| Furniture-Today 2003 |
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| 100th Badcock & more opens.(W.S. Badcock Corp., new home furnishings store; Florida) | Home furnishings industry | |
| AAdvantage moves to larger facility.(AAdvantage International Fabrics, Mississippi) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Aaron '02 revenues up 17.2%.(Aaron Rents, 2002 revenues) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Aaron Rents 1Q profits up 47.7%.(2003 first quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Aaron Rents buys 15 franchisee stores in Texas.(Aaron's Sales and Lease Ownership stores) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Acme's space doubles in SF.(Acme Furniture; San Francisco market) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Acquired Danish chain eyes growth.(Advent International acquires Ilva furniture retailer) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Acquistions drive Masco sales gain.(Masco Corp., 2003 first quarter sales) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Adams is Sherrill wood CEO.(Sherrill Furniture, new chief executive of wood furniture divisions) | Home furnishings industry | |
| AFMA embraces multi-divisional approach.(American Furniture Manufacturers Association) | Home furnishings industry | |
| AFMA plans meetings.(American Furniture Manufacturers Association, September 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| AFMA sets Sept. workshop on Canada customs.(American Furniture Manufacturers Association) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Aktrin sees continued growth in spending.(consumer spending forecast, furniture industry; Canada) | Home furnishings industry | |
| American Decorative Fabrics names Jack Cobb president. | Home furnishings industry | |
| American Furniture Rentals moves HQ to improve access.(new headquarters, New Jersey) | Home furnishings industry | |
| American Home enters credit service agreement.(American Home Furnishings, Alliance Data Systems; credit services deal) | Home furnishings industry | |
| American, Japanese textile trade groups agree on issues.(American Textile Manufacturers Institute, Japan Textile Federation) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Americraft is marketing Prime Tanning leather line.(Americraft Leather) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Aminy Audi gets retail post.(Stickely, Audi and Co., new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Amisco board authorizes 5% buyback of common shares.(furniture maker) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Amisco's 1Q earnings rise 6.9%.(metal furniture maker) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Amisco's 2Q sales drop 14.8%, earnings off 37.3%.(furniture maker, 2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Amisco's 3Q earnings nearly double.(furniture maker, 2003 period) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Ammons named IHFRA's marketing director.(International Home Furnishings Representatives Association) | Home furnishings industry | |
| AMTAC hails talks collapse.(American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, World Trade Organization talks) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Amyx Inds. liquidating.(Amyx Industries, furniture maker) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Anti-dumping move stirs cheers, doubts.(US furniture makers, China) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Antidumping panel eschews threats.(Committee for Legal Trade, furniture dumping charges against China) | Home furnishings industry | |
| A&R Interiors helps Habitat families with used furniture.(Habitat for Humanity) | Home furnishings industry | |
| ASFD site has entry kit for Pinnacles.(American Society of Furniture Designers, 2003 Pinnacle Awards) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Associated set to acquire European line.(Associated Textile Converters, Textile Fabric Associates' assets) | Home furnishings industry | |
| ATMI elects Unifi's Moore chairman.(American Textile Manufacturers Institute) | Home furnishings industry | |
| ATMI praises federal moves to curb imports.(American Textile Manufacturers Institute, imports of Chinese textiles) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Badcock dealers eligible for SBA financing.(W.S. Badcock furniture stores, Small Business Administration financing) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Badcock stores to mark 100th year with youthful vigor.(W.S. Badcock Corp.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Baker Furniture sets stage for growth. Creative N.C. retailer builds loyalty one family at a time. | Home furnishings industry | Sheila Long O'Mara |
| Barrow's opens two Studiorowe galleries.(Barrow's Furniture, Rowe furniture maker; Alabama) | Home furnishings industry | |
| BASF hiking acrylic polymer prices.(BASF AG) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bassett 2Q sales skid 11.6%.(Bassett Furniture Industries, 2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bassett has new TV ad.(Bassett Furniture, television advertisement) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bassett posts loss; sales slip 13.6%.(Bassett Furniture Industries) | Home furnishings industry | |
| BDO: factory orders off 9% in April, 10% for year.(furniture factory orders, April 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| BDO: Feb. orders off 12%.(furniture factory orders, February 2003; U.S.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| BDO: orders up 4%, shipments 2.5% in '02.(furniture industry, U.S.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bedding specialists.(top 100 furniture stores)(Industry Overview) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Benton named Powell president.(Powell Co., furniture importer) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Berkshire retailers see 36.7% dip in profits.(Berkshire Hathaway; 2003 first quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Berkshire's furniture stores post small gains.(Berkshire Hathaway, furniture stores; financial results) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bermex taps Walker.(dining furniture maker, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bernie & Phyl help out "Friends in Need.'(furniture retailer, donates furniture to shelter program) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bernie & Phyl's donates furniture to Goodwill.(furniture company) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bestar's 2Q revenues down 11.6%; net loss cut.(furniture maker, 2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bestway revenues up 4.7%.(Bestway, rent-to-own company) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bestway revenues up, profits down.(rent-to-own furniture company; third quarter ending April 30, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Biggest collection ever.(Lane Co.) | Home furnishings industry | Greg Evans |
