Furniture Today - February 25, 2008

As flat-panel televisions continue to drive changes throughout the furniture business, television consoles are becoming a lot like your kids. They're growing up fast. Not all that long ago, virtually all consoles were designed so the television was 24 to 28 inches off the floor. But today, those units appear vertically challenged.

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• IFFS/ASEAN CEO resigns
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