Furniture Today - April 21, 2008

Guest speakers and a tour of a Jordan's Furniture store will highlight the National Home Furnishings Assn.'s spring meeting here May 14. Open to retailers, interior designers and architects in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the annual event provides opportunities for education, networking and recognition.

• Bedding Today
• Market provides clues on surviving tough times

• Best Of Market
• Trend spotting in High Point
• Market winners

• Editor's Desk
• Survey results help you sell

• Industry Numbers
• Samson sales, earnings fall
• Stanley 1Q sales fall 16.7%
• Financial results

• News
• La-Z-Boy to cut U.S. jobs
• F/T names retail bedding giants
• Better than expected
• Palliser acts on lead
• Borstein receives La-Z-Boy award
• John Wayne-licensed collection on the horizon
• Mehlman retiring as chairman at Odyssey
• Papasadero leading NARDA
• Heath replaces retiring Boyd as Pearson president
• Ikea opening in Brooklyn
• Spak leaves Catnapper
• Hudson's Bay CEO Zucker dies at age 58
• Bowman leaves Lifestyle
• Soltex acquires Value Ticking
• Prices rise 5% to 15% on some lines
• Market attendees face air travel challenges
• ISPA projecting weaker sales for this year
• SEHFA holding convention June 8–11 in Destin, Fla.
• RTG planning La. facility in '09
• WHFA members to build teams, bikes during conference
• EQ3 plans first Florida store for Miami
• Groters joins Joya Sleep
• Crate & Barrel expanding
• Registration open for July Las Vegas Market
• Navis buys big stake in PMI Inc.
• Bedding Benchmarks
• Simmons partnering with Seo for eco bedding
• New memory foam added to Beautyrest line
• Simmons aims for more growth
• Obituaries
• Obituaries

• Opinion Today
• In tough times, sharing ideas benefits entire industry
• Working trade shows — exhausting but rewarding
• Letters to the Editor
• Berkley: CPSC, AHFA wrong to push new furniture FR standard

• People Today
• SSA elects Read president, treasurer
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Product Highlights
• Bedroom: A case of survival of the fittest
• CR-Home launches gallery program
• Formal dining sources find 2nd time's the charm
• Casual dining sources stir activity with fresh designs
• Value models drive bedding
• Bedding imports generate buzz
• Payne teaming with Lazar for upholstery group
• Upholstery sources find market a pleasant surprise
• Style, function draw interest in occasional
• Canadians do well despite retail weakness
• New products add zest to metal beds
• Entertainment buyers like consoles, add-on items
• Industry makes strides on eco-friendly front
• Copeland introduces FSC-certified case goods at market
• Stainsafe launches line of 'green' care products
• Hooker seeking EFEC certification
• Leather sources spotlight stepped-up covers
• Motion uph. vendors raise prices
• Rug sources offer new designs, display ideas
• Cisco Bros. revives old mill in 'green' style
• Colleagues salute Holliman
• Retailers want market spaces staffed all week

• Store Openings
• Environment Furniture opens N.Y. showroom
• Kingsley installs La-Z-Boy gallery
• Gibson Patio debuts in Tenn.