Research / Analysis

• High Point Market Fall 2008: Lakeside Design sets sail with 3 domestic groups

  Ray Allegrezza, October 24, 2008
  HIGH POINT - Lakeside Design, a new domestic supplier of case goods, is making its debut at the High Point Market this week in space 1-622 at the Suites at Market Square with three collections of furniture it describes as better goods at affordable prices.  More

• Innersprings imported from Vietnam, South Africa subject to duties

  Furniture Today Staff, October 22, 2008
  WASHINGTON — U.S. importers of uncovered innerspring units from Vietnam and South Africa will have to pay duties on the products after a U.S. Department of Commerce ruling this week that manufacturers in those countries are dumping goods in the American market.  More

• High Point Market Fall 2008: Occasional furniture sources seek to stand out from crowd

  Heath Combs, October 20, 2008
  HIGH POINT - For occasional sources, this will be a market where sources seek to stand out from the crowd.  More

• U.S. furniture factory orders drop 17% in July

  Furniture Today Staff, October 2, 2008
  HIGH POINT — U.S. furniture factory orders continued their double-digit dive in July, falling 17% from the same month a year earlier, Smith Leonard reported.  More

• Albert Prillaman replaces Jeff Scheffer as Stanley CEO

  Tom Russell, September 23, 2008
  STANLEYTOWN, Va. — Jeff Scheffer has resigned as president and CEO of case goods manufacturer and importer Stanley Furniture and board Chairman Albert Prillaman is stepping into the role of CEO.  More

• Innerspring duty ruling delayed until December

  Tom Russell, September 3, 2008
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce has delayed by 60 days its ruling on final duties on imports of mattress innersprings from China, Vietnam and South Africa.  More

• GS moving to larger warehouse

  By Furniture Today Staff, July 28, 2008
  RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Dining furniture import resource GS Furniture will begin moving this month to a larger distribution center and warehouse in Southern California. The company has signed a long-term lease and will move from its 65,000-square-foot facility here to a 133,000-square-foot building in Riverside, Calif.  More

• Not all antidumping duties collected, says GAO

  Thomas Russell, July 10, 2008
  WASHINGTON More than $600 million in antidumping duties have gone uncollected since 2001, the U.S. Government Accountability Office has found.  More

• Amisco sales fall 22.3% in quarter

  Michael J. Knell, July 7, 2008
  L’ISLET, Quebec Sales and earnings continued to tumble for metal furniture specialist Amisco in its fiscal second quarter, driven mainly by the soft retail environment in the United States and ongoing unfavorable exchange rates.  More

• Modern meets classic in Egypt

  By Susan Pantaleo, June 30, 2008
  CAIRO, Egypt — Long known for intricate marquetry, carvings, inlays and ormolu work, Egyptian furniture makers are now applying those skills in a more delicate manner, enabling their furniture to be compatible with today's modern and classic settings. A walk through the Furnex International Furniture & Home Furnishing Trade Fair, held here this month, dispels any notions about Egypti...  More

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