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Wo has introduced a line of organic mattresses and pillows called... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49206-New_York_furnishings_group_to_honor_Bograd_Simonetti_Feinblum.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49206-New_York_furnishings_group_to_honor_Bograd_Simonetti_Feinblum.php Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:14:00 GMT UPDATED  NEW YORK — Joseph Bograd of Bograd's Fine Furniture in Riverdale, N.J., Ray Simonett... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49189-Mattress_Firm_plans_to_buy_five_stores_from_franchisee.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49189-Mattress_Firm_plans_to_buy_five_stores_from_franchisee.php Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:17:18 GMT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Top 100 store Mattress Firm said it plans to buy five of its stores from a fra... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49135-Specialty_Sleep_Assn_helps_consumers_find_stores.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49135-Specialty_Sleep_Assn_helps_consumers_find_stores.php Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:32:04 GMT FRIANT, Calif. — Aiming to drive traffic to its retail members' stores, the Specialty Sleep Ass... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49133-Therapedic_sets_course.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49133-Therapedic_sets_course.php Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:26:22 GMT NAPLES, Fla. — Therapedic is rolling out a potent arsenal of exclusive new innerspring and spec... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49131-Danker_Furniture_name_to_leave_Washington.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49131-Danker_Furniture_name_to_leave_Washington.php Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:14:37 GMT GAITHERSBURG, Md. - The owner of Danker Furniture is converting three of its four high-end stores... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49128-Brick_earnings_tumble_25_7_in_3Q.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49128-Brick_earnings_tumble_25_7_in_3Q.php Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:57:36 GMT EDMONTON, Alberta — In what may be a sign of things to come for the Canadian furniture retailin... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49099-Lawyer_objects_to_Jordan_s_Red_Sox_promotion.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49099-Lawyer_objects_to_Jordan_s_Red_Sox_promotion.php Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:41:12 GMT TAUNTON, Mass. — A Salem, Mass., attorney has taken the case of a Jordan's Furniture customer, ... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49089-Furniture_retailer_Havertys_reports_1_5_million_loss.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49089-Furniture_retailer_Havertys_reports_1_5_million_loss.php Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:55:31 GMT ATLANTA — Havertys posted a third-quarter net loss of $1.5 million, citing a continuing decline... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49018-WG_R_Furniture_to_close_five_Sleep_Shops_in_Wisconsin.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49018-WG_R_Furniture_to_close_five_Sleep_Shops_in_Wisconsin.php Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:42:25 GMT GREEN BAY, Wis. — WG&R Furniture has announced it will close its five Milwaukee-area Sleep Shop... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49010-California_owners_to_expand_La_Z_Boy_furniture_chain.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49010-California_owners_to_expand_La_Z_Boy_furniture_chain.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:11:19 GMT SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Owners of four local La-Z-Boy stores are expanding to Chico and Redding, Cal... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49005-Protect_A_Bed_execs_find_rainbow_at_end_of_journey.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49005-Protect_A_Bed_execs_find_rainbow_at_end_of_journey.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:17:30 GMT CHICAGO — When Clive Goldin, Lawrence Hirson and James Bell walked aboard the luxury cruise shi... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49004-Kmart_to_launch_Jaclyn_Smith_furniture_line.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/49004-Kmart_to_launch_Jaclyn_Smith_furniture_line.php Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:37:54 GMT NEW YORK - Kmart will launch an exclusive furniture collection by Jaclyn Smith in the spring, fol... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48991-Kmart_developing_Jaclyn_Smith_furniture_line.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48991-Kmart_developing_Jaclyn_Smith_furniture_line.php Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:36:52 GMT NEW YORK — Kmart will launch an exclusive furniture collection designed by Jaclyn Smith in the ... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48979-Williams_Sonoma_slashes_earnings_estimates.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48979-Williams_Sonoma_slashes_earnings_estimates.php Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:15:27 GMT SAN FRANCISCO — Faced with same-store sales declines of more than 20% in September and October,... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48972-Former_furniture_chain_Heilig_Meyers_in_fraud_lawsuit.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48972-Former_furniture_chain_Heilig_Meyers_in_fraud_lawsuit.php Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:37:19 GMT NEW YORK — Long-gone furniture retailer Heilig-Meyers is still making waves in a fraud case inv... