Furniture Today - February 19, 2007

It's no secret that flat-panel TVs will keep consumers streaming to electronics retailers for the next several years, and producers of entertainment furniture want to make sure they're firmly attached to that growth curve. Most furniture executives believe the TV sales boom will continue at least through 2009, and they're trying to make the most of the opportunity.

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• Editor's Desk
• It's not so hard being green

• Industry Numbers
• Shermag will close 2 plants
• Hooker's earnings increase 12.8% in 2006
• La-Z-Boy posts $7.8M 3Q loss

• Insider's View
• Furniture spending shows some significant shifts

• News
• United Sleep revamps
• ISPA issues foam warning
• La-Z-Boy to sell 3 units
• 300th Ashley store opens in Fla.
• Planned June market in Canada canceled
• 2nd F/T Bedding Conference will delve into critical issues
• N.J. Thomasville stores eyed
• FMG members gather for symposium
• Speakers offer sales advice
• Attendees share best practices
• First February premarket set to open in High Point
• La-Z-Boy employees in Tennessee withdraw petition for union vote
• Pier 1 wins court order to hire new CEO
• Kowalski joins Precision Textiles
• Durham's Barbados makes retail debut
• Taylor King sets Mt. Vernon uph.
• Pulaski to close its last U.S. plant in April
• Somerton taps Hodges
• Sullivan joins Orian Rugs
• New Tempur-Pedic bed offers more familiar feel
• Shabby Chic planning 60 more stores
• Hendricks promotes Stuart
• Bedding Benchmarks
• Vegas: The social whirlwind
• Obituaries
• Albert M. Rick, Comfort Furniture president

• Opinion Today
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• Too many markets? Some fearless forecasts
• Letters to the Editor
• Antidumping duties being used for what?

• Retail Technology
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• Martin: Furniture stores need to be online

• Special Report
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• Store Openings
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• FineLines opens in Virginia