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Good traffic, strong order-writing during Furniture Market.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 30-AUG-04 		Format: Online - approximately 771 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
TUPELO -- While August generates images of school bells for many families, it also signals the arrival of furniture executives--and dollar signs--for the Northeast Mississippi economy.

The twice-a-year hustle and bustle known as the Tupelo Furniture Market swept into the All American City this past week as an anticipated 30,000 to 35,000 attendees streamed into town. While the market officially began August 19 and lasted through August 22, many retailers began sales meetings earlier in the week--some even began to write orders--while exhibitors fine-tuned their space and attended to last-minute details.

The Tupelo market, which shows in the spring and fall, has emerged from humble beginnings in the late 1980s to the second-largest furniture...

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