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48969-Judge_rules_Art_Van_can_t_use_candy_image_on_trucks.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48969-Judge_rules_Art_Van_can_t_use_candy_image_on_trucks.php Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:13:08 GMT WARREN, Mich. — There'll be no candy for Art Van Furniture as a federal judge has ordered the r... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48961-Furniture_retailer_Pottery_Barn_to_open_PBteen_store.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48961-Furniture_retailer_Pottery_Barn_to_open_PBteen_store.php Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:19:05 GMT ATLANTA — Williams-Sonoma will open its first PBteen store in the Lenox Square Mall here, altho... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48861-High_Point_Market_Fall_2008_Calvin_Klein_Home_targets_furniture_stores.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48861-High_Point_Market_Fall_2008_Calvin_Klein_Home_targets_furniture_stores.php Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:27:33 GMT AT THE MARKET - With its first furniture collections debuting here and at Macy's, Calvin Klein Ho... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48859-Natuzzi_planning_first_North_American_furniture_plant.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48859-Natuzzi_planning_first_North_American_furniture_plant.php Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:06:11 GMT SANTERAMO IN COLLE, Italy - Natuzzi's board has approved a three-year business plan to increase s... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48844-High_Point_Market_Fall_2008_Showrooms_busy_early.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48844-High_Point_Market_Fall_2008_Showrooms_busy_early.php Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:07:04 GMT AT THE MARKET - Despite lighter traffic, the High Point Market Fall 2008 got off to a better-than... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48836-No_free_furniture_for_Red_Sox_fans.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48836-No_free_furniture_for_Red_Sox_fans.php Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:16:39 GMT BOSTON — It's all over for the Boston Red Sox and Jordan's customers who were looking for a fre... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48833-Furniture_com_hires_Morgan_Woodruff_as_COO.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48833-Furniture_com_hires_Morgan_Woodruff_as_COO.php Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:29:14 GMT WALTHAM, Mass. — Furniture.com hired Morgan Woodruff as chief operating officer, responsible fo... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48750-High_Point_Market_Fall_2008_Occasional_furniture_sources_seek_to_stand_out_from_crowd.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48750-High_Point_Market_Fall_2008_Occasional_furniture_sources_seek_to_stand_out_from_crowd.php Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:04:28 GMT HIGH POINT - For occasional sources, this will be a market where sources seek to stand out from t... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48748-High_Point_Market_Fall_2008_Buyers_push_for_deals.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48748-High_Point_Market_Fall_2008_Buyers_push_for_deals.php Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:24:19 GMT HIGH POINT - Retailers shopping this week's High Point Market here say unrelenting pressure on co... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48743-Furnitureland_South_s_global_business_rises.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48743-Furnitureland_South_s_global_business_rises.php Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:26:29 GMT JAMESTOWN, N.C. — Mega-retailer Furnitureland South says it has seen a rise in its internationa... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48722-Mattress_maker_Sealy_opens_larger_Toronto_plant.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48722-Mattress_maker_Sealy_opens_larger_Toronto_plant.php Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:21:01 GMT TORONTO — Sealy has opened a new, larger plant here to accommodate its growth in the Canadian m... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48717-Courts_to_open_first_U_S_furniture_home_goods_store.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48717-Courts_to_open_first_U_S_furniture_home_goods_store.php Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:49:11 GMT BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Courts, a large Caribbean furniture, electronics and appliance chain, said it wi... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48712-Furniture_veteran_Sev_Ritchie_joins_Ayr1_com.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48712-Furniture_veteran_Sev_Ritchie_joins_Ayr1_com.php Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:10:07 GMT SUDBURY, Ontario - Furniture industry veteran Sev Ritchie has joined retail Web solutions company... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48699-1800mattress_com_plans_40_D_C_area_stores.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48699-1800mattress_com_plans_40_D_C_area_stores.php Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:02:18 GMT WASHINGTON - Tele-retailer 1800mattress.com says it plans to open about 40 stores in this city an... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48658-Hendricks_Furniture_Group_changes_leadership.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48658-Hendricks_Furniture_Group_changes_leadership.php Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:08:20 GMT CONOVER, N.C. — Hendricks Furniture Group has announced leadership changes that it said are des... