MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Broadloom carpet source Beaulieu Canada is re-entering the rug business and has hired Paul Jesson as vice president of its new Area Rug Division, according to Karel Vercruyssen, CEO of Beaulieu Canada.

HIGH POINT — The launch of the dual HGTV and National Home Furnishing Assn. Preferred Retailer Program is on hold for now after three months of plugging apparently failed to garner the commitments HGTV wanted to move forward with a launch.

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LOS ANGELES — Douglas Furniture’s principal lender has filed a motion to dismiss the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, arguing that the upholstery and casual dining resource has no realistic prospects of resuming operations.

LAS VEGAS — A program initiated by SWIFT, the Sample Waste Initiative for Furniture and Textiles industries, has begun collecting discarded fabric for reuse in quilts, wheelchair bags and other items for children in need.

RICHMOND, Va. — The local chapter of the International Furniture and Design Assn. is sponsoring a Day of Design Oct. 7 that will include visits to two of the city’s historical properties.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Two well-known bedding retailers have been elected to top positions on the new Mattress Retailer Council established by the International Sleep Products Assn.

COLCHESTER, Vt. — A nearby surveillance camera helped solve the theft of ,000 worth of shelving from a parking lot at Furniture World of Vermont here, according to a story in the Barre Montpelier Times Argus.

TORONTO — Two Canadian private equity firms are bidding to buy Sleep Country Canada Income Fund in what is described as a friendly takeover bid. Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. and Westerkirk Capital Inc. have offered C per unit cash, valuing the deal at approximately C6 million.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Rent-to-own merchant Easyhome said today it has agreed to acquire Insta-Rent, which operates 44 RTO kiosks in The Brick stores and six freestanding  stores in Canada, in a deal valued at C.2 million.