Furniture Today - December 24, 2001

Canada's capital city is also one of its most competitive markets. Not only Canada's seat of government and host to its diplomatic corps, it's a university town. It's also Canada's answer to California's Silicon Valley a high-tech haven that's home to people whose income is substantially higher than the national average.

• Bedding Today
• Leggett & Platt product plays key supporting role

• Business Today
• Pier 1 sales rise 12.8%, profits 6.3%
• Hooker 4Q sales down, but up from 3rd qtr.
• Bush anticipates net loss of 37 to 42 cents in 4th qtr.

• News
• Cohen named president of Interactive Health
• Natuzzi picks Greensboro, N.C., for flagship store
• Sealy helps collect food for charity
• Hamilton & Spill changes reps' titles
• Ex-Cone execs form Artisan fabric source
• OFMA safety group members receive C$350,735 in rebates
• SDJ Trucking taps Wade
• Therapedic licensee gets quality assurance award
• City aims to double sales
• Masin says fire won't stop him
• Lessons from the textile industry
• Obituaries
• Moe Kessler, Outwater Plastics founder
• John Wells, veteran wholesaler

• Opinion Today
• Recliners: They only begin with Bubba
• Why success is much like snowflakes, sort of
• 2002 should keep us on our toes

• Special Report
• Retail Technology
• Technology vendors seek to overcome in dustry obstacles
• Youth Report
• Bunkbeds meet standards in style

• Store Openings
• 2 stores add England galleries
• L&...pens Best Brands store in Ill.
• Bealls launches third store in Texas
• Bolotin remodels Pennsylvania store
• Warisan brings Asia Lifestyle to Naples

• Up Front
• Lencioni: Leadership should be simple
• American buys big Kensington facility
• Home office future is integrated
• Contract buyers invited to Showtime
• Orders, shipments drop in Oct.
• Minneapolis market shortened
• Northwest 2002 show canceled
• Calgary market changed to Aug. 17-19
• Baker's Plasman resigns
• Rosier joins Blackhawk
• El Ran to debut at S.F. Mart
• Kreson is CCA's top rug buyer
• Bush taps Kasprzak as marketing VP
• Palliser showing EQ3 gallery at winter markets
• Storis software calls consumers with delivery time