Furniture-Today 2005 - Abstracts

Furniture-Today 2005
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10 proven ways to sell more bedding.Home furnishings industry 
2005 furniture store performance report.Home furnishings industry 
20 leading youth textiles manufacturers.Home furnishings industry 
3 luxury brands flat or down in challenging year.(shipments of Sealy Corp., Serta Inc. and Spring Air Bedding Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
59 finalists vie for this year's Pinnacles.(10th Annual Pinnacle Design Achievement Awards )Home furnishings industry 
5 questions: ITMA's changing role.(Roger Berkley of Upholstery Fabrics Committee of National Textile Association and Jack Cobb of International Textile Market Association)(Interview)Home furnishings industry 
Aaron 4Q profits jump 34.1%.(fourth quarter reports of Aaron Rents Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Aaron Rents adds two RTO divisions.(Aaron's Sales and Lease Ownership stores)Home furnishings industry 
Adam Levine leaving N.Y. store Basics.(Basics Furniture)Home furnishings industryClient Angel
AFW store design helps environment.(American Furniture Warehouse Co.)Home furnishings industry 
AHFA leather group wants more members to help set standards.(American Home Furnishings Alliance)Home furnishings industry 
AHFA sets marketing event.(American Home Furnishing Alliance)Home furnishings industry 
AICO promotes Ploy to EVP, Santanello to VP.(Martin Ploy, executive vice president)(Jeff Santanello, vice president)(Amini Innovations Corp.)Home furnishings industry 
Ambari expands Dallas showroom.(Dallas Market Center)Home furnishings industry 
American Furniture Warehouse event raises $175,000 for project C.U.R.E.Home furnishings industry 
American Textile Hall of Fame inducts three.(textile industry leader and two companies)Home furnishings industry 
Ameriwood expands sales in office, electronics stores.(Ameriwood Furniture Div.)Home furnishings industry 
Amisco 2Q sales, earnings decline.Home furnishings industry 
Amisco 3Q sales drop 12.7%; earnings take comparable dip.(Amisco Industries Ltd.)Home furnishings industry 
Anatomy of a market: Lexington Park, Md.(demographics and furniture market details of Lexington Park, MD)Home furnishings industry 
Apparent furniture bedding market up 14.8% in 2004.(furniture and bedding)Home furnishings industry 
April results mixed for 3 stores.(Haverty Furniture)Home furnishings industry 
Armen Art grows business with Chinese container line.(markets)(Company Profile)Home furnishings industry 
Aspen honors inaugural 'A Team' with trip.(Aspen Furniture Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Atlantic Photographics opens Vegas brand.(new branch)Home furnishings industryJohn Raines
A true family adventure.(Jay Carlson and his wife Amada Carlson's view on moving to Shanghai on appointment in Richloom Fabrics Group Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
August factory orders up 1%.(residential furniture shipment orders)(BDO Seidman)Home furnishings industry 
Badcock honors dealers, vendors.(Badcock's Economy Furniture Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Badcock promotes Price to top stores post.(W.S. Badcock Corp.)(Michael Price)Home furnishings industry 
Badcock recognizes top associate dealers.(W.S. Badcock Corp.)Home furnishings industry 
Bassett 1Q sales increase 5%, BFD store shipments up 22%.(Bassett Furniture Industries Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Bassett launches national ad campaign.(Bassett Furniture Industries Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Bassett sales rise 3.4% in 2Q.(Bassett Furniture Industries Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
BDO: July orders off 1%, first drop since Feb.(BDO Seidman L.L.P.)Home furnishings industry 
Bedding and metal beds.Home furnishings industry 
Bedding execs share ideas at F/T conference.(Furniture/Today's Leadership Conference)Home furnishings industry 
Bedding majors enjoy 9.7% gain.(bedding companies sales)Home furnishings industry 
Belfort store uses casual theme.(Belfort Furniture's 20,000-square-foot Belfort Interiors)Home furnishings industryClient Angel
Bestar 2Q revenues drop.Home furnishings industry 
Bestway 2Q revenues up 10.7%; profit doubles.Home furnishings industry 
Bestway posts 1Q loss; revenues increase 4.1%.Home furnishings industry 
Beyond the top 100: 100 independent stores worth watching.Home furnishings industry 
Beyond the top 100.(independent furniture stores)Home furnishings industry 
Beyond the top 100 stores.Home furnishings industry 
