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Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, April 4, 2010
Business Whirl: Hardman attends collegiate trade show
Lynn Hardman recently attended the Campus Market Expo 2010 trade show held March 13-15 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The trade show was geared toward collegiate retailing industry professionals from all across the country.
Hardman has owned the local specialty sleep shop Southern Waterbeds & Futons for 35 years. The shop has a speciality niche in University of Georgia room decor, and the business recently added a new Web page titled UGA Home Decor at www.southernwaterbeds.com.
Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, March 7, 2010
Business Whirl: Hardman attends major furniture show
Southern Waterbeds & Futons Inc. owner Lynn Hardman recently attended the winter furniture market at the World Market Center in Las Vegas. The event caters to all aspects of the furniture industry, and this year it had a special focus on bedding. Also, the Specialty Sleep Association showroom featured a product mix of bedding, showing a wider variety of sleep systems mainly for specialty sleep retailers. Hardman also attended a WMC presentation providing an overview of essential Web marketing techniques.
Hardman is the president of Southern Waterbeds & Futons and has owned and operated the business in Athens for 35 years. He is an original member of The Specialty Sleep Association.
Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, April 26, 2009
BUSINESS WHIRL
Hardman attends furnishing conclave
Lynn Hardman, owner/operator of Southern Waterbeds & Futons, recently attended the World Market Center Las Vegas, an international home furnishings showcase that has grown to feature more than 5 million square feet of state-of-the-art showrooms and exhibits.
The Specialty Sleep Association, the successor organization for the waterbed industry, introduced its first-ever permanent showroom in the new building C of the World Market Center.
Hardman visited individual manufacturer showrooms and attended six seminars devoted to Web site development and marketing. Just prior to the market, Hardman hired local firm AthensGuy.com to host and further develop Southern Waterbeds’ current Web site, southernwaterbeds.com. Hardman is celebrating 34 years in business this year.
Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, March 23, 2008
BUSINESS WHIRL
Hardman attends furniture trade show
Athens businessman Lynn Hardman recently attended the Winter 2008 Furniture Market held recently at the World Market Center in Las Vegas.
Hardman is the founder and president of Southern Waterbeds & Futons Inc., which opened in 1975.
Attending this major furniture market annually has helped Hardman diversify his original waterbed store by adding different specialty mattresses and updating the furniture selections.
Hardman is a long-standing member of the Specialty Sleep Association and is celebrating 33 years of business in Athens.
Lynn Hardman of Southern Waterbeds and Futons visits the Specialty Sleep Association booth at the Las Vegas Market in January, 2008. He has been a member of this valuable organization since its beginning in 1995.
Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, February 25, 2007
BUSINESS WHIRL
Hardman attends Las Vegas trade show
Lynn Hardman, founder and president of Southern Waterbeds & Futons Inc., attended the winter 2007 Las Vegas Market at the World Market Center.
Attending the show has helped Hardman expand his original waterbed store into a specialty sleep shop with more diversified sleep surface selections. Hardman is a member of the Specialty Sleep Association, Futon Association International and the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce. Southern Waterbeds & Futons Inc. is celebrating 32 years in business.
Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, August 28, 2005
BUSINESS WHIRL
Hardman attends Las Vegas meeting
Athens businessman Lynn Hardman attended the recent grand opening of the World Market Center in Las Vegas.
The World Market Center, a home furnishings showroom complex, encompasses 1.3 million square feet of permanent showrooms, nearly 400,000 square feet of temporary pavilions known as the World Pavilions and a Design Center dedicated to all facets of home furnishing.
The World Pavilions included space leased to the Specialty Sleep Association and the Futon Association International and their members for display of specialty bedding and futon products.
Hardman is the founder and president of Southern Waterbeds & Futons Inc., which is celebrating 30 years in business this year.
Lynn Hardman at the Grand Opening of The World Market Center, July 2005:
"I especially like the show within a show atmosphere presented by the Specialty Sleep Association in the World Pavillion. You could get a good feel for the direction that specialty sleep products are taking."
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