Furniture Today - March 17, 2003

Exhibitors at the Futon and Specialty Sleep Expo here said the show did well and kept their category on a fast-growth track. "The show is a winner," proclaimed Tom Tedesco, an executive with Devon Chase mp; Co., a futon supplier. "This will be one of the top three shows we've held.

• Bedding Today
• Expert offers two hot tips on passing Calif. fire tests

• Business Today
• Bombay profits jump 93.8%
• Keller sales down; 4Q loss cut
• Rowe stock trading moves from Big Board to Amex
• Financial results

• News
• Industry braces for war
• More Wickes in works
• El Dorado hosts forum on warehouse logistics
• IFDA to honor Segal
• Skipper joins Habersham
• American, Japanese textile trade groups agree on issues
• Town of Thomasville erects Dick Idol carving of founder
• Stanley plant in N.C. celebrates 2-million-hour safety milestone
• Mitchell Gold names Bishop vice president
• Sleepy's deploys Agentek fleet management system
• Natale launching 826 seat program
• Mattress Firm implementing GERS system
• Fire chiefs honor MLM for FR tech
• Schuckert leads IHFRA; Smith, others honored
• Miss N.C. available for market appearances
• Lexington readies 2 million ad pieces
• Market Authority seeks funding
• GMAC merger completed
• Obituaries
• Obituaries

• Opinion Today
• No offshore production for these leatherheads

• People Today
• Martin launches public relations firm
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Special Report
• Specialty Sleep Assn. salutes four leaders
• Life's a beach here ... and no sand!
• Futon Notebook
• There's plenty of vrrrrooom in Vegas
• Market Showrooms
• Suites at Market Square
• Intl. Home Furnishings Center
• Hamilton Square
• 200, 320, 330 N. Hamilton St.
• Plaza Suites
• Market Square
• High Design
• Showplace
• Union Square
• C&D Building
• Radio Building
• 200 Steele
• 220 Elm
• Furniture Plaza
• Radisson Hotel
• Product Trends
• New at market: Motion upholstery
• New at market: Motion chairs
• New at market: Area rugs
• New at market: Bedding
• New at market: Metal beds
• New at market: Home office
• New at market: RTA
• New at market: Wicker & Rattan

• Store Openings
• N.C., Calif., Miss., S.C. dealers install Broyhill Showplaces
• Two independent England stores opened
• Coleman-Rhoads adds Justice Bedding

• Up Front
• HFC relaunching Haven
• Star's Schreiber is retiring
• Ethan Allen offers new finance plan
• Imports spur change in wholesaler group
• Woolrich furniture line planned for Oct.
• Intros shipping earlier
• PeopLoungers plant to make stationary
• Shaak is Hickory White sales VP
• Long joins Crypton Fabrics
• Burlington back on block
• Stanley to trim workforce