Big Tent signs 2 manufacturers for Habbo Hotel.(Big Tent Entertainment)(Worldwide Dreams, Betesh Group )Home furnishings industry 
BMTC results flat in 3rd quarter.Home furnishings industry 
Bolick retires; Turney heads Shadow Mtn.(Charles H. Bolick)(Statesville, North Carolina based Shadow Mountain)(Chad Turney)Home furnishings industry 
Bombay 4Q profit tumbles.(Bombay Company Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Bombay restates 4Q, year-end earnings.Home furnishings industry 
Bombay sales climb 12% while Pier 1 slips in August.(Bombay Company Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Bourban wins Caizza challenge at annual Promosedia chair fair.(Christophe Bourban)(Caizza Memorial Challenge)Home furnishings industry 
Brazilians donate furniture to HPU.(High Point University)Home furnishings industry 
Breaking from tradition, product debuts in July.(La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries)Home furnishings industry 
Brick sales top C$1 billion in 2004.(Brick Warehouse Ltd.)Home furnishings industry 
Broyhill adds three galleries.(Broyhill Furniture Industries Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Broyhill participating in WHFA forum.(Broyhill Furniture Industries Inc., Western Home Furnishings Association)Home furnishings industry 
Broyhill to close two N.C. plants.(Broyhill Furniture Industries Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Budgeting for sales development.(business management )Home furnishings industryDave Kahle
CA Boom 3 show set for March 23u26.(California contemporary design scene)Home furnishings industry 
California Closets line serves variety of household needs.(Ameriwood's new California Closets product line)Home furnishings industry 
Canada's Top 10 furniture resources.Home furnishings industry 
Canadians fight imports.(Canadian Council of Furniture Manufacturers)(Canadian International Trade Tribunal)Home furnishings industry 
Canyon to expand distribution of four Disney bedroom groups.(Canton Furniture)Home furnishings industry 
Carolina Specialty Fabrics launches performance line.(Carolina Mills Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Catnapper scores with swivel-glider.(recliners sales increased)Home furnishings industry 
Century names 4 product managers in upholstery.(Century Furniture Co.)Home furnishings industry 
CFC to merge with Audax Group affiliate.(CFC International)Home furnishings industry 
CFC to post record sales.(CFC International)Home furnishings industry 
Chromcraft profits surge 51.1%.(Chromcraft Revington Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Circle is pilot store in Help 1 Up furniture bank.(Circle Furniture)Home furnishings industry 
City of Hope gala salutes Davis, Marks.(Lynn Davis and Don Marks, the president and chief executive of Davis International Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Classic Chesterfield adds to line.(Classic Chesterfield USA)Home furnishings industry 
Classic leather exec mixes martial arts with Christian ministry.(Jody Willis, Classical Leather and Statesville Chair )Home furnishings industry 
Clayton Marcus opens five Home Expressions galleries.Home furnishings industry 
Coja has new space in Hamilton Square.(Coja Leatherline of Canada Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Colegrove: Realizing the vision at Aspen.(Bill Colegrove of Aspen Furniture organization)(Interview)Home furnishings industryRay Allegreza
Cole is Schnadig CEO; Stone, York named.(Alan Cole)Home furnishings industry 
Comfort adds uph. beds.(Comfort Designs Inc's upholstered beds with four contemporary styles )Home furnishings industry 
Compelling product benefits become consumer priorities.Home furnishings industryLoreen Epp
Confidence hits three-year high.(Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Survey)Home furnishings industry 
Consumer confidence rebounds.(consumer confidence index)Home furnishings industry 
Contenders face range of tough challenges.(furniture sales)Home furnishings industryMichael J. knell
Copeland looks to roots in first national ad effort.(Copeland Furniture)Home furnishings industry 
Cost Plus 4Q sales up 9.7%.Home furnishings industry 
Cost Plus has net losses despite sales gains.(Cost Plus World Market)Home furnishings industry 
Crawford moves to Market on Green space.(Crawford Furniture Manufacturing Corp.)Home furnishings industry 
Crest expands tanning capacity with new Brazilian facility.Home furnishings industry 
Cuddle with confidence: asthma-friendly toys debut.(Kids Preferred's new line of stuffed toys)Home furnishings industryGerri Hunt
Culp 1q sales down 8.1%.Home furnishings industry 
