Furniture Today - January 5, 2004

Value and innovation will be the keys to winning and keeping retail floor space, manufacturers exhibiting at this year's Canadian Home Furnishing Market believe. While buyers attending market will find show specials, they shouldn't expect deep discounts, extra-generous terms or other super-incentives seen at previous markets.

• Bedding Today
• Shopping for appliances spins out some lessons

• Business Today
• Year's sales jump 24.4% at Hooker; profits slip
• Consumer confidence dips

• News
• Canada retailers wary
• October factory orders jump 9%
• Hypnos bedding to make Canadian debut
• Sklar Peppler founders honored
• Dorell unveils Adaptations
• Culp chenilles feature Marquesa Plush yarn
• Microfibres' 24/7 resists stains
• Dorell taps Ron Kneitel
• Waverly chenilles debut
• Unifi shows what it can do with yarn color
• N.Y. textiles show sets dates back to October
• Corrections & Amplifications
• Letters to the Editor
• Economic principles and today's realities
• Obituaries
• Obituaries

• Opinion Today
• Accents can point way toward industry growth

• Special Report
• Canadian Report
• 600,000 square feet and growing
• Toronto Winter Market Introductions

• Store Openings
• Phillip Levy opens Wis. store
• Inkwell Home Store expands; Ekornes gallery quadrupled
• Pierre Deux launches 2 stores
• Natuzzi adds two galleries

• Up Front
• ITMA: More than Showtime's sponsor
• Accent source John-Richard looks to Vietnam factory
• Thomasville accelerating dedicated store program
• Henslee retires at Hekman
• Ohio taking Craftmatic to court
• Hayworth Roll closes
• HON to buy Klaussner's Paoli
• Wool joins Incanto Divani
• Sears Home increases network to 48 units
• New Sklar galleries boost Sears Home's upholstery presence
• Dick Idol Ventures considering expansion into stand-alone units
• AWFS moving to Vegas