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48604-Bob_s_Discount_opens_31st_store.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48604-Bob_s_Discount_opens_31st_store.php Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:51:37 GMT DEDHAM, Mass. - Bob's Discount Furniture will grand open its 31st store here Friday. http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48602-Havertys_sales_tumble_12_5_in_quarter.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48602-Havertys_sales_tumble_12_5_in_quarter.php Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:34:50 GMT ATLANTA - Havertys continued to feel the brunt of an economic slump as third quarter same-store s... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48541-Three_Rooms_To_Go_trucks_stolen_in_Florida.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48541-Three_Rooms_To_Go_trucks_stolen_in_Florida.php Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:50:38 GMT ORANGE PARK, Fla. - Three truck trailers loaded with furniture have been stolen in recent weeks f... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48540-Norwalk_retailers_forming_new_chain.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48540-Norwalk_retailers_forming_new_chain.php Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:37:07 GMT TULSA, Okla. - About 30 former Norwalk store owners are expected to begin converting their franch... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48531-Thomasville_in_three_more_markets.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48531-Thomasville_in_three_more_markets.php Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:59:42 GMT THOMASVILLE, N.C. — Kacey Fine Furniture, Hank's Fine Furniture and Phelan's Interiors have ope... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48523-Ashley_Furniture_filling_orders_from_closed_store.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48523-Ashley_Furniture_filling_orders_from_closed_store.php Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:22:04 GMT ROANOKE, Va. - Ashley Furniture has promised to fill orders made at an Ashley Furniture HomeStore... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48521-Ikea_recalls_chests_for_injury_risk.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48521-Ikea_recalls_chests_for_injury_risk.php Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:16:32 GMT WASHINGTON - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said that Ikea will voluntarily recall i... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48518-Actress_Illeana_Douglas_sets_Web_TV_show_at_Ikea.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48518-Actress_Illeana_Douglas_sets_Web_TV_show_at_Ikea.php Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:41:32 GMT LOS ANGELES - Ikea is the setting, and often the subject matter, of a new Web-based comedy show c... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48516-Ikea_bags_disposable_bags.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48516-Ikea_bags_disposable_bags.php Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:15:41 GMT CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Ikea, which launched a "bag the plastic bag" campaign in 2001, officially g... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48512-JRM_Sales_Knorr_marketing_team_up.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48512-JRM_Sales_Knorr_marketing_team_up.php Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:06:26 GMT TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Industry consulting firms JRM Sales & Management and Knorr Marketing hav... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48461-Room_Board_coming_to_Atlanta.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48461-Room_Board_coming_to_Atlanta.php Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:21:00 GMT MINNEAPOLIS - Room & Board will open its first Atlanta store this coming spring. http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48460-Steve_McKee_leaves_Robb_Stucky.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48460-Steve_McKee_leaves_Robb_Stucky.php Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:15:03 GMT FORT MYERS, Fla. - Steve McKee, who has been senior vice president of merchandising at Robb & Stu... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48455-Ad_industry_salutes_Serta_Counting_Sheep.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48455-Ad_industry_salutes_Serta_Counting_Sheep.php Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:44:54 GMT HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - The Serta Counting Sheep, reluctant heroes of countless television ads, h... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48441-TBG_Arkansas_retail_group_team_up.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48441-TBG_Arkansas_retail_group_team_up.php Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:07:59 GMT BELLS, Tenn. — The Buying Giant buying group and the Arkansas Homefurnishings Assn. are joining... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48371-BrandSource_launches_whole_home_stores.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48371-BrandSource_launches_whole_home_stores.php Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:45:53 GMT ANAHEIM. Calif. - BrandSource buying group is set to roll out a new store program designed to mov... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48369-Sleep_Country_Canada_goes_private.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48369-Sleep_Country_Canada_goes_private.php Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:23:08 GMT TORONTO - Sleep Country Canada went private Wednesday as the friendly takeover by two investment ... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48350-Levin_wins_Waste_Watchers_Award.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48350-Levin_wins_Waste_Watchers_Award.php Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:53:00 GMT SMITHTON, Pa. — Levin Furniture received the 2008 Waste Watchers Award this month for making wa... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48355-Select_Comfort_offers_Sleep_Number_pillows.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48355-Select_Comfort_offers_Sleep_Number_pillows.php Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:36:15 GMT MINNEAPOLIS — Select Comfort, which has found a niche in the mattress market with its Sleep Num... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48349-D_D_Oskar_Huber_in_Chapter_11.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48349-D_D_Oskar_Huber_in_Chapter_11.php Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:51:57 GMT SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. — DD Huber Furniture & Design, the proposed retailer name for the merged opera... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48340-Warren_Buffett_in_ad_for_Nebraska_Furniture_Mart.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48340-Warren_Buffett_in_ad_for_Nebraska_Furniture_Mart.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:29:16 GMT OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett is doing a television commercial for Nebraska Furniture Mart. http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48290-California_s_Living_Spaces_adding_stores.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48290-California_s_Living_Spaces_adding_stores.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:39:50 GMT IRVINE, Calif. — Despite operating in one of the toughest economic climates in the country, Top... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48284-Gallery_plans_store_in_high_end_Houston_area.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48284-Gallery_plans_store_in_high_end_Houston_area.php Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:16:23 GMT HOUSTON - Gallery Furniture will open a satellite store in the prime Galleria mall area here next... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48282-Fash_n_Home_adds_2_members.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48282-Fash_n_Home_adds_2_members.php Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:53:12 GMT FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - Fash-n-Home has added two new retailer members in a move that boosts the nonp... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48281-Exclusive_Furniture_giving_away_mattresses_to_Ike_victims.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48281-Exclusive_Furniture_giving_away_mattresses_to_Ike_victims.php Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:47:46 GMT HOUSTON - Exclusive Furniture owner Sam Zavary will hand out free twin mattresses this weekend to... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48278-Costco_selling_2_Herman_Miller_chairs.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48278-Costco_selling_2_Herman_Miller_chairs.php Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:24:15 GMT ZEELAND, Mich. - Office furniture producer Herman Miller has started selling two chair models at ... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48277-Roche_Bobois_hires_former_Bloomie_s_exec.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48277-Roche_Bobois_hires_former_Bloomie_s_exec.php Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:15:39 GMT NEW YORK - Former Bloomingdale's executive Michelle Klein has joined French retailer Roche Bobois... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48264-Ikea_opens_Northwest_distribution_center.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48264-Ikea_opens_Northwest_distribution_center.php Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:10:18 GMT TACOMA, Wash. — Ikea has opened a 646,000-square-foot distribution center here, its seventh in ... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48263-Pier_1_hires_Pottery_Barn_exec.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48263-Pier_1_hires_Pottery_Barn_exec.php Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:55:27 GMT FORT WORTH, Texas — Michael Benkel has joined Pier 1 Imports as senior vice president of planni... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48177-Police_investigate_furniture_store_GOB_sale.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48177-Police_investigate_furniture_store_GOB_sale.php Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:45:13 GMT GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — Police are investigating whether fraud was committed in a going-out-of-busi... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48123-After_50_years_Rudy_Valente_moves_business_online.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48123-After_50_years_Rudy_Valente_moves_business_online.php Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:32:48 GMT RICHMOND, Va. - After 50 years in the business, Rudy Valente of RV Cole is moving to a new addres... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48110-UPDATE_Mattress_Discounters_files_Chapter_11.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48110-UPDATE_Mattress_Discounters_files_Chapter_11.php Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:57:13 GMT UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Top 100 retailer Mattress Discounters has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48107-Gardner_White_giving_away_Lions_Packers_tickets.