Culp 2Q sales drop 11.1%.Home furnishings industry 
Culp posts 3Q loss as sales drop 9.8%.(third quarter reports of Culp Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Culp to close finishing plant, outsource work to N.C. firm.(Synthetic Finishing)Home furnishings industry 
Customization drives growth.(Hickory White furniture company)Home furnishings industry 
Dealers 1st Choice taps 2 regional managers.(Al Asher for the Southern region and Paul Dean in the Midwest region)Home furnishings industry 
Decorative hides suit special needs.(The Leather Collection)Home furnishings industry 
Decoro adds case goods to complement leather line.Home furnishings industry 
Decosit/TIP product introductions.(new upholstery and furniture fabrics)Home furnishings industry 
'Dedicated employee' now running Restonic.(Carlene Evenson Peterson)Home furnishings industry 
DeNovo group adding distribution in China.(distribution center)Home furnishings industry 
DirectBuy taps Morris for merchandising post.(wholesale membership club DirectBuy, formerly UCC TotalHome)Home furnishings industry 
Disney, Baby Einstein launch 'Disney's Little Einsteins' DVD.(Walt Disney Co.)(Baby Einstein Co.)Home furnishings industry 
DJM will sell remaining Rhodes stores.(DJM Asset Management L.L.C., Rhodes Furniture Inc.'s liquidation)Home furnishings industry 
'Down under' designs at upscale prices.(Classic Chesterfield Mfg.)Home furnishings industryJohn Gunnin
Do you think Chinese-made bedding will be a significant force in the U.S. market this year?(mattress markets)Home furnishings industry 
DreamHome opens in Chicago.(Merchandise Mart Design Center)Home furnishings industry 
East India showing organic fabrics.(East India Company Ltd.)Home furnishings industry 
Educational seminars featured during market.(National Home Furnishings Association)Home furnishings industry 
Edwin McCain ready to rock the block party in High Point.(All Industry Market Block Party)Home furnishings industryJenny Heinzen York
Egyptians eye U.S. market.Home furnishings industryJenny Heinzen York
El Dorado honored as Retailer of the Year.(El Dorado Furniture Co.)Home furnishings industry 
Electronics taking over the home.(Consumer Electronics Association)Home furnishings industry 
Elmore joins importer Trade Masters.(Joe Elmore)Home furnishings industry 
Epperson: 6.5% growth in '06.(Mann, Armistead & Epperson)Home furnishings industry 
Epp heads new RBI div.(Reed Business Information)(Loreen Epp)Home furnishings industry 
Ethan Allen forecasts earnings below expectations.(reports of Thomson Financial)Home furnishings industry 
Ethan Allen's 1Q sales up 9.1%.Home furnishings industry 
Exhibitors relocate, expand and open.(furniture stores)Home furnishings industry 
Expansion continues at brisk pace.(furniture industry)Home furnishings industry 
Fabric group sets 36th annual convention for July 19-24.(National Association of Decorative Fabric Distributors)Home furnishings industry 
Factory Mattress helps band get to Fiesta Bowl.(Factory Mattress Outlet)(college football's Fiesta Bowl festivities)Home furnishings industry 
Factory orders rise 1%, shipments 2% in Nov.(BDO Seidman L.L.P.)Home furnishings industry 
Fashion Bed Group launches brand in Europe.Home furnishings industry 
Fastest-growing furniture industry.Home furnishings industry 
Federated to drop Marshall Field's name.(Federated Department Stores Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Five Questions...(Carol Armour of Chris Stone and Associates )(Interview)Home furnishings industry 
Five Questions...(Thom Glabman, a senior designer/stylist at the Mischen Glabman Group)(Interview)Home furnishings industry 
Flat panel technology gaining market share.Home furnishings industry 
Flat Rock owner facing bribery charges over Army contract.(Flat Rock Furniture)Home furnishings industryFlat Rock Furniture
Flexsteel sales, earnings fall.(Flexsteel Industries Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Flexsteel taps Klosterman.(Flexsteel Industries)(Ronald J. Klosterman)Home furnishings industry 
Foamex files Ch. 11, aims to convert debt to equity.(Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection)Home furnishings industry 
Forbes names HTL International to 'Best Under a Billion' list.Home furnishings industry 
Fraenkel promotes execs.(Fraenkel Wholesale Furniture Company Inc.)(Brian Akchin)Home furnishings industry 
F/T bedding conference set for March 29-31.(Furniture/Today)Home furnishings industry 
Furniture Basics brings popular P.J. designs.(P.J. Kids designs)Home furnishings industry 
Furnitureland South revamps Website.Home furnishings industryBrain Carroll