| Bill could change RTO's image.(U.S. legislation, rent-to-own transactions) | Home furnishings industry | Roy Griffaw |
| Blazar joins Sleep Innovations.(new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| BMTC posts flat revenues.(BMTC Group, 2003 first quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| BMTC's net earnings.(BMTC Group, 2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bobowski joins ISPA as VP, CFO.(International Sleep Products Association, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Boca Raton welcomes Robb & Stucky.(new furniture store, Florida) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Boise Cascade to buy OfficeMax for $1.15B. | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bombay has big April gains; Pier 1, Havertys see declines.(Bombay Co., Pier 1 Imports; financial results) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bombay racks up May gains.(Bombay Co., same-store sales; May 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bombay same-store sales jump 27%.(The Bombay Company) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bombay same-store sales up 305.(Bombay Co.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bosworth joins Thomasville.(Thomasville Furniture Inds., new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Boyd shuts down; trio works to fill orders.(Boyd Furniture) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bradington-Young readying new starting grade of leather.(leather chairs) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Brady-Proesch gets Jackson marketing post.(Jackson Furniture Industries, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Brazilian coatings maker opens High Point office, lab.(Renner Sayerlack, North Carolina facilities) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Brown Jordan taps Herman for sales post.(Brown Jordan International) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Broyhill closing case goods plant.(Broyhill Furniture, plant in North Carolina) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bush 2Q sales down 10.3%; net income plummets 81.3%.(Bush Industries, 2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bush posts 1Q net loss of $13.1M.(Bush Industries, 2003 first quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Bush sales dip 1.6% in 2002; company plans to restructure.(Bush Industries) | Home furnishings industry | |
| 'Businesses need to adap to consumer's needs,' says China.(furniture makers, China; views of trade official) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Butcher promoted to GM of La-Z-Boy Ark. factory.(Arkansas, general manager) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Calif. retailer begins liquidating 4 stores.(Top Furniture, California) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Calligaris doubling Calif. facility.(Calligaris USA, furniture distribution facility; California) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Canada's Woodworks debuting at SF market.(furniture maker; San Francisco market) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Canadel building warehouse.(furniture industry, Quebec facility) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Cantoni taps Briody as GM for LA store.(furniture company, new general manager for store in Los Angeles) | Home furnishings industry | |
| C&A probing transactions involving Joan Fabrics chief.(Collins and Aikman, transaction charges) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Carls gala helps fight cancer.(Carls Furniture, opening party) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Carls opening to benefit cancer center.(Carls Furniture, new store in Florida; benefit for cancer center) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Carroll elected Hall of Fame president.(American Furniture Hall of Fame, 2003-2004; Joe Carroll) | Home furnishings industry | |
| CEDIA expo has record attendance.(home electronic retailers) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Celebrating in style: Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg.(Virginia, includes related article) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Channell new Spring Air Canada president. | Home furnishings industry | |
| Chinese Mfrs. Committee for Free Trade hosting two meetings at H.P. premarket.(furniture industry) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Chromcraft 4Q earnings up 35%.(Chromcraft Revington) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Chromcraft Revington in black; sales slip 18.7%.(Chromcraft Revington Inc.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Chromcraft Revington profits off 26.7%.(2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| CIT acquires factoring assets from GE.(GE Commercial Services) | Home furnishings industry | |
| City links buying decisions to product quality.(City Furniture) | Home furnishings industry | |
| City of Hope raises $300,000 at golf event.(medical center; Los Angeles, California) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Clayton Marcus taps McCall.(upholstery maker, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Coming to terms.(furniture terms) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Cone gets debt extension.(Cone Mills, credit facility) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Cone Mills reports 2Q net loss of $4.6M.(2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Cone names Bakane chair.(Cone Mills, fabric supplier; new chairman) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Confalone brothers get Leda president, VP posts.(Leda Furniture, executives) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Consultant starts new business.(Patrick West, West Retail Consulting) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Contemporary design icon Thayer Coggin dies at 80.(founder of furniture firm) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Copenhagen draws more.(Scandanavian Furniture Fair, May 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Cory opens Fla. distribution center.(Cory Home Delivery Service, facility in Florida) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Cost Plus 4Q earnings up 27.7%.(Cost Plus retailer) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Cost Plus earnings jump 52.8% in 1st qtr.(Cost Plus; first quarter ending May 3, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Cox Mfg. expanding plant capacity by 40%.(Cox Manufacturing, furniture plant in North Carolina) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Crink EVP of sales for N. America.(DeCoro, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Cubberley joins Royal Patina.(new executive, furniture importer) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Culp cuts back fourth-quarter forecast.(fabric company; quarter ending April 27, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Culp margins up, sales down.(Culp Inc., gross margin) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Culp's 4Q sales drop 16.8%.(Culp, fabric supplier; fourth quarter ending April 27, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Culp sales decline 14.3% in qtr.(Culp Inc.; fiscal first quarter ending August 3, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Culp sticks with China plan despite spread of SARS.(Culp, furniture maker; production plans in China) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Danish mfrs. eye theft-proofing options.(Denmark, furniture maker; computer microchips) | Home furnishings industry | |
