By Angela Heck -- Furniture Today, August 18, 2008 TUPELO, Miss. — Like Dorothy, folks around here are keeping an eye on the weather. A tornado ripped through parts of the Tupelo Furniture Market’s Mississippi Complex in May, displacing most of its exhibitors, and many wonder what the future will hold for the event. Although some believe that the ominous clouds on the economic horizon are beginning to clear, the outlook of most buyers remains cautious about the market, which opens this Thursday, Aug. 21. Gary Woodham, general manager of Greensboro, N.C.-based Colfax Furniture’s three stores, said he’ll be in Tupelo looking for promotional to medium-priced bedroom, upholstery … and deals. “So we’ll have something to promote this fall, to drag people through the doors.” Woodham said he’s specifically looking for vendors that...
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