Furniture Stores: key operating numbers.Home furnishings industry 
Furniture stores to watch.(sales and ranking)Home furnishings industry 
Furniture Today's top 25 furniture manufacturers and importers.Home furnishings industry 
Gabberts to exit Texas.Home furnishings industry 
Gallery select comfort lead way in performance.(Gallery Furniture Inc.'s performance)Home furnishings industry 
Ga. store expands its Broyhill gallery.(Broyhill Furniture Industries Inc.)(L A Waters)Home furnishings industry 
GERS promotes Tuttle.(Bob Tuttle)Home furnishings industry 
Giggle opens Manhattan store.Home furnishings industry 
Globalization forces entire industry to sharpen its competitive edge.(Patrick Cory of Cory Home Delivery Services' views)Home furnishings industryPatrick Cory
Good's flagship has Broyhill gallery.(Good's Furniture & Flooring)Home furnishings industry 
Google 'furniture' for fun reading.(results yielded by Google search engine for the word 'Furniture')(Editorial)Home furnishings industryRay Allegary
Great workplaces don't come cheap.(qualities that a great workplace should have)(Editorial)Home furnishings industryRay Allegry
Grid2 opens Shanghai office.Home furnishings industry 
Hall of Fame inducts 3.(Robert Spilman, Rawson Haverty Sr. and Arnold Dwight England)Home furnishings industry 
Hamilton $ Spill beefs up imported leather program.(imported DiMaggio Leather Collection)Home furnishings industryRay Allegrazza
Havertys' Smith: 'There are no rules'.(Clarence Smith of Haverty Furniture Companies Inc.'s view on challenges and annual meeting of Furniture Manufacturers Credit Association )Home furnishings industry 
HDM consolidating plants.(Furniture Brands International Inc.'s division)Home furnishings industry 
Help1Up gets NHFA, HFIA backing.(National Home Furnishings Association)(Home Furnishings International Association)Home furnishings industry 
Hickory Hill adds Nuvo.(Hickory Hill Furniture Corp.)Home furnishings industry 
Highland House offers shops.(European Excursions "shops")Home furnishings industryGary Evans
High Point's transit hub construction plows ahead.(transportation terminal is a part of Market Authority Xpress )Home furnishings industry 
His fabric was ripped off, and with his own scissors.(Kingsley Furniture Company Inc.)Home furnishings industrySusan Andrews
Hollar joins Hickory at Home.(James Hollar)(Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co.)Home furnishings industry 
Home design show on tap in Toronto.(Interior Design Show)Home furnishings industry 
Home office.(features and prices)Home furnishings industry 
Hooker 1Q sales up 2.9% as net income drops 27%.(Hooker Furniture Co.)Home furnishings industry 
Hooker 2Q sales dip 3.1%; net income off 11.9%.(Hooker Furniture)Home furnishings industry 
Hooker 3Q profit falls 79.3%, sales down 2.3%.(Hooker Furniture Co.)Home furnishings industry 
How the Top 100 report is compiled.Home furnishings industry 
HPU to create Plato Wilson commerce school.(High Point University)(Plato S. Wilson Family School of Commerce)Home furnishings industry 
Hurley wins first ASFD President's Award.(American Society of Furniture Designers)(Matt Hurley, lead designer at Otto & Moore Furniture Designers)Home furnishings industry 
'Idol' tips could lead to winning retail strategy.Home furnishings industry 
If perception is reality, than manage the shopper's perception of your store.(furniture store's curotmer relations)Home furnishings industryLorren Epp
IHFRA offers discounts, pager rentals.(International Home Furnishings Representatives Association)Home furnishings industry 
IHFRA offers range of market services.(International Home Furnishings Representatives Association)Home furnishings industry 
Ikea coming to Portland in 2007.Home furnishings industryClient Engel
Indomata offers ecological friendly line.(furniture)Home furnishings industry 
Industry aid pouring in.(furniture companies doations to Hurricane Katrina victims)Home furnishings industry 
Industry executives gather at Windflower Ball.(First Candle)Home furnishings industry 
Industry folks help brighten lives of others.(furniture industry's charitable donations)Home furnishings industryJay Mclntosh
Ireland delivers donation, joins benefit concert.(Kathy Ireland)Home furnishings industry 
Italian chair show feels chill global winds.Home furnishings industryKara Cox
Italian fabric mill Rubelli acquires Donghia.Home furnishings industry 
Jaipur Rugs appoints Emami president.(Nader Emami)Home furnishings industry 
Jakks Pacific partners with Nelvana to make Miss Spider products.Home furnishings industry 