| DeSantis is exec VP at retailer Easy Life.(Easy Life Furniture, executive appointment) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Dimplex taps Douglas as Canadian sales mgr.(sales manger, Dimplex North America) | Home furnishings industry | |
| DMI?s 3Q soft; still ahead for yr.(DMI Furniture, financial results; fiscal third quarter ending May 31, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Dorel 1Q earnings jump 22.4% as sales rise 8.6%.(Dorel Industries; 2003 first quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Dorel posts 2Q sales uptick of 10.3%.(Dorel Industries, 2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Dorel's net income soars 141.5%.(Dorel Industries) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Dow Chemical hiking prices of polyurethane. | Home furnishings industry | |
| Drakeford opens corp. showroom.(Drakeford Furniture Co., new facility in Alabama) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Drexel taps Leander for new post.(Drexel Heritage, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| DuPont may have buyer for its textile subsidiary.(DuPont Textiles and Interiors) | Home furnishings industry | |
| DuPont talking to Koch on sale of textiles unit.(Koch Inds.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| DuPont to buy all DuPont Canada stock for C$1.4B. | Home furnishings industry | |
| Durinick joins Broyhill.(new upholstery executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Easyhome revenues up 7.3% in 2Q.(rent-to-own home furnishings retailer) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Emerson et Cie names Mark Smith to new VP post.(new executive, furniture maker) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Ethan Allen offers new finance plan.(finance program for customers) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Excelsior Designs struts sexy style with new magazine ad campaign.(furniture maker) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Expansion back on in 2002.(top 100 furniture stores)(Industry Overview) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Fabric supplier Duralee launching furniture line. | Home furnishings industry | |
| Factory orders down 11% in March.(furniture orders, March 2003; U.S.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Fairfield promotes Posey.(Fairfield Chair Co., executive promotion) | Home furnishings industry | |
| FBI lowers third-quarter earnings estimate.(Furniture Brands International, 2003 third quarter ) | Home furnishings industry | |
| FBI posts sales, income decreases in 1Q.(Furniture Brands International Inc., first-quarter financials) | Home furnishings industry | |
| FBI sales drop 4.1% in 2Q.(Furniture Brands International, 2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Ferraguto joins Sherrill in new post.(Sherrill Cos., new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Festival honors Broyhill's Kincaid.(Broyhill Furniture Inds., former chief executive; Hickory's Heritage Furnishings Festival) | Home furnishings industry | |
| FIDX working meeting set for Sept.19 in Charlotte.(Furniture Industry Data Exchange meeting, North Carolina) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Finding the silver lining among the clouds.(furniture industry)(Advertisement)(Industry Overview)(Column) | Home furnishings industry | Dave Kahle |
| Finneran joins American Century.(American Century Home Fabrics, first president) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Fire marshals speak out on mattress safety.(includes related letter from Sleep Products Safety Council)(Letter to the Editor) | Home furnishings industry | Donald P. Bliss, Patricia A. Martin |
| Flexsteel completes acquisition of DMI.(DMI Furniture) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Flexsteel posts biggest gains among June-year cos.(furniture maker; fiscal year ending June 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Flexsteel sales dip 2.6% in 4th qtr.(Flexsteel Industries; fourth quarter ending June 30, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Flexsteel's Dubuque plant raises over 412,220 in fight against cancer.(American Cancer Society) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Flexsteel's sales run flat in 3Q.(Flexsteel Inds.; third quarter ending March 31, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Foamex 1Q sales up 4.4%; net loss is $8.1M.(Foamex, furniture and bedding foam company; 2003 first quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Foamex cuts 4Q loss as total sales rise 5.4%.(Foamex International, financial results) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Foamex sales decline 3.3% in 2nd quarter.(2003 period) | Home furnishings industry | |
| For your dining pleasure.(dining room furnishings) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Fourth-generation Price joins retailer Toms-Price.(furniture retailer) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Free trade group raises more than $2M.(Chinese Furniture Manufacturers Committee for Free Trade, antidumping petition by US furniture producers) | Home furnishings industry | |
| FurnishNet founder Tim Morton leaves. | Home furnishings industry | |
| Furniture Caucus meets this week.(US congressional caucus, furniture industry) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Furniture Discovery Center eliminates director's post. | Home furnishings industry | |
| Furniture Factory hosts mini-market at plant.(Oregon, furniture industry) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Furniture First elects 2003-04 officers.(buying cooperative, executives) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Furniture/Today to honor Child, Hodgson.(R.C. Willey, Standard Furniture executives; awards) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Furniture will have key role in Bloomingdale's fall event.(home furnishings event) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Gabberts may buy Arizona's Ladlow's.(Ladlow's Fine Furniture) | Home furnishings industry | Clintq Engel |
