The owner of a New Jersey furniture business has been sentenced to five years in state prison for scamming NJ furniture store owner gets 5-year sentence

Prosecutors say 62-year-old William C. Neumann Jr. of Leonardo received orders and took deposits through his Cabbage Rose store in Fair Haven and an Internet business, . . . → Read More: NJ furniture store owner gets 5-year sentence

Furniture sales slow? Don’t blame Brad Pitt

Check out what he bought on a jaunt to Design Miami/Basel, one of the world’s fanciest design fairs.

 

Maybe the market for high-end, one-off design is tanking–but it’s certainly not Brad Pitt’s fault. The actor recently showed up at Design Miami/Basel, and laid out over a quarter million dollars on just . . . → Read More: Furniture sales slow? Don’t blame Brad Pitt