Furniture Today - March 23, 2009

“Flat” seems to be the new “good” as far as sales are concerned in youth furniture. Vendors are looking closely at the bottom line, editing their number of SKUs and looking for ways to help their customers drive traffic. Earl Wang, vice president of product development for Lea Inds.

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• News
• Bassett cuts 50 jobs; will save $7M-$8M a year
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• Green joins Storis
• Boston Interiors adding 7th unit
• New ANSI board standards harmonize with CARB
• Youth source Bedtime sold to China’s Shawin Intl.
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• Broyhill sets tiered pricing based on volume
• City employee cuts 'waist,' wins $10K in diet challenge
• Emerson et Cie taps Gardner for post
• Ryan to direct Grange North America
• City Furniture: A 'lean’ machine
• Berkline names Burch president, CEO
• ASFD accepting Pinnacle Award nominations
• Feinblum marketing leases on five American Home stores
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• Uva leaves Natuzzi
• Cash named to sales post at Cresent
• F/T Web exclusives
• Saloom launching Gardner Contemporary
• Universal drops two execs in reorganization
• Houston's Finger sells stores
• Today's Bedroom One in receivership
• Nearly 70 companies showing at premarket
• McAndrews rejoins Mattress Firm
• Ohio show sees more exhibitors
• WithIt taking WOW nominations
• 1800mattress in flux
• AICO awards White, Salman, other sales reps
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• Special Report
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