| Genrich joins APW Trade.(new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Gold sale puts Rowe in black.(Rowe Companies, sale of division; profits for 2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Gonella in marketing post at growing Butler Specialty.(furniture company) | Home furnishings industry | |
| 'Green' textiles help environment.(Steelcase, Designtex; new environmentally-friendly textile) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Griffin joins Rainbow Rentals.(new marketing director) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Group to acquire Vermont Tubbs.(Harbor Partners L.L.C.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Haigh is CFMA president.(California Furniture Manufacturers Association) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Hanan Shurek, Rooms To Go merchandising VP.(furniture executve, obituary) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Hanes promotes Montgomery to furniture market manager.(Hanes Industries) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Harden moving toward 100% forest certification.(Harden Furniture, timber harvesting) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Harms joins RPM Wood Finishes.(executive appointment) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Haven hints: vintage beauties.(pillows) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Havertys sales flat, earnings off 27.2%.(Haverty Furniture Companies Inc.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Henredon sets own designer-oriented showrooms.(Henredon Furniture) | Home furnishings industry | |
| HFIA elects board, gets consumer insight.(Home Furnishings International Association, membership meeting) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Hickory Springs promotes McNeely and Sweeney.(furniture parts supplier) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Highland Design has bigger market space.(expanded showroom in High Point, North Carolina) | Home furnishings industry | |
| High Point retailer serving jail time.(furniture retailer, Kenneth Cornelison) | Home furnishings industry | |
| HomeElegance sets 6-story complex.(furniture importer, planned showroom facility in North Carolina) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Hooker 3Q sales jump 36.6%.(Hooker Furniture)(Company Profile) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Hooker, City honored as entrepreneurs.(Hooker Furniture, City Furniture; awards) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Hooker giveaway promotes home entertainment product.(Hooker Furniture, marketing) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Hooker promotes Marlowe to worldwide sourcing post.(Hooker Furniture, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Houston: Direct China importing could kill U.S. producers' distribution system. | Home furnishings industry | Lee Houston |
| HS Converting to distribute mattress liners.(deal with Freudenberg Nonwovens L.P.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Hudson's Bay boosts net earnings 10.6% in qtr.(2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Hudson's Bay net earnings jump 53.2%.(Hudson's Bay Co.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Hudson's Bay reports 1Q net loss of C$34M.(Hudson's Bay Co.; fiscal quarter ending April 30, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Hurwitz-Mintz to expand suburban store by 50%.(furniture store in Louisiana) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Idol show to run on Outdoor Life Network.(Dick Idol Ventures, television show) | Home furnishings industry | |
| IFDA to honor Segal.(International Furnishings and Design Association; founder of Crate and Barrel) | Home furnishings industry | |
| IFSA members attend Brazilian Fenavem show courtesy of Promovel/Ambimovel.(International Furniture Suppliers Association)(Industry Overview)(Advertisement) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Ikea breaks ground in Philly.(new furniture store; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Ikea plans Twin Cities unit for summer '04.(furniture store; Minnesota) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Intellitek appoints Bradford, former Dell exec, VP of sales.(software company) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Invista, Foss form strategic alliance.(Foss Manufacturing, apparel and home textile marketing deal) | Home furnishings industry | |
| ISPA members elect five officers, 10 trustees to lead association.(International Sleep Products Association) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Ital Art Design buys Classic Gallery showroom building.(High Point, North Carolina) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Italy's Polaris sets U.S. debut.(leather furniture maker) | Home furnishings industry | |
| ITMA honor outstanding students.(International Textile Market Association, Educational Foundation) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Jakob Tulczinsky, founder of producer Solo.(Solo Furniture, owner and founder; obituary, New Jersey) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Jennifer 2Q revenues dip 5.8%.(Jennifer Convertibles) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Jennifer moves to Amex.(Jennifer Covertibles, shares; American Stock Exchange) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Jervis promoted at Crestmont Fabrics.(executive promotion) | Home furnishings industry | |
| John Christian Bernhardt dies at home at age 96.(former chairman of Bernhardt Furniture Co.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Johnston/Tombigbee hires Jim Fleming.(furniture maker, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| June orders up 1%, first monthly gain of '03.(June 2003, furniture orders) | Home furnishings industry | |
