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Tupelo vs. Las Vegas in battle for furniture trade show biz.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 27-AUG-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
A pile of large, discarded cardboard boxes grew just outside the exhibition space occupied by BG Industries. Owner Billy Bob Hunt and helper Paul Citrano stacked the boxes removed from the furniture they unpacked and placed for the opening of the fall Tupelo Furniture Market (TFM), still almost a week away.

"This is my sixth market here," says Hunt, whose products comprise higher-end antique wood reproduction furniture imported to his Lafayette, La., business from manufacturers in Thailand, Indonesia and China.

He figures his investment for the four-day market, scheduled officially from Thursday-Sunday (Wednesday is an "unofficial" opening day), August 23-26,...

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