Furniture Today - March 15, 2004

As a major mover of premium office chairs, Marc Levin's original retail strategy leaned toward a traditional approach, with a growing chain of stores serving the Chicago market and supported by an Internet presence. Circumstances and events led Levin in a different direction. While he does have three stores, his Internet sites, particularly officedesigns.

• Bedding Today
• Lofty multiple for Sealy testifies to brand's clout

• Business Today
• Berkshire stores earn $106M pretax
• 2003 revenues flat, profits down at Simmons Canada
• Stanley hikes 1Q estimate
• Dollar hurts Shermag 3Q sales
• Keller plans to go private March 29

• News
• Consultants: Stewart brand may be damaged beyond repair, but furniture line might be OK
• Target considers selling Marshall Field's, Mervyn's
• Doimo buys Dall'Agnese
• Consumer jury still out
• Sealy unveils FR plans
• Richloom sets Liz fabric store line
• Qubein to speak at April market prayer breakfast
• Supplier Unifi moves to cut costs
• Sealy optimistic about KKR deal
• Enoch tapped for VP post at King Koil
• Corrections & Amplifications
• SF Concourse future in question
• Rental industry to focus on education, legislation
• IFSA celebrating 75th anniversary
• New Web site created by IFSA
• Obituaries
• Tommy Buffington, promotions

• Opinion Today
• Home makeover shows proving industry blessing

• People Today
• La-Z-Boy inducts top reps into Summit Club
• Brayton adds Paccadolmi, Schlick to executive team

• Special Report
• Entertainment in bright spotlight
• La Différence educates consumers at open house
• Asia Report
• Singapore fair aims to build reputation
• Some Chinese mfrs. say Americans reluctant to buy
• Malaysian show features range of looks

• Supplement
• SoHo Today
• Is.group looks to new logistics system to compete
• WorkPlace adds members
• Bush unveils new desk systems
• Eurway makes management changes

• Up Front
• Upholstery FR regs moving slowly
• Producers need strategy to counter fire lawsuits
• NHFA award going to Child, Rose
• George, Kathwari to be honored by ADL
• SF moving to Wed.-Sat run
• Culp to distribute FR fabrics
• Textile veteran Howard Rosenberg dies at 73
• Yost named CEO at The Brick
• Heck to get IHFRA award
• Billy Bob's scaling back to 2 or 3 stores
• Bloomie's launching Federal line