| June strong at Bombay.(Bombay Co., June 2003; same-store sales gains) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Just Wood expands plant.(Just Wood Furniture, New York plant) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Keller's 2Q sales plummet 50.9%; net loss quadruples.(furniture maker, 2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Keller will close plant.(furniture maker, Indiana plant) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Kelley, Hopkins VPs at OWA.(Oriental Weavers of America, new vice-presidents) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Key mortgage rates dip again.(U.S.; September 11, 2003 week) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Kids area aims to attract young shoppers.(Ethan Allen furniture store; Georgia) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Kids' corner: safety first.(furnishings, includes related article) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Klaussner gets serious.(upholstery recliner furniture program) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Klaussner releases Jennifer Convertibles liens.(Klaussner Furniture Industries) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Laid-off Stanley workers win federal help.(Stanley Furniture) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Lail named publisher of Casual Living.(monthly magazine) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Lane, Flexsteel join Vegas tenant roster.(Lane Home Furnishings, Flexsteel Industries; Las Vegas World Market Center) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Lane recalls recliners.(Lane Home Furnishings) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Latex foam pioneer Bill Coffey retires.(Latex Foam International co-founder) | Home furnishings industry | |
| La-Z-Boy Canada safety program decreasing injuries.(employee safety) | Home furnishings industry | |
| La-Z-Boy honors top dealer stores.(furniture stores, conference) | Home furnishings industry | |
| La-Z-Boy's aim: maximize plants.(planning) | Home furnishings industry | |
| La-Z-Boy taps Mather as mfg. VP.(manufacturing vice-president) | Home furnishings industry | |
| La-Z-Boy wood companies support antidumping effort.(antidumping petition, Chinese wood bedroom furniture imports; U.S.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Leather Master gears up to grow.(leather product protection firm; launch of Multimaster North America) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Leath opens first Milwaukee store.(Leath Furniture, Wisconsin) | Home furnishings industry | |
| LeDuc named ISPA vice chairman.(International Sleep Products Association) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Legacy names Boone VP.(Legacy Classic Furniture, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Leggett & Platt sales dip 5.6%, profits plummet 33.6% in 2Q.(2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Leonard Warshaver, mattress industry veteran.(death of executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Leon's 2Q sales up 4.3%, profits dip 7.6%.(furniture retailer; 2003 second quarter ) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Leon's sales dip 2.8%, profits off 33.3%.(Leon's Furniture, 2003 first quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Lexington Home Brands closing Plant 12.(furniture plant, North Carolina) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Lexington readies 2 million ad pieces.(Lexington Home Brands, advertising) | Home furnishings industry | |
| 'Living with children' a new theme for Ikea.(furniture store, New Jersey) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Long adds duties at Lane uph.(Lane Home Furnishings, executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Long joins Crypton Fabrics.(new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Lou Paige joins King Koil.(mattress firm, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| L&P purchases store fixtures supplier RHC.(Leggett and Platt, RHC Spacemaster) | Home furnishings industry | |
| L&P's sales edge up, net income drops 12%.(Leggett and Platt) | Home furnishings industry | |
| L&P trims second-quarter sales forecast.(Leggett and Platt, 2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Lunsford joins Hickory Springs.(Hickory Springs Manufacturing, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Lytell buys 24 Magowitz stores.(Roger Magowitz, sells mattress stores to Steve Lytell) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Macy's East taps Markman.(new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Mahdavis begins production at 250,000-sq-ft. Georgia plant.(rug producer) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Majestic Rug taps Miller for sales post.(new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Malaysia looking to boost exports.(furniture exports) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Martinelli gets La-Z-Boy sourcing post.(La-Z-Boy, Case Goods Group; new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Martin to direct Natuzzi training.(Natuzzi Americas, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Masco promotes Barry to COO.(new chief operating officer, home products firm) | Home furnishings industry | |
| May factory orders drop 11%.(furniture orders, May 2003; U.S.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| McAdams joins Vermont Tubbs.(furniture maker, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| McNickle gets post at Burdines.(department store retailer, executive post) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Mega Group taps Buckman.(new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| MGM opens in Los Angeles.(MGM Transport, new facility) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Mitchell Gold names Bishop vice president.(Mitchell Gold Co.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| More stores outsource credit cards.(furniture stores, third-party credit services) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Moretti's says move improves business.(Moretti's Design Collections) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Mortgage rates up.(U.S.; week ending March 21, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Natuzzi 2Q profits drop.(furniture maker, 2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Natuzzi consolidates sales regions.(Natuzzi Americas, restructures sales force) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Natuzzi planning Brazilian tannery. | Home furnishings industry | |
| Natuzzi's 4Q sales up 14.7% in dollars.(upholstery producer) | Home furnishings industry | |
| N.C. export official tastes life in Japan.(North Carolina Department of Commerce's Furniture Export Office, director; new office in Japan) | Home furnishings industry | |
| New ads bolster 'It's a Sealy' effort.(Sealy mattresses, television advertisements) | Home furnishings industry | |
| New Classic expands in High Point.(New Classic Home Furnishings; new showroom in High Point, North Carolina) | Home furnishings industry | |
| New Classic planning East Coast facility.(New Classic Home Furnishings, furniture distribution) | Home furnishings industry | |
| New Country blends casual, traditional design elements.(Ethan Allen Inc., new furniture collection) | Home furnishings industry | |
| New exhibitors on tap for Minneapolis market.(Minneapolis Summer Home Furnishings Market, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| New Levitz financing to fuel improvements.(Levitz Home Furnishings) | Home furnishings industry | |
