“I would rather fly out of Syria than be stuck in Newark Airport, says David Auger, Principal of C&M Textiles, a 68 year old fabrics wholesaler and retailer "with sales up 10 percent," he added.

Auger  arrived at Showtime a day late (Monday instead of Sunday) after being stuck in Newark Airport for 29 hours en route from home base in Montreal, Canada.

“It was a terrible experience and nobody cares! He took Air Canada to Newark and United to Greensboro. The hold up was "weather related and crew related," he said. Meanwhile, C&M has opened its fourth location in June in a 4,000 square foot building.

“Showtime was a good experience. The Show was good but I did not see a lot of traffic. He captured the general feeling of the twice a year fair in High Point.

Furniture manufacturers are generally satisfied with 2016, a year that started slow but overall sales will be at least on a par with 2015, according to Del Starnes, President & COO of Taylor King, a Taylorsville, NC based upholstered furniture maker agreed. A Henredon merchandiser also concurred with Starnes.