Furniture Today - August 23, 2010

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - The Counting Sheep are back and they are helping Serta stand out from the bedding flock

• Bedding
• Tailor messages to reach key female consumers

• Bedding Today
• Serta closing in on Sealy with strong sales increases

• Editor's Desk
• China, U.S. an odd couple

• Industry Numbers
• RoomStore cuts loss in 1Q
• Flexsteel posts $4.1M profit

• News
• Jane Seymour to host Hall of Fame banquet
• Superstyle's John Colalillo dies
• WithIt honors nine with 2010 WOW awards
• BrandSource conference set for Aug. 30 - Sept. 1
• Latex International tripling fabrication capacity
• Sweeney new VP of design at Pacific Casual
• Garden Accessories Courtyard to return to Casual Market
• Capel names Arthur senior designer
• Pride Family Brands to debut Romanesque table top collections
• Casual Market set for Sept. 21-24 in Chicago
• AHFA offers Carbon Calculator
• HFIA has new light resource
• Natura’s Sharper Image line has innovative technology
• Kindel merges with Taylor Co.
• Bennotti joins textile source Camira
• Simmons adds fashion flair to new Beautyrest model
• How to lure shoppers? SpongeBob!
• Hemingway's back in bedding
• Barcalounger sale set

• Opinion Today
• Don't lose sight of value you bring to consumers

• Special Report
• Exclusive Research: Top 25 Furniture and Bedding Retailers
• Credit scores rise, but consumers still wary