Durham Furniture won the Grand Trillium again this year for their 19th century Glengarry County Collection, a solid maple bedroom. Once again, Decor-Rest took the greatest number of Awards, eight Trilliums and one Merit Award, for their upholstered furniture, both fabric and leather. We extracted crystal ball comments from each of our Judges. People are buying, the factories are working flat out, business has been good and we feel sure this will continue. Y2K might create a little blip, but it's our opinion that things will just keep going.
Manufacturers are busy, and retailers are doing well.
We're very optimistic that business during 2000 will be just as strong as this fall. After the Market, we talked with Anthony DaSilva. Art Nova Furniture, a family business, has two outlets, one in Toronto at Bloor and Dovercourt downtown, and the second, Anthony's bailiwick, in the City of Guelph, Ontario. He also found the Market to be a good experience. It was upbeat, very positive thinking.