Jennifer posts 1Q net loss.(Jennifer Convertibles Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Joanne Warner, buyer.(Obituary)Home furnishings industry 
Joan promotes Klawetter.(Joan Fabrics)(Kyle Klawetter)Home furnishings industry 
Kays runs Feinblum West Coast office.(Doug Kays Julius)Home furnishings industry 
Kelman tapped at RoomChoices.(RoomChoices appoints Howard Kelman as business development manager)Home furnishings industry 
KidKraft: imagination, unleashed.(KidKraft L.P.)(Company Profile)Home furnishings industry 
Kingsdown, fashion's de la Renta team up for licensed bedding line.(Oscar de la Renta)Home furnishings industry 
Kingsdown, Oscar de la Renta offering high-end bedding line.Home furnishings industry 
Knoxville retailer raises 100 thousand dollars for local hospital.(Tim Harris and Robin Harris)Home furnishings industry 
LaFrance Inds. appoints Boehmer as new president.(Judson Boehmer of LaFrance Industries)Home furnishings industry 
Lane concentrates on comfort.(strategies in furniture designing)Home furnishings industry 
Laneventure targets high-end consumers with new program of performance fabrics.Home furnishings industry 
Las Vegas product parade.(upholstery products' prices and trade shows)Home furnishings industry 
La-Z-Boy adds 2, reopens 1.(La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries)Home furnishings industry 
La-Z-Boy closing Canadian factory.(La-Z-Boy Inc. La-Z-Boy Business Furniture)Home furnishings industry 
La-Z-Boy honors top Furniture Galleries stores.(La-Z-Boy Inc. La-Z-Boy Business Furniture)Home furnishings industry 
La-Z-Boy picks store chief.(Mark Wiltshire is promoted as president)Home furnishings industry 
Leather Italia expanding warehousing.(Leather Italia USA)Home furnishings industry 
Leather producers targeting independents.(leather upholstery manufacturers see great scope for growth at the inaugural furniture market, Las Vegas)Home furnishings industry 
Leather sources add facilities.(Omnia, Diamond Sofa, Aspen Furniture and Zocalo)Home furnishings industry 
Legacy opens unit.(Legacy Homes Ltd.)Home furnishings industry 
Leon's 3Q sales up 8.3%.(Leon's Furniture)Home furnishings industry 
Leveraging traditional strengths.(Soft Line, Interline Italia and Natale's quality product)Home furnishings industry 
Levitt to lead NHFA in 2006.(Mary Ann Levitt, president of Breuners Arizona)(National Home Furnishings Association)Home furnishings industry 
Levitz may shed 20u45 stores.(Levitz Home Furnishings Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Lexington, Bassett closing facilities.(Bassett Furniture Industries Inc.)(Lexington Home Brands Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Lloyd Buxton expands High Point showroom.Home furnishings industry 
Lloyd Coley, VP of sales and merchandising, Key City Furniture.(Interview)Home furnishings industry 
Longtime WHFA head David Lane dies at 63.(Western Home Furnishings Association)(Obituary)Home furnishings industry 
LoveSac entrepreneur gets dose of 'reality'.(Biography)Home furnishings industryJennifer Nathan
L & P lowers 4Q expectations.(Leggett and Platt Inc.'s forecasts of revenue)Home furnishings industry 
Magi Seal names Potter VP of sales.(Rick Potter)Home furnishings industry 
Malouf Furniture celebrates doubling of Ala. Stores's size.Home furnishings industry 
Manchester adds to Kelly Rightsell line.(Manchester Furniture)(Kelly B. Rightsell)Home furnishings industry 
Maricich, Novosel tapped to plan all-industry meeting.(Bob Maricich)(Dennis Novosel)Home furnishings industry 
Mario & Marielena raise $60K for relief, plan more.(American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund)Home furnishings industry 
Market roundup.(High Point market)Home furnishings industry 
Mark Landres, director of design, Burton James.(Interview)Home furnishings industry 
Mar-Que broadens fabric line with Harper link.(Mar-Que Trading)(J.N. Harper)Home furnishings industry 
Masco chief tops '04 salary scorecard.(Masco Home Furnishings' Richard Manoogian)Home furnishings industryJay Mclntosh
Masco sales, profits up in 4Q, yr.(fourth quarter reports of Masco Corp.)Home furnishings industry 
Mathews named VP at Regency House.(Bob Mathews as vice president of Regency House Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Mattress Giant raises funds for tsunami relief.(Kimson Gamaitoni)Home furnishings industry 
Mayor : WMC represents 'defining moment'.(World Market Center, Oscar Goodman)Home furnishings industry 
McCall named Clayton Marcus president.(Mac McCall )(Clayton Marcus Company Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Mendenhall: survey points out High Point's strengths, challenges.(Judy Mendenhall)(Interview)Home furnishings industry 
