The successful owners of a Persian rug business in Durham are now closing their retail store after almost 50 years. Signs in front of "The Persian Carpet" store in Durham lets everyone know that ...

Subscribe to BizTimes Daily – Local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. High-end Persian carpet dealer, Orley Shabahang, is ...

The call came in to the rug store at 10:30 on Wednesday morning: After five days in U.S. customs, the first batch of carpets imported from Iran were ready for pickup.

My neighbor is moving and gave me her 8-by-12-foot Persian rug. She says it needs to be cleaned. I found out it might cost $500 or more to have it professionally cleaned, and I might not even like ...

Doug and Nelda Lay have operated The Persian Carpet at U.S. 15-501 and Interstate 40 on the Chapel Hill-Durham line for nearly 50 years. In 2024, they will close the retail store and reopen as a ...

It sold the so-called Oriental rug to America’s middle class. But after nearly a century, the Karastan factory is shutting down. Call of the carpet: the original 717 shows its lush colors.Credit ...