Furniture Today - February 2, 2009

This city's market is a place for deals, and manufacturers rolled them out last week. Known as a source of close-outs, discounts and price promotions, the Tupelo Furniture Market lived up to its reputation with almost every seating company offering values to drum up business. Edgar Williamson, vice president of Southern Dreams, said the company's offering included four gro...

• Bedding Today
• Inauguration day shows promise of new beginning

• Editor's Desk
• Tenn. dealer wins by playing offense

• Industry Numbers
• EA profits plummet
• Confidence still tracking low
• Foamex restructuring debt
• Duties help offset 24.6% drop in sales at Stanley

• Market Events
• WHFA, NHFA partner for seminars during winter show
• Social scene stays lively at Las Vegas Market
• Marketgoers encouraged to use shuttle service
• Educational seminars set for market

• News
• Sealy launching new Stearns & Foster luxury line
• Klaussnerhome donates to family
• Klaussnerhome finding customers
• AICO honors two employees, Wells Fargo
• Import duties rise for some
• Traffic spotty at other showrooms
• Broyhill's Express Program adding wood, more seating
• Spinners, Blood Sweat & Tears booked for High Point Market
• Reilly joins Lifestyle Solutions
• Lifestyle offers new product to Forbidden City buyers
• Tupelo show generates orders
• Correction
• Hickory Spings using 'green' foam
• Directional Furniture completes Carter deal
• Comfort Solutions hires 3 veterans
• Dobbs resigns as Sealy VP
• Furniture/Today's French to direct market research
• Chromcraft restructures
• Bedding for big folks
• Assembly system for seating debuts
• Send us your best market photos
• F/T Web exclusives
• Obituaries
• Billy Wayne Anderson, Style Line Furniture

• Opinion Today
• Troutman reaches out with online rocker video

• Special Report
• Las Vegas Product
• Array of product on tap for Vegas market
• Retail Technology
• Tech companies hold own in tough times
• Vendors adding new software at upcoming markets
• Tupelo Furniture Market
• Market honors Mazer, Fraenkel, Brooks
• Case goods shoppers cautious but buying