Furniture Today - February 9, 2009

The brand-oriented mattress category makes room for two new names at this market Better Homes and Gardens and Ironman, which are making their debut on mattress lines being shown here. The Better Homes and Gardens mattress line is being produced by Five Star Mattress. It takes price points for that promotional to mid-priced maker up over $1,000 for the first time.

• Bedding Today
• Hot Vegas tip: Check out those $399 sleep sets

• Editor's Desk
• Don't just sit there: Twitter

• Industry Numbers
• Rent-A-Center reports $36 million 4Q profit
• Natuzzi proposes to buy back 2 million shares

• News
• SSA offering 'Breakfast in Bed' in Vegas
• L&P touts benefits of steel bed foundations
• Linon launching area rug line
• Worldwide Logistics, Magnussen set joint venture
• FMG sets Symposium for March in New Orleans
• Transportation group sets conference for April 1-3
• An in-depth look at Israel's bedding market
• Ruling issued on Chinese innersprings
• OWA shows in Las Vegas
• Havertys' Wilkerson retiring
• Correction
• Israel: Dr. Gav has high hopes for Spring Air
• Crypton, Guardian develop cleaning line
• WHFA launches Web microsite for conference
• Toronto Fabric Fair set for Feb. 23-26
• Singapore agency providing aid to member companies
• Employees buy Planex, change to PDI
• Group shows in Plaza Hotel
• New Designs for Comfort handling Variér
• Incentives may help Schnadig move to H.P.
• Wynwood, Endura settle copyright suit
• Carpe Diem seizes bedding day
• March CIFF show adding textiles
• Buying Group installs officers
• November factory orders decline 23% from 2007
• Send us photos of best Vegas introductions
• Harden Mfg. taps Ostlund
• Enforcement of Lacey Act changes postponed
• Singapore show organizers expect attendance to be up
• Foamex replaces two board seats
• Vaughan-Bassett, Bassett Mirror extend IHFC leases
• Buyers want quick hits
• Bassett Furniture suspends quarterly dividend
• Canada's Englander licensee offers 365-night guarantee
• Seattle-based Underhill's closing stores
• Elmore joins U.S. Furniture
• Home Express Sales and Lease to open first franchises
• CFMA to host charity golf tournament
• Dr. Gav has Israelis' backs
• Woodcock joins Ashley HomeStores as VP
• Bedding Benchmarks
• Company unveils 'brand promise' to dealers
• Restonic revitalizing brand
• Mattress Retailing 101
• American Mattress executives stay connected to sales floor

• Opinion Today
• Diversity will strengthen Furniture Hall of Fame
• European fairs feature fresh color palettes

• People Today
• MFA honors Massood, others
• People on the Move
• People On The Move

• Special Report
• Product Strategies
• Therapedic strengthens value offerings
• Upholstery sources focus on sharp values
• Contemporary taking wood spotlight
• Bedding sources offering ideas
• Spring Air gets back to basics, adds twists
• Entertainment likely to generate interest
• Occasional sources accent the positive