Furniture Today - January 19, 2009

At retail, formal dining sets are going through a transition that reflects more casual lifestyles. Chinas are traveling the route of the bedroom armoire, being replaced by smaller, more functional pieces such as servers with wine storage. In some cases, tables also are shifting toward gathering-height formats with self-storing leaf capacity.

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• Editor's Desk
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• Industry Numbers
• Mainstreet Delivery files for Ch. 7 bankruptcy
• La-Z-Boy stockholder acquires 10.8% stake
• Jennifer sales down 21.5%
• Amisco working on privatization
• Havertys' 4Q same-store sales fall 21.3%

• News
• Classic rides with Harley
• Wynn's Thomas being honored as Design Icon
• Toy chests may be dropped from China furniture duties
• Acme opening Dallas facility
• All Broyhill reps to sell wood, upholstery
• Mattress Giant taps Murillo to be VP of merchandising
• Toronto sellers report brisk business
• Correction
• Trade Masters hires Rick Bowman as COO
• Van Ess president of Palecek
• Clifton Davidson, long-time sales rep
• A-America promotes two
• Classic Leather licensing Tag Galyean collection
• China's Youcheng gets 35.58% import duty rate
• Duty payments coming
• Good's Furniture shutting down operations
• Trust fund established for children of Todd Klemme
• Klaussner promotes 2
• Mike Manning, Natuzzi, Stylecraft rep

• Opinion Today
• Back to future: Putting 'go-to guys' in the field

• People Today
• McGuire joins FBI board of directors
• People on the Move
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• Special Report
• Market Preview
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• Market Report
• Accessories enjoy spotlight at market
• Atlanta puts accent on design