Furniture Today - December 22, 2008

Remember growing up in a kitchen that was loud and full of activity, with mom cooking, kids doing homework and neighbors dropping by for coffee? Those days aren't gone forever, because more and more Americans are rediscovering that the kitchen is truly the heart of the home. Of course, this is being done today with the latest technology and equipment, but the end result is one room that provide...

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• Industry Numbers
• Hancock reports smaller loss
• Pier 1 loses $36.9M
• Leggett & Platt cuts 4Q estimates
• Shermag gains debt extension
• New marketing agency offers support for in-house promotions
• Culp's NYSE listing under review

• News
• Ads promote renting to avoid debt
• Workers get McCreary stake
• Online registration begins for April High Point Market
• Canada's North End closes all eight stores
• Lead standards tighten
• Aaron acquires Rosey stores
• IDS names Lloyd's Limone a fellow
• Scott Young leaves Bradington-Young
• Office Star showing at CES
• Holiday display draws traffic
• E.S. Kluft adds warehouse in Conn. to serve the East
• Zuppa resigns post at American Furniture
• Retailers adjusting to changing credit climate
• Obituaries
• Angie Echevarria, founder, Somma Mattress

• Opinion Today
• Letters to the Editor
• Humbled, proud and honored

• People Today
• Lane hires VP; 2 others in new posts
• People on the Move
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• Special Report
• Outlook somber for bedding in '09
• Ray of hope seen for second half '09
• F/T consensus forecast: Units and dollars both will drop

• Store Openings
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