| New rules protect textiles.(U.S.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| NHFA, WHFA to host joint conference in May.(Western Home Furnishings Association, National Home Furnishings Association; May 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Now at Berkline: the ButtKicker.(upholstery chairs, sound device) | Home furnishings industry | |
| N.Y. Boy Scouts council honors Audis.(owners of L.&J.G. Stickely furniture maker) | Home furnishings industry | |
| N.Y. IFDA 'garage sale' set.(International Furnishings and Design Association; New York chapter, fundraiser) | Home furnishings industry | |
| OFMA taps Tepperman as top retailer.(Ontario Furniture Manufacturers Association, award for Tepperman's Funrniture executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Oldham designing La-Z-Boy line.(furniture designer Todd Oldham) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Omnia sets container program.(furniture maker) | Home furnishings industry | |
| One perfect day in: San Antonio.(Texas) | Home furnishings industry | |
| One-time Top 100 player Peppers closing all stores.(Peppers Bedroom City, furniture stores in Chicago) | Home furnishings industry | |
| O'Sullivan postpones release of 3Q results.(O'Sullivan Industries; third quarter ending March 31, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| O'Sullivan sales drop 17.6%; net loss cut.(O'Sullivan Industries, 2003 third quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| O'Sullivan sells factory in Utah.(O'Sullivan Furniture) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Outdura expands colors to 25.(acrylic fabrics, color line) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Pa. House begins search for new chief.(Pennsylvania House, search for new chief executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Palliser brings northeast U.S. sales force in house.(Palliser Furniture) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Palliser conducts first layoff.(Palliser Furniture) | Home furnishings industry | |
| PeopLoungers launching imported line.(imported wood and upholstered furniture line) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Phanco named Bush VP.(Bush North America, home furnishings; executive appointment) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Pier 1 Imports hikes quarterly stock dividend. | Home furnishings industry | |
| Pier 1 posts 14.1% net income decline.(Pier 1 Imports; first quarter ending May 31, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| P/Kaufman merges 3 divisions.(decorative fabric divisions) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Portfolio appoints Kaplan to relaunch furniture efforts.(Portfolio Textiles, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Powers joins King Koil of Texas.(new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Product features include dual-coli system.(Excel Bedding, Chinese-produced mattresses) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Pulaski hires Sibbick.(Pulaski, furniture company; new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Pulaski plans to cut 70 jobs in clock plant.(Pulaski Furniture, floor clock plant; Virginia) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Pure indulgence: doing the Watsu.(Watsu massage, includes related article) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Purnell opens 20,000-sq.-ft. warehouse.(Purnell Furniture; High Point, North Carolina) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Quaker sales off 9.8%, profits drop 47.8%.(Quaker Fabric, 2003 first quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Quaker sales, profits plummet in 2nd qtr.(Quaker Fabric, 2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| RAC contributes to Big Brothers/Sisters program.(Rent-A-Center, fund donation) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Rainbow Rentals founder Hendricks departs; Harris is promoted to COO.(chief operating officer) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Rain delays Building VI construction.(Tupelo Furniture Market, Mississippi) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Ray first woman to win Willis Award.(Garden City Furniture executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Red: the color of the moment.(furnishings, includes related article) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Reeves is senior VP at Southern.(Southern Furniture, executive appointment) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Relax-R expands chair line.(chair furniture) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Rent-A-Center revenues jump 13.6% in 1Q.(2003 first quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Rent Rite acquires 15-store Rarick's chain.(furniture rental chain) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Rentway agrees to settle lawsuit.(false financial statement lawsuit) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Rent-Way avoids fine in accounting fraud.(US Securities and Exchange Commission investigation) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Rent-Way boosts finances.(refinancing) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Restonic hosts University for salespeople and staff.(training seminar) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Retailers also going eclectic with displays.(dining room furniture) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Retailer scouting for suitable store site in Boston.(Jordan's Furniture) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Revenues rise 2.7% at IHFC.(International Home Furnishings Center) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Rhodes to replace warehouse.(Rhodes Inc.; furniture distribution center, North Carolina) | Home furnishings industry | |
| RiversEdge opening office in China.(furniture importer) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Ronald McDonald house receives 16 Select Comfort beds.(airbed producer, charity donation) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Roomful Express sets opening.(Roomful Express Furniture chain, store makeover; Pennsylvania) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Ross offers to buy Cone Mills.(W.L. Ross and Co.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Roundtable will examine quotas, tariffs.(International Textile Market Association, Chinese imports) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Rowe hires Lucas, promotes Corso.(Rowe Furniture, executive moves) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Rowe stock trading moves from big board to Amex.(Rowe Cos., American Stock Exchange) | Home furnishings industry | |
| RTO changes name to easyhome.(RTO Enterprises) | Home furnishings industry | |
