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Year Of The Dragon Heralds Furniture Boom
- USA Today, Monday, April 16, 2012 9:20 AM
The Year of the Dragon is considered to be the luckiest of the Chinese lunar years, with many couples rushing to marry or have a child during this auspicious time. IBM is forecasting a surge in demand for home furnishings in the second quarter of this year. Its forecast calls for in-store sales of home furnishings to rise nearly 8% to $23.22 billion and online sales to surge 28.4%. Combined, the home furnishings market should grow 16.6% in the second quarter.
