Furniture Today - April 25, 2005

On a bracing spring morning last week, 14 of the industry's best sports gathered at the home of Stephen and Kathryn Giles here to pose for the cover of "Men of the Cloth," an upcoming calendar that will be on sale at next October's market to raise funds for child advocacy programs and scholarships.

• Bedding Today
• Thanks for the memory foam: Here's another round of Perrys

• Best Of Market
• Best of market

• Editor's Desk
• Consumers talk, market listens

• Industry Numbers
• Ethan Allen sales slip 5.5%
• Quaker 1Q sales fall 29.8%; net loss comes to $3.1 million
• Jennifer revenues off 19.6% in 2nd qtr.
• Sealy sales up 12.8%

• Insider's View
• Like numbers? Here's just what you're looking for

• News
• Berkline to go public
• Collezione on grow
• Homestead in play
• Mattress Giant refinances
• Tomlinson, Directional to build showroom at Hamilton, Wrenn
• Pair to buy out Sunset partners
• Use of Peruvian mahogany under fire
• Toronto mini-market set for June 21–23
• Quality Canada launched
• Ashley giveaway includes Haggard guitar
• Leon's teaming up on RTO, e-commerce
• Brick Group plans bedding chain
• Cavitt honored by WHFA
• Winans files for bankruptcy, will close stores
• Office Star cleared in patent suit
• Market Authority: More funds from N.C. coming
• McBrair, Hudson head Rhodes store divisions
• Galvin is Stanley sales VP
• Smith is Hickory House pres
• Powell taps De La Cruz as VP
• Henredon alumni gather for dinner
• Magnussen revamps product management
• Progressive restructures management positions
• Chinese mfr. eyes U.S. sales, stores
• Rosenberg retools its team
• Stein World promotes 1, hires 2
• Correction
• Second Retail Ideas workshop set for Atlanta
• Russo named president at Consolidated Bedding
• Nicholson joins Silver Furniture
• Branscome joins WMC
• Bedding Benchmarks
• Majority of dog, cat owners sleep with their furry friends
• Kingsdown, Oscar de la Renta team up for bedding line
• Elk Technologies adding VersaShield FC to FR line
• Obituaries
• Ruth Walker, retailer

• Opinion Today
• Winds of change blow through market

• People Today
• Grow's new company to offer manufacturers strategic advise
• Phillips will head AICO's new upholstery division
• Importer Kemp appoints Dobbins to sales VP post
• Springmann is sales manager for new Hamilton & Spill div.
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Product Highlights
• Retailers hungry for wood
• New name, new case goods line
• Lifestyle's Forbidden City lures dealers in
• JTMichael seeks focused base for new import line
• Istikbal line integrates sleep, storage, seating
• Upholstery action sparked by fresh colors, styles, names
• Abuzz over brand-name lines
• Smith, Hickory Hill score with elegant value
• Motion arena boasts several winners
• Outlook rosier for metal beds
• Casual dining sources add products, programs
• Dinec introduces personalized Diva line
• Hekman creates occasional 'shop'
• Occasional vendors enjoy strong market
• Youth manufacturers round out offerings
• Leather players find comfortable niches
• Nicoletti, Natuzzi expand abroad
• DeCoro plans to add case goods this year
• Bedding draws good response
• Chinese aren't snoozing
• Hamilton & Spill: Ready for prime mattress time
• Tempur-Pedic goes stylish with EuroBed
• RTA sector perks up
• O'Sullivan marks anniversary as 'rebirth'
• Home office expanding reach into new rooms
• Home entertainment sparks 'wide' interest
• Home Plus America forms Anji Mountain Bamboo Rug
• Waites develops handmade rugs for Orient Express
• Rug buyers hunt for values
• New recliners keep showrooms rockin'

• Special Report
• High Point market winners

• Store Openings
• Fla., N.C. stores add Rowe galleries
• Bilt-Rite to relocate