Furniture Today - January 17, 2005

Designers keeping abreast of the latest lifestyle trends have never paid much attention to recliners. About all they've needed to do is see which shade of brown is the season's hottest color. But when those design hotshots weren't looking, some of those stodgy reclining chairs have become just a bit trendy.

• Bedding Today
• ISPA didn't help Serta on mattress flammability

• Editor's Desk
• Google's way to lure talent

• Industry Numbers
• Bassett 4Q sales down 3.4%
• Jennifer posts 1Q net loss
• Select Comfort projects 4Q sales gain, with earnings flat
• Brick sales top C$1 billion in 2004
• Aaron Rents adds two RTO divisions

• News
• Bolick retires; Turney heads Shadow Mtn.
• CJ Imports will oversee rug source Amici accounts
• DirectBuy taps Morris for merchandising post
• King rejoins Leda to direct operations
• AICO adding to San Fran showroom
• Furniture a hit at CES
• Epp heads new RBI div.
• Big China bed line set
• Showtime steps out in style
• AHFA's Sligh seeks to unite industry
• Hellenic, Bob Mackie team up
• Bogas joins Natco Home
• Foamex offers ComfortGripper
• Emami resigns from Feizy
• Milliken taps Denning
• Ashley readying major facility to serve Northeast
• Slumberland entering Kansas
• Berman promoted to EVP/GM at Raxon
• San Fran changes July dates
• Serta, ISPA at odds on FR
• La-Z-Boy promotes two
• South Asian shows still on
• HPU's Qubein looks to industry for support
• Dinaire expects new owners
• Dunmore 'forced' to close doors
• 2 to manage WMC temp space

• Opinion Today
• What we can learn from this exciting Vegas market

• Special Report
• Leather suppliers focus on customer needs
• Julian, Sullivan: An official team at last
• Schell-Rompré joins Craftex
• Rising Stars get send-off
• Socializing at Market Square
• Show Preview
• Latest rug wave: Casual, classy
• Rug intros