Furniture Today - December 27, 2004

Population growth and shifts in age and ethnicity point to a 22% increase in sales over the five-year period from 2004 to 2009, according to statisticians at New York-based Easy Analytic Software Inc. (EASI). EASI's estimates for furniture and bedding sales in each metropolitan area (the company makes estimates for geographic areas as small as census block groups and tracts) start with product ...

• Special Report
• 2005 Retail Planning Guide
• Furniture & bedding sales - SOUTH
• About the data
• Furniture & bedding sales - WEST
• More sales estimates and projections are available
• Hispanic population boom creates sales opportunities
• Furniture Store Performance Report
• Planning for growth
• Measuring your store's performance
• Retailers hope 2005 presents fewer obstacles, more promise
• Wood manufacturers more optimistic than a year ago
• Occasional: A strong base for '05 growth
• Entertainment evolution
• Home office shows maturity
• RTA makers exploring new niches
• Youth continues to be vibrant
• Upholstery makers see room for growth in '05
• Bedding '05: Era of change
• Leather sources look for uptick in business
• Fabric faces big challenges
• Motion picture brightens
• Canadians face complex challenges
• Rugs regain momentum
• New tools assist e-business
• Calendar of events for 2005
• Top 100 U.S. furniture stores
• Beyond the Top 100
• Top 25 U.S. furniture retailers
• Top 5 discount department stores
• Top 15 U.S. department stores
• Top 25 furniture sources for the U.S. Market
• Top 12 U.S. bedding producers
• About the numbers
• Top 25 bedding retailers
• Canada's Top 10 furniture and bedding retailers
• Furniture & bedding sales - MIDWEST
• Furniture & bedding sales - NORTHEAST