Mendenhall to retire.(Judy Mendenhall as the president of the International Home Furnishings Market Authority)Home furnishings industry 
Mississippi State holding classes on learn production.(Mississippi State University)Home furnishings industry 
Modern design, color dominate N.Y. gift show.(New York International Gift Fair)(trends in toys and giftware)Home furnishings industryBrooke Showell
More shuttles free in H.P.(High Point)Home furnishings industry 
Motion arena boasts several winners.Home furnishings industryLary Thomas
Motion Furniture.(features and prices)Home furnishings industry 
Myriad showing retail software enhancements.(Myriad Software)Home furnishings industry 
Nadar receives City of Hope's Lifetime Achievement Award.(Charles "Chuck" Nader Jr., of La Popular Furniture Company Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Natuzzi 1Q sales slide 13.1%.(Natuzzi Salotti S.p.A.)Home furnishings industry 
Natuzzi 3Q sales drop 11.1%.(Natuzzi Salotti S.p.A.)Home furnishings industryJoan Gunnin
Natuzzi to reinstate workers in Italy.(Natuzzi Salotti S.p.A.)Home furnishings industry 
New at market.Home furnishings industry 
New at market.(furniture products)Home furnishings industry 
New at market.(tupelo furniture)Home furnishings industry 
New leather cleaner makes national debut.(Leather Only, a one-step cleaner, conditioner and protector for leather furniture, autos and apparel)Home furnishings industry 
New measures aim to deter copying.Home furnishings industrySusan M. Andrew
New name, new case goods line.(Mitchell Gold Co. changes its names to Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams)Home furnishings industryM. Andrews
New study: kids' media use rising.Home furnishings industry 
NHFA, IHFRA honoring four execs at market.(National Home Furnishing Association and International Home Furnishings Representatives Association)Home furnishings industry 
NHFA sets 'Advertising Boot Camp'.(National Home Furnishings Association)Home furnishings industry 
Norris joins Wood Traditions as national sales manager.(Mike Norris)Home furnishings industry 
Occasional, entertainment buying trends.(Furniture/Today's exclusive Consumer Buying Trends survey)Home furnishings industry 
Office dealers to share ideas.(Dealer Strategies Conference and Expo being held by the Office Furniture Dealers Alliance)Home furnishings industry 
Of weddings, hope and competent salespeople.(Jerry Epperson, Mann, Armistead & Epperson Ltd.)Home furnishings industry 
Olmeda leaves Magnussen.(Magnussen Presidential)(Richard Olmeda)Home furnishings industry 
O'Neal to sing at WithIt party.(Jamie O'Neal)Home furnishings industry 
On globalization and domestic 'marriages'.(furniture industry)Home furnishings industryBarry Lazar
Online registration open for Vegas market.(Las Vegas Furniture Market)Home furnishings industry 
Page 1 PR opens in Chicago.(Page One Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Phil Lang, vetern bedding retailer.(Mattress Giant Inc.)(Obituary)Home furnishings industry 
Phillips and Philips - the creative images story.(Company Profile)Home furnishings industry 
Pier 1 posts 3Q loss.(Pier 1 Imports Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Price increases worry buyers.Home furnishings industryClient Engel
Product mix, merchandising key at R.C. Willey.(R.C. Willey Home Furnishings' Kids Corner)Home furnishings industry 
Profit systems rolls out ProfitProfessional system.(business management software)Home furnishings industryLarry Stark
Pulaski's $50K in furniture to assist in disaster recovery.(Pulaski Furniture Corp. donates furniture to National Furniture Bank Association)Home furnishings industry 
Quaker 1Q sales fall 29.8%; net loss comes to $3.1 million.(Quacker Fabric company)Home furnishings industry 
Quaker 2Q sales off 5.8%.(Quacker Fabric)Home furnishings industry 
Quaker 4Q sales fall 15.4%.(Quaker Fabric)Home furnishings industry 
Quesenberry named new textile negotiator.(Scott Quesenberry)(Interview)Home furnishings industry 
Regal Lager - the birth of a global enterprise.(Company Profile)Home furnishings industry 
Rent-A-Centre to close up to 162 units.(ColorTyme Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Rent-Way yearly revenues rise 2.2%; net income up 12.6%.Home furnishings industry 
Retailers' sales flat to down in January.(Pier 1 Imports Inc., Haverty Furniture Companies Inc. and The Bombay Company )Home furnishings industry 
Retail Ideas seminar in Tupelo to focus on transportation.(Tupelo Furniture Market)(Furniture/Today)Home furnishings industry 