| RTO hikes sales, profits.(RTO Enterprises, financial results) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Runyan joins show company.(Hickory Mart Shows, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Russell joins F/T staff.(Furniture Today periodical, associate editor) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Rustic Crafts becomes RCI.(electric fireplace maker, name change) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Ryan assumes VP post at Aaron Rents.(vice president) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sales gains drive trippling of net income at Flexsteel.(Flexsteel Industries) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Salmon's store rises from the ashes in Calif.(Salmon's Furniture Galleries; new store in California) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Same-store sales plunge 22.3% for Jennifer Convertibles in 2Q.(2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| San Fran market changing Jan. dates.(2004 furniture exhibition; San Francisco, California) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sangiorgio to show line in Green Drive building.(Italian furniture maker, High Point showroom) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sauder to buy Studio RTA.(Sauder Woodworking, furniture industry) | Home furnishings industry | Ray Allegrezza |
| Schenker buys freight logistics company.(CCW Group, acquired by Schenker logistics firm) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Schnadig taps Walters, names Phillips to post.(furniture maker, new executives) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sealy helps outfit kid's camp.(mattresses donation, North Carolina) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sealy revenue up 3% in yr.(Sealy Inc., fiscal year ending December 1, 2002) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sealy's 1Q sales slip 1.2%, net income up.(bedding producer; first quarter ending March 2, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sealy sales decline 10% in 2nd quarter.(2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sears Canada in black; revenues decline 8.7%. | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sears Canada revenues dip 7.8%.(2003 second quarter and first half) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sears closing 3 more Great Indoors stores. | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sears sets 5 Grand pilot stores.(home fashions, bedding, rug stores; U.S.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Second group also seeks import action.(American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, proposed quotas on Chinese furniture imports) | Home furnishings industry | |
| SEHFA presents awards for outstanding service.(Southeastern Home Furnishings Association) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Select Comfort boosts 3Q sales, earnings outlook.(2003 third quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Select Comfort enjoys 34% sales gain in 2Q.(2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Select Comfort sales jump 26%.(bedding maker) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Select Comfort's sales shoot up 33% in 4th qtr. | Home furnishings industry | |
| Select Comfort stock offered at $13.(share offering) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Senatore joins FMCA.(Furniture Manufacturers Credit Association, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Senatore leaves FMCA; Wood to stay on as EVP.(Furniture Manufacturers Credit Association, executive changes) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Serta Canadian licensee opens 133,000-sq.-ft facility.(Western Sleep Products, British Columbia) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Serta hires two for account, sales posts.(executive posts) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Serta presents marketing awards.(Serta Inc., mattress producer) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Serta Sheep rank with Pepsi, Nike, says Ad Age.(Serta, advertising campaign) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Serta's sheep rap on new TV, radio spots.(advertising) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Shaw acquires Georgia Tufters.(Shaw Industries, acquires rug maker) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Shaw Rugs sets move into home textiles arena. | Home furnishings industry | |
| Shermag doubles 3Q net income.(furniture maker, third quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Shermag earnings surge 42.3%.(furniture maker, fiscal 2003 first quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Shermag posts 18.7% sales gain for year.(furniture company; fiscal year ending April 4, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Shifman expands facilities.(Shifman Mattress Co.; facility in Newark, New Jersey) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Shuford Mills adding bindings to Outdura line.(acrylic fabric line) | Home furnishings industry | |
| SierraPine hires Black, promotes Gregory.(furniture panels producer, executives) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sihweil joins Butler Specialty.(new account development director, furniture company) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Simmons '02 sales up 9.4%.(Simmons Co.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Simmons Canada 2Q sales dip 5%; net income off 27.5%.(2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Simmons Canada reports 2002 gains.(financial results) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Simmons names Grohs rep of year.(Simmons Co., sales representative award) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Simmons names Ling to product innovation post.(Simmons, mattress maker) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Simmons net income up 46.6%.(Simmons Co., 2002 first quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Simmons retains adviser to sell 104 Western stores.(mattress stores) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Simmons to build factories in three states.(mattress firm) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Single-source networks.(top 100 furniture stores)(Industry Overview) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Skipper joins Habersham.(Habersham Furniture, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sleep Country Canada's revenues rise 4.3% in 2Q.(2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sleep Country Canada's sales increase 8.8% in 1Q.(2003 first quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sleep County adds 3 stores in British Columbia Interior.(bedding stores, Canada) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sleep Shops pass test.(W.S. Badcock, mattresses) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Southwood hire Bingham.(Southwood Furniture, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Stanley plant in N.C. celebrates 2-million-hour safety milestone.