Furniture Today - July 9, 2007

Glider rockers, although a small portion of the overall seating business, are making waves with innovations and an ever-more-diverse range of offerings. In 2006, Furniture/Today estimates consumers shelled out $1.4 billion for glider rockers, accounting for 4% of the $83.8 billion total furniture and bedding market.

• Editor's Desk
• Study documents High Point's clout

• Industry Numbers
• Bassett 2Q sales down 14%
• Amisco sales down 15.2%, but earnings up
• FBI gets financing, waiver
• Havertys' June sales down 3.2%

• News
• CF Holding buys MGM
• Pleasant leaves legacy
• Quaker Fabric to close?
• Stickley finds Dallas home in Aneita Fern
• Monarchy expanding plant
• China creates export zone
• Reinisch expands warehouse
• Site holding WithIt giveaway
• Simmons creates scholarship
• Art Van stores introduce Cindy Crawford line
• Genova joins Star
• Hamilton Spill taps Springmann
• Furniture factory orders jump 12% in April
• Tournament raises $900K for City of Hope
• Melvin joins Baker Knapp & Tubbs
• Diamond named VP at Office Depot
• FBI saluting Broyhill
• Obituaries
• Robert 'Bob' Shurte, Bob Shurte & Associates

• Opinion Today
• For consumers' sake, let's not call it 'bonded leather'
• Letters to the Editor
• Industry needs to support AHFA's FR initiative

• People Today
• Momeni adds 2 to sales team
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Special Report
• Atlanta Rug Market
• Rug vendors rolling out the choices
• Use hard times as laboratory for new ideas
• Rug introductions for the July Atlanta market
• Performance Fabrics
• Performance fabrics gaining traction
• Showtime intros aim to raise styling bar

• Store Openings
• England adds two galleries
• La-Z-Boy store opens in Wis.
• Bedmart chain grows in Ariz.