Furniture Today - January 21, 2008

Because of incorrect information received by Furniture/Today, a story last week about a new upholstery venture founded by industry veteran Howard Slavin and his son Michael contained inaccuracies. The company, Preferred Furniture, is a marketing entity to sell domestically produced upholstery in the $499 to $799 price points.

• Bedding Today
• Retail bedding coverage a key part of our strategy

• Editor's Desk
• Look for more deals this year

• Industry Numbers
• W-S cuts forecast
• Pier 1 to close more stores

• News
• Oakwood shifts back to solid-wood bedroom
• Investors buy Schnadig
• Forbidden City rocks
• Sealy reinvents top brand
• Furniture takes stage at CES
• Toronto encouraging, but traffic down
• Domain looks to restructure
• Kays takes top NHFA post
• AICO awards excellence
• Online shopping up 19%
• Atlanta exhibitors pleased with turnout, feedback
• Rug buyers seek fresh ideas at Atlanta show
• Ikea to open in Ohio
• Rep group honors Friedman as Retailer of Year in Florida
• Flag-display tables now offered at wholesale
• Profitsystems to hold Colossal meeting in Vegas
• Higdon Furniture under Chapter 11 protection
• 50 other exhibitors open doors
• Custom work gives U.S. manufacturers an edge
• Obituaries
• Obituaries

• Opinion Today
• Social shopping: A new twist on e-commerce

• People Today
• People Today

• Special Report
• Dining Room
• Formal dining flies under the radar
• Heimtextil
• Purples, metallics shine at Heimtex
• Las Vegas Product
• Array of product on tap for Vegas market

• Store Openings
• Ashley opens in Alabama
• Furnitalia debuts Calif. unit
• America's Mattress has new Fresno unit