(Stanley Furniture; North Carolina plant) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Stanley reports 2Q sales increase of 11.1%.(Stanley Furniture, 2003 second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Stanley's sales rise 2.9% in 1Q.(Stanley Furniture; 2002 first quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Stanley to trim workforce.(Stanley Furniture Co., layoffs at North Carolina plant) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Starnes named president of uph. maker Taylor King.(upholstery maker) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Stoneville plant stands empty after Ch.11 filing.(Stoneville Furniture, plant in North Carolina) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Storis, Exim Technologies form strategic alliance.(Storis Management Systems) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Storis founder Bakst retires.(Storis Management Systems) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Strachan retires as Brick's EVP; Marleau named.(The Brick, executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Studio RTA promotes Harris to VP.(executive promotion, furniture importer) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sumter taps Hollomon.(Sumter Cabinet, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Sun Capital acquires Musicland.(Musicland Group, acquired from Best Buy) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Suppliers to discuss antidumping action.(furniture industry meeting, U.S.) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Table design wins student ASFD scholarship.(American Society of Furniture Designers) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Tempe Ikea store on tap.(furniture store, Arizona) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Temple acquires Parker Southern.(Temple Furniture) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Tempur-Pedic founder honored.(Robert B. Trussell Jr., bedding maker) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Theodore Alexander plans to develop retail displays.(furniture maker, Vietnam) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Therapedic hosts Far East meetings.(Therapedic International, licensee meetings) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Therapedic line debuts in Thailand.(Therapedic International, innerspring line) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Therapedic signs Mexico bedding plant.(Therapedic International, licensing deal with Colchones Kolins) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Thomasville closing another N.C. plant.(Thomasville Furniture, North Carolina ) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Thomasville taps Miller.(Thomasville Furniture Industries, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Thomasville taps Schaffer for new creative post.(Thomasville Furniture, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Three chains record sales gains in July.(Pier 1 Imports, Havertys, Bombay Co.; July 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Tietex appoints Henderson to market development post.(Tietex Interiors, executive appointment) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Tietex launches SofTek line.(Tietex Interiors, velvet fabric line) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Trade panel sets Web site.(American Furniture Manufacturers Committee for Legal Trade, antidumping petition against Chinese bedroom furniture imports) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Tri-State HFA will honor Horich at Nov. 18 dinner.(advertising executive Charlie Horich, Tri-State Home Furnishings Association; 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Two get Ireland positions.(Kathy Ireland Home, new executives) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Unifi launches Satura yarn.(yarn maker, polyester yarn) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Valkanoff leaves England for Berkline/BenchCraft.(furniture maker, executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Valspar cuts earnings estimate.(paint industry supplier; fiscal second quarter) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Valspar earnings slip 6.9%, sales up 1.4%.(Valspar, finish company; fiscal second quarter ending April 25, 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Vegas building to begin.(World Market Center, Las Vegas) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Villa Nova gets bigger at Showtime.(Villa Nova Decor, mill importer; space in High Point, North Carolina) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Vineyard taps Franklin for sales VP.(Vineyard Furniture International, executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Wal-Mart dominates discount channel.(discount department stores, furniture and bedding revenues; 2002) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Weir's promotes Moore.(Weir's Furniture Village, executive promotion) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Welch is Hickory Furniture Mart chief.(new president) | Home furnishings industry | |
| WHFA seeks nominations for '04 board.(Western Home Furnishings Association) | Home furnishings industry | |
| WHFA taps Harkness as top retailer.(Western Home Furnishings Association award, Harkness Furniture executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| WHFA to honor Wolfe.(Western Home Furnishings Association, retailer award) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Who's who among the leading stores.(top 100 furniture stores; alphabetical list with sales information, etc.)(Industry Overview) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Wickes sets California warehouse.(Wickes Furniture) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Willey growing in Vegas.(R.C. Willey, plans for third furniture store in Las Vegas) | Home furnishings industry | |
| William L. 'Billy' Glick, longtime furniture retailer.(death of) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Wilson named sales VP at Stanley.(Stanley Furniture, new executive) | Home furnishings industry | |
| WMC gets plan extension.(World Market Center, furniture complex; Las Vegas, Nevada) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Wolfe retiring, closing Silverado.(Silverado Furniture, owner) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Wolf readies big store in Frederick.(Wolf Furniture, Maryland) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Woolrich furniture line planned for Oct.(new furniture line, October 2003) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Zine resigns national sales post at Ultra Shield.(fabric protection firm) | Home furnishings industry | |
| Zollar is La-Z-Boy International GM.(new general manager) | Home furnishings industry | |
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