Furniture Today - January 28, 2013

While a majority of consumers currently own an innerspring sleep set, consumer satisfaction levels are much higher with specialty sleep sets.

• Bedding
• Bedding forecast: up 6.8%

• News
• Steve Silver hosts ‘Bachelor' in Vegas showroom
• Selling Sleep
• Harris brothers launch digital Design Network
• Robb & Stucky opens second Florida store
• Spring Air adding models to its Back Supporter line
• Suppliers who drop ship for online retailersbuild ‘buyer remorse' returns into pricing
• Retailer Pope & Turner closing doors, liquidating assets
• Consumer research aids product design
• Gel, cool sleep, technology among top Vegas stories
• Southerland focusing on new Sharper Image line
• Furniture of America moves showroom
• Comfort Solutions offering new, revamped designs
• Bedding majors aiming for strong year with new lines
• Study: Dressed beds have higher perceived value
• Maynard's joins Furniture First
• Features, power, style keep motion going
• Panel to discuss mattress labeling practices
• Occasional sources eye market as omen for year
• A.R.T. Furniture in new Las Vegas Market space
• Bedfax.org site debuts
• Sleep accessories tackle snoring, aromatherapy
• Case goods sources get aggressive with intros
• Natural lines among Tier Two bedding intros
• Our industry needs more information, analysis
• Loloi Rugs giving away iPod minis in Las Vegas
• Broad River shutting its Savvy Spaces stores
• Johnston joins Furniture Classics
• BrandSource sponsors contest for racing fans
• LaCrosse names Mehlman senior vice president of sales
• Sunny Designs expanding its Las Vegas showroom
• Bedding
• Sunbury promotes Notaro to senior VP
• Simpton joins Lady Americana
• ISPA to host session on mattress recycling
• Rugs
• Hollywood Bed offering higher-end EnVision frame
• Rizzy Home in larger Vegas space
• La-Z-Boy adds features to mobile platform
• Safavieh recognized for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts
• Leadership expert Keeley to speak at HFIC
• Mac Motion expands showroom, moves warehouse
• Motion & leather
• Stearns & Foster offering high-end gel memory foam
• Henredon closing plant
• Five Star Mattress sharpens pencil on pricing
• Kingsdown adds Kids, upgrades popular lines
• Stationary upholstery
• New products mark Restonic's 75th anniversary
• Butera book signing at Nourison to benefit Hurricane Sandy victims
• Occasional
• Online buyers shop around
• Matthews joins Emerald as VP of sales
• Abbyson Living in new showroom at WMC
• Welch to lead sales team at Rizzy Home
• Bassett adds Seattle, Indianapolis warehouses
• ADL to honor Rogers, Yost
• Simmons unveils 2 Beautyrest Recharge lines
• Krob tapped to head AGL office in N.C.
• Freeman joins Aaron's in VP post
• Boyd goes for variety in Vegas introductions
• '13 year of mass customization
• Wayfair.com secures $36.3M for Joss & Main
• Fabrictech offers PureCare aromatherapy collection
• Suppliers more focused on online retailers
• Temperature regulation a hot topic
• Bedroom & dining room
• Retailers plan to buy big