Furniture Today - March 16, 2009

Many bedroom sources expanded their offerings of clean-lined contemporary and transitional designs at the recent Las Vegas Market. A number of these looks are aimed at younger, space-conscious consumers as well as those seeking a simpler approach to bedrooms purchased for spare rooms or smaller homes.

• Bedding Today
• Three reasons to attend our Bedding Conference

• Editor's Desk
• On reaching new frugal consumer

• Industry Numbers
• Dorel Inds. profits drop 14.2% in fourth quarter
• Furniture stock information now online in real-time setting
• IHFC posts $13.7 million profit in 2008
• FBI awards bonuses
• Sun Capital sells some of its FBI stake

• Insider's View
• Weathering the storm with cooperation, respect

• News
• Vegas Market attendance down 4% in February
• Flash flood disrupts Malaysia International Furniture Fair
• Miresco shuts down wholesale rug division
• WithIt accepting Hall scholarship nominations
• Linon Home Décor opens Atlanta market showroom
• Ikea remodeling in Elizabeth, N.J.
• Toronto fair set for Aug. 9-10
• DOC identifies exporters targeted for next review
• Tietex Interiors, Burlington Mfg. Services merging
• Furniture Outlets USA sets up liquidation center
• F/T Web exclusives
• In bedding, it's good to be 'E'
• Restructuring in process at Simmons
• High Point premarket set for March 23-24
• Kelly Rentals shifting 23 units to Aaron's format in Va., N.C.
• Time to send info on market intros
• NHFA plans consumer site
• Jan. bedding sales down 18.5%
• ISPA creates free online job board
• Hipple presenting retail webinar
• Hamilton Spill moves showroom, adds leather upholstery
• Specialty Sleep Assn. plans to set 'green' standards
• Klaussner's new venture
• V-B to expand plant
• Obituaries
• Michael Greeley, industry veteran

• Opinion Today
• Glut takes shine off Chinese imports
• Rug industry 'Think Tank’ offers survival tips

• Our Community
• Sam Levitz donates to 'Extreme' TV show
• Aspenhome walks for City of Hope
• Barcalounger giving chairs to injured soldiers
• Four Hands sponsors orphans

• People Today
• People Today

• Store Openings
• Feathers launches Habersham store
• Flexsteel adds 2 Arizona galleries
• Wilcox debuts Bassett gallery