Furniture Today - December 01, 2008

Consumers living in starter homes and condos often find themselves dealing with the challenge of limited storage space. That's why many bedroom resources are having increasing success with beds that offer drawer storage options in the siderails or footboards. Depending on the construction, the added storage can be used for anything from extra blankets and pillows to sheets ...

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• Editor's Desk
• Qubein: Set a clear course

• Industry Numbers
• Sears Canada reports gain
• Havertys' suspends quarterly stock dividend
• Bestar posts C$160,000 loss
• The Brick being cautious with distributions
• Ekornes reports North American revenues

• News
• Vision, willingness to change keys to success
• Karel: 'Small dealers need a venue'
• Tempo hires JCM sales group
• AHFA developing online furniture finder
• American Home closes 6 stores
• Ads should tell story, answer questions
• Judge approves sale of Boscov's to investors
• Wolf takes over Harmon's store
• Perry: 'Green' needs to be more clearly defined
• Color may give Stanley an edge
• Easygates opens first Easyhome store
• Ritchie joins Web solutions company Ayr1
• N.Y. discounter files Ch. 11
• WHFA taking retailer award nominations
• Verlo's Juoni 'sweeps' way up corporate ladder
• Bradburn to chair AHFA
• AHFA conference tackles tough economy
• GNYHFA honors three Pillars of the Industry
• Life stages dictate buying habits
• High Point attendance dips
• SSA launches store locator on Web
• Consumers react to down times
• Showplace plans Villas area of upscale displays for April
• Freed's opens second store in Dallas market
• Star opens expanded showroom in Houston
• Albanese, Bailey launch e-Spresso marketing
• Social interaction on Web a powerful tool
• WHFA to hold 2009 conference in Hawaii
• Shifman triples capacity with N.J. plant expansion
• Polyurethane conference focuses on 'green'
• F/T Web exclusives
• Hickory Springs has 2-pronged 'green' strategy
• Dow's Renuva scores
• WMC taps McKay for senior VP post
• Sealy lenders modify loans
• Stanley's youth line connects with Chinese
• Raymour & Flanigan takes 'green' to heart
• Shaw Living debuts Angela Adams
• Easygates appoints co-presidents
• Letters to the Editor
• Deutsch took time to help struggling new store
• Mattress Retailing 101
• Retailers' best practices add up to success in challenging times

• Opinion Today
• On distress goods, and a Vegas postscript
• It might be time to drop standard room displays

• Store Openings
• Thomasville opens 3rd store in Mexico City
• Kat Burki debuts in Conn.