Furniture Today - April 12, 2004

Chinese furniture imports are a sharp thorn in the side of some U.S. furniture manufacturers. But Chinese rugs are a fact of life in the rug business. Inexpensive Chinese products exist in both sectors, but Chinese imports are not perceived as a threat to the U.S. rug market. In fact, nearly all American rug manufacturers now have import departments, including the two giants, Shaw Inds.

• Bedding Today
• Spring Air sees vast opportunities in China

• Business Today
• Havertys, Pier 1 same-store sales rise; Bombay's drops
• No stocks index in April 19 issue
• Amisco 1Q sales dip 2.6%, earnings up 4.3%
• Feb. economic indicators mixed from Jan.; most better than last yr.
• Rainbow sets vote on RAC merger
• O'Sullivan CFO resigns to join contract mfr.; Schotte named

• News
• Corrections & Amplifications
• Masins goes big in Bellevue
• Magnussen to give away Ferrare jewelry
• Casa Bique plans to expand High Point building
• Binke joins King Koil Northeast
• N.C. retailers to ante up
• Antidumping decision due by June 17
• Most say FR materials abundant
• Techcraft acquires Paramount
• Furniture First hosting market party
• Fuchs promoted to EVP at Sleep Innovations
• Nannucci exits Loomcraft post
• STI's 'swarm intelligence'
• Higdon building factory in Georgia
• WHFA plans 2nd academy
• Fellowship breakfast set April 24
• Obituaries
• Obituaries

• Special Report
• New At Market
• New at Market: Case Goods
• New at Market: Home Entertainment
• New at Market: Occasional
• New at Market: Stationary Upholstery
• New at Market: Leather
• New at Market: Casual Dining
• New at Market: Youth

• Up Front
• STI: Mill's makeover spurs 500% growth in 5 yrs.
• Alexvale merged into Kincaid
• N.Y. seeks penalties against Jennifer
• Epp resigns at Levitz; Pelcher fills position
• Orman Grubb files for Chapter 11
• Live from High Point: Magnussen Home line to appear on TV
• Southern Textiles joins L&P's Fashion Bed Group
• Russo leaves Latex Foam
• F/T, HAT launching new buyers guide
• Crouch named sales VP at importer G&J Styles
• Spiegel looks to sell catalog, Eddie Bauer
• Oakwood parent buys Alan Morgan