Edited sentence: Ashley became a world class company in both its resourcing and its selling.In order to meet its customers needs better, Ashley developed an International division in the early 1980s.Style and price points were also expanded in various product categories.The division added significantly to Ashley's growth.The furniture industry as a whole only grew 35% in this same period of time.The result = increased sales from $16,000,000 in 1982 to $310,000,000 in 1994.The significant growth for Ashley started in the early 1980s, with 1150% growth between 1982 and 1992.This Millennium effort, along with Ashley's other product introducations, were a result of having developed very strong in-house Design, Marketing, and Engineering departments.This effort resulted in a major new line of contemporary Euro-American designed furniture and finishes marketed under the Millennium(r) name.This growth was fueled by concentrating on and expanding its product line to cover all areas of residential furniture.This in-house work resulted in many innovative concepts that no only had an impact on the company, but on the U.To create a market niche for itself, Ashley embarked in 1985 upon a major research effort.furniture industry as a whole