Edward Cruz, a buyer for Split Rock Associates of Nokomis, Fla., tests a leather sofa inside the American Leather showroom at the International Home Furnishing Market in High Point, N.C. in this Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007 file photo. Three years after the World Market Center opened in Las Vegas, the furniture industry remains torn between the upstart in Las Vegas and North Carolina's long-running High Point Market, the twice-annual home decor and furnishings trade show that sets the table for what consumers will see in stores next season. (AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek).

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