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Recliner sales rise as more people sit
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Published: October 17, 2009
While sales at furniture stores have been down this year, the American invention that linked lazing in the living room to television is one of the few bright spots in a well-worn U.S. household furniture industry.
Sales of reclining chairs are getting a lift from the growing popularity of high-tech TVs, home theater equipment and video games, as well as an aging population that is less active.
Expect manufacturers to introduce more recliners with gizmos - iPod connectivity and massagers - as the industry assembles in High Point, N.C., today to start its twice-a-year international trade show.
Sales of reclining furniture are expected to grow from $3.5 billion last year to $4 billion within five years. A comforting thought.
The Associated Press
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