RJM to merchandise Briggs' Christmas icons.(Raymond Briggs)(RJM Licensing)(The Copyrights Group)Home furnishings industry 
Robb & Stucky, Miskelly open big, bold stores in key markets.(Robb and Stucky Ltd.)(Miskelly Furniture)Home furnishings industry 
Robert Allen moving to bigger N.Y. HQ.(Robert Allen Group)Home furnishings industry 
Rooms To Go eyes Rhodes assets.(Rhodes Furniture Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
RoomStore, Furniture.com plan e-commerce efforts in six states.(RoomStore Furniture and Accessories)Home furnishings industry 
RPM 2Q sales rise 7.2% as profits plunge 74.1%.(RPM International Inc's second quarter reports)Home furnishings industry 
Rugs.(features and prices)Home furnishings industry 
Rug show points to busy year.(International Rug Marketing at AmericasMart Atlanta)Home furnishings industryLissa Wyamn
Rug vendors: Market beat our expectations.(Las Vegas's furniture show)Home furnishings industryLissa Wyman
Saloom's new logo emphasizes its roots.(Saloom Furniture Co.'s marketing campaign in New England)Home furnishings industry 
Sauder expands craft line.(Sauder Woodworking's latest Crafts Center collection)Home furnishings industry 
Savvy marketing specialty sleep sales soar.Home furnishings industry 
Scholarship awards breakfast at FIT scheduled for April 12.(Fashion Institute of Technology)Home furnishings industry 
SCI 3Q earnings up 14.4%.(SCI Income Trust)Home furnishings industry 
Sealy 3Q sales rise 9.2%, profit up 35%.Home furnishings industry 
Sealy going to Vegas.(Las Vegas furniture market)Home furnishings industry 
Sears Canada debuts appliance/mattress stores.(two Sears Home stores in western Canada)Home furnishings industryMichael K. Knell
Sears Canada to restate 2004, 2003 earnings.Home furnishings industry 
Sears, Kmart see strong bedding business ahead.(Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Holding Corp.'s merger)Home furnishings industryCarole Sloan
Second retail ideas workshop set for Atlanta.Home furnishings industry 
Select Comfort projects 4Q sales gain, with earnings flat.Home furnishings industry 
Select Comfort sales up 21.8%, profits 42.2%.Home furnishings industry 
Selling commodities.(marketing)Home furnishings industryDave Kahle
Sept. factory orders jump 10%; shipments up 1%.(BDO Seidman survey of factories)Home furnishings industry 
SF furniture market overlaps gift show.(San Francisco)Home furnishings industry 
Shamie and Shamie - the making of Delta.(Delta Enterprises Corp.)Home furnishings industry 
Shipping rates climbing.Home furnishings industryThomas Russel
Shofer's expands Baltimore landmark.(Shofer's Furniture)Home furnishings industry 
Single-source networks post 12.3% increase.Home furnishings industry 
Six nominated for Hall of Fame.(Hall of Fame for Great Americans)Home furnishings industry 
Sleep Country Canada to sell airbeds from Select Comfort.Home furnishings industry 
Sleep Country school donation largest so far.(Sleep Country USA)Home furnishings industry 
SLF introduced five collections.(Samuel Lawrence Furniture)Home furnishings industry 
Slovy wins Lane giveaway.(Rick Slovy of Bay Furniture)Home furnishings industry 
Social activities on top for High Point.(National Home Furnishings Association)Home furnishings industry 
Sony, every baby team up for videos.(Sony Music Entertainment Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Southeast Leather appoints Hitzig VP.(Joey Hitzig)Home furnishings industry 
Specialists still dominant.(specialist furniture stores)Home furnishings industry 
Standard realigns sales staff.(Standard Furniture Manufacturing Co.)Home furnishings industry 
Stanley, Americas Mart back Withlt career event.(Stanley Furniture )Home furnishings industry 
Stanley's Prillaman to retire in April.(Albert Prillaman of Stanley Furniture)Home furnishings industry 
Stephanie, senior VP, Rowe.(Stephanie Lucas)(Rowe Furniture Corp.)(Interview)Home furnishings industry 
Stone America to represent Paddington Bear.(Stone America Licensing)Home furnishings industry 
Storis signs up three new Vision R8 Clients.(Storis Management Systems' Vision R8)Home furnishings industry 
Sunbrella fabrics approved by Skin Cancer Foundation.Home furnishings industry 
Survey rates High Point, Vegas markets.Home furnishings industry 
Symetri aims to enhance search engine results.Home furnishings industryBrain Carroll
Synergy with sister units aids performance.Home furnishings industry 
Target grabs No.2 spot as sales grow 14.1%.(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Telecommuters' numbers growing.(United States Bureau of Census)Home furnishings industry 
