The spring high point market opened in April.

• Position: Triad

The spring High Point Market opened in April amid fears that the city's largest showroom complexes will be consolidated by a company with ties to the rival Las Vegas furniture market. Regulatory filings in late February by Bassett Furniture Industries Inc.--the International Home Furnishings Center's largest shareholder--outline a deal to sell the city's largest showroom complex to IHFC Acquisition Co. for $275 million. The filing also mentions a confidentiality agreement between Bassett and The Related Cos., suggesting that...