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  • Private equity firm buys into Carls Patio
    09/15/2008
    Casual furniture retail specialist Carls Patio has been recapitalized by Cleveland, Ohio-based private equity firm Weinberg & Bell Group. More
  • Jewels of Java celebrates 10 years in Java
    08/19/2008
    Jewels of Java President Karel Simeon and his family went to Java, Indonesia, to celebrate 10 years of business there. More
  • Dougan Clarke: TUUCI founder, CEO
    By Kristine Ellis - 08/01/2008
    Here’s a recipe for excitement: Drop an inspired entrepreneur into an industry on the cusp of a sea change, then do what you can to support his vast talent. Such has been the case with Dougan Clarke. The Ultimate Umbrella Company, Inc., started off with a bang in 1998, selling its marine-grade umbrellas to the contract market. More
  • Working to raise perceptions of Sunbrella
    By Chris Gigley - 08/01/2008
    In just five years as Sunbrella's design director, Gina Wicker has been at the forefront of the brand's evolution from outdoor staple to fabric innovator. But her job is far from over, which is why the company recently expanded her responsibilities and named her design and creative director. Wicker now oversees an expanded design department that encompasses marketing and advertising. More
  • Sunbrella recognized with ADEX Awards
    06/16/2008
    Three groups of Sunbrella fabrics won honors in the Awards for Design Excellence competition.
    Pictured is the Mackenzie Collection More
  • Corrections
    06/01/2008
    In Casual Living's May Industry Leader profile on Bill Echols, president of Outdoor Experience, his background should have included a stint as president of Ketter rather than Kettler North America. The captions with two images in May's Shade Story – A Day in the Sun – were inverted. We apologize for the errors. More
  • Spreading shade, keeping promises every day
    By Kristine Ellis - 06/01/2008
    During the first few years after launching Treasure Garden in 1984, Oliver Ma had more than one moment of self-doubt. Was he wasting his time trying to sell U.S. custom-made umbrellas to a small seasonal market of dealers who were loyal to other, better-known manufacturers? Particularly given that he was in a country with a totally different culture than his native Taiwan? “It was tough; ... More
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Fashion Show 2008
Casual Living, along with the ICFA and MMPI, held a fashion show during the Apollo Awards. Sponsors included Glen Raven/Sunbrella, Ardwyn Decorative Trim Products, Altizer, Cone, DuraCord, Outdura/Shuford Mills, Stroup Outdoor Fabrics and Twitchell.

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