Tempur-Pedic reduces sales, earnings expectations.(Tempur-Pedic International)Home furnishings industry 
The biggest markets.(metropolitan areas in the United States that have the biggest share of furniture and bedding sales)Home furnishings industry 
The Check 21 act: what affect is it having on your business?(small furniture business, Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act of 2003)Home furnishings industry 
The power of names.Home furnishings industry 
Therapedic honors American-on TV, no less.(American Furniture Warehouse Co.)Home furnishings industryDavis Perry
Thomasville adds 5 dedicated stores.(Thomasville Furniture Industries Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Top 100 contenders.Home furnishings industry 
Top 100 U.S. furniture stores.Home furnishings industry 
Top 100 U.S. furniture stores.Home furnishings industry 
Top 10 mistakes.(Hon Co.)Home furnishings industry 
Top 15 U.S. bedding producers.Home furnishings industry 
Top 15 U.S. bedding producers.Home furnishings industry 
Top 15 U.S. bedding producers.Home furnishings industry 
Top 15 U.S. department stores.Home furnishings industry 
Top 15 U.S. department stores.Home furnishings industry 
Top 25 bedding retailers.Home furnishings industry 
Top 25 bedding retailers.Home furnishings industry 
Top 25 furniture manufacturers & importers.Home furnishings industry 
Top 25 furniture sources for the U.S. market.Home furnishings industry 
Top 25 U.S. bedding retailers.Home furnishings industry 
Top 25 U.S. furniture retailers.Home furnishings industry 
Top 25 U.S. furniture retailers.Home furnishings industry 
Top 5 discount department stores.Home furnishings industry 
Transitional looks score in RTA.(ready to assemble home office and home entertainment furniture)Home furnishings industry 
Troutman rocker recognized.(Troutman Chair Co.)Home furnishings industry 
United Media partners with Bandai.(United Feature Syndicate Inc., Bandai America Inc. and Bandai Entertainment)Home furnishings industry 
U.S furniture imports by product category, major source countries, Jan-Dec.2004.Home furnishings industry 
Valdese Weavers expands.Home furnishings industry 
Valspar's 4Q earnings jump 26%.Home furnishings industry 
Valspar sales rise 11.1% in 1Q.Home furnishings industry 
Vaughan, La-Z-Boy use AHFA program; earn environment honors.(American Home Furnishings Alliance)Home furnishings industry 
Vegas kids area gets thumbs up.(Las Vegas's furniture show)Home furnishings industryJeff Linville, Tanya K.Merritte
Vegas surpasses goal.(furniture manufacturers )Home furnishings industryLarry Thomas
View point studios switching to digital photography.Home furnishings industry 
Vindas joins Americraft.(Francisco Vindas)(Americraft Leather)Home furnishings industry 
Volvo's safety mission.(Tatiana Butovitsch Temm)(Interview)Home furnishings industry 
VS Distributing introduces European lines to U.S. market.(Geuther Family high chairs line launched in United States)Home furnishings industry 
Waxman, Kaplan honored at GNYHFA dinner-dance.(Greater New York Home Furnishings Association)(Norman Waxman, executive vice president of Schnadig, and Simon Kaplan, president of Value City Furniture)Home furnishings industry 
Webb dealer wins $10K in drawing.(Webb Furniture Enterprises Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
WHFA has two Vegas retailer resources sites.(Western Home Furnishings Association)Home furnishings industry 
Whisper Soft Mills signs deals with Jeep division, Crayola.Home furnishings industryMichele San Filippo
Who's who among the leading stores.(rankings of furniture companies)Home furnishings industry 
Williams-Sonoma posts 3Q gains.Home furnishings industry 
Wilson makes donation to HPU.(Plato S. Wilson)Home furnishings industry 
Wiseway sets China warehouses.(Wiseway Transportation Services Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
WMC announces discounted rates at 15 hotels.(World Market Center)Home furnishings industry 
WMC expands plans for third building, begins work on second.(World Market Center)Home furnishings industryClint Engel, Lisa Wyman
WMC launches designer-oriented events.(World Market Center)Home furnishings industry 
Wolf updates Web site.(Wolf Furniture Enterprises Inc.)Home furnishings industry 
Woodworking conference set for May 3u6.(15th Annual Woodworking Industry Conference)Home furnishings industry 
Z-line turns up the heat in RTA.(ready-to-assemble)Home furnishings industry 
Zocalo expands leather.Home furnishings industry 
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