Furniture Today - September 24, 2001

Ethnic influences extending from the Far East, Middle East and Africa to areas such as Provence in France formed a key direction at the Maison mp; Objet show here this month. Other strong themes were a new color energy and a revival of period pieces. While bold, electric citrus colors were ubiquitous at the last several shows here, they have been stepped down to magenta and warm...

• Bedding Today
• Sealy and Simmons sharpen their Web sites

• Business Today
• Furniture stock index falls 17.6% in aftermath of attacks
• Pier 1 earnings down 22.1% in 2Q
• Furniture spending dips to 10-year low

• News
• Barratta joins La-Z-Boy
• Help on the way
• Big-hitters out in force for market
• Peterson brought industry together
• Pulaski promotes four to VP positions
• Retailer Dekor closes
• Robb & Stucky warehouse open
• Virginia's Green Front readies N.C. store
• New England market held as scheduled
• Serta licensee in new plant
• Bill Peterson, Furniture/Today founding editor, dies
• Hooker aims to keep plants busy
• Hooker home office sale in progress
• Leon's renovates flagship
• High Point tightens security
• Some events carry on; others postponed or canceled
• Magnussen bedrooms follow year of research
• Help on the way

• Opinion Today
• A hard-luck industry knows what matters
• Bill Peterson's heart was big enough for us all
• A friend who made a big difference

• People Today
• Levine promoted at Therapedic
• Lane honors Guynes
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Special Report
• Special Report
• Chairs stand tall at Promosedia
• Successes bolstering industry's faith in Web
• Lexington adds features to site
• Consumers search online by category, not brand
• Harrods welcomes new line in style
• Brazilian manufacturers focus on U.S.
• Brazilian exports to U.S. moving cautiously, slowly
• Industry boosted by Brazilian government
• Brazil poised to impact U.S.

• Supplement
• Consumer Buying Trends
• Mattresses, beds — an obvious match
• Older couples outspend for bedding
• Young are hot prospects

• Up Front
• Starr to head Natuzzi Americas
• Magnussen launching BR division
• Hooker rolling out displays
• Top execs leave Pier 1's Cargo division
• Powell appoints four to VP positions
• Smith will join Jaymar
• Chris Hart named COO, pres
• A woman's touch at La-Z-Boy
• Lea appoints Boone sales vice president
• Quebec exhibitors optimistic