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48107-Gardner_White_giving_away_Lions_Packers_tickets.php Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:42:09 GMT DETROIT — Gardner-White Furniture has bought the remaining tickets to the Detroit Lions footbal... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48106-Mattress_Discounters_files_Chapter_11.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48106-Mattress_Discounters_files_Chapter_11.php Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:20:59 GMT UPPER MARLBORO, Md. - Bedding specialty chain Mattress Discounters has filed for Chapter 11 bankr... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48072-Ikea_coming_to_Denver_area.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48072-Ikea_coming_to_Denver_area.php Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:39:12 GMT CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea is coming to Denver. http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48065-Hooker_Furniture_s_earnings_down_57_in_quarter.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48065-Hooker_Furniture_s_earnings_down_57_in_quarter.php Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:58:17 GMT MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Case goods and upholstery resource Hooker Furniture said its sales fell 12% i... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48064-UPDATE_Becker_eyes_options_for_growth.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48064-UPDATE_Becker_eyes_options_for_growth.php Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:49:44 GMT BECKER, Minn. — The owners of Becker Furniture World are looking at sale/leaseback opportunitie... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48062-Ethan_Allen_launching_eco_friendly_furniture_line.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48062-Ethan_Allen_launching_eco_friendly_furniture_line.php Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:54:00 GMT DANBURY, Conn. — Furniture retailer and manufacturer Ethan Allen will release a line of eco-fri... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48048-New_Mexico_store_opens_closes_at_same_time.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48048-New_Mexico_store_opens_closes_at_same_time.php Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:23:56 GMT SANTA FE, N.M. - A furniture store here appears to be running its opening and closing sales at th... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48045-High_Point_offers_tips_on_stimulating_retail_business.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48045-High_Point_offers_tips_on_stimulating_retail_business.php Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:43:05 GMT HIGH POINT - A new Business Outlook report from the High Point Market Authority focuses on strate... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48041-Sleep_Train_Simmons_hosting_charity_golf_classic_on_Wednesday.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48041-Sleep_Train_Simmons_hosting_charity_golf_classic_on_Wednesday.php Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:45:43 GMT CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. — Bedding retailer Sleep Train will host its second annual charity golf ... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47998-Ethan_Allen_launches_European_growth_plan.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47998-Ethan_Allen_launches_European_growth_plan.php Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:05:18 GMT DANBURY, Conn. — Ethan Allen has hired Gregor Noelle to spearhead a plan to expand its internat... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47994-Becker_Furniture_World_eyeing_national_expansion.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47994-Becker_Furniture_World_eyeing_national_expansion.php Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:38:06 GMT BECKER, Minn. — The owners of Becker Furniture World want to sell their 380,000-square-foot sho... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48040-Furniture_Store_Performance_Report_Insights_on_using_this_issue.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/48040-Furniture_Store_Performance_Report_Insights_on_using_this_issue.php Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Furniture/Today's exclusive Furniture Store Performance Report is designed to help retailers in y... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47986-Labor_Day_sales_strong.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47986-Labor_Day_sales_strong.php Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:22:04 GMT HIGH POINT — Furniture stores reported strong results from their Labor Day weekend events, with... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47974-Hendricks_to_sell_10_Thomasville_stores.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47974-Hendricks_to_sell_10_Thomasville_stores.php Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:21:12 GMT CONOVER, N.C. - Hendricks Furniture Group will sell its 10 remaining Thomasville Home Furnishings... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47970-Samuel_s_to_open_fourth_store.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47970-Samuel_s_to_open_fourth_store.php Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:56:21 GMT MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Samuel's Furniture will open its fourth store in Collierville, Tenn., accordin... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47967-Ethan_Allen_forecasts_lower_earnings.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47967-Ethan_Allen_forecasts_lower_earnings.php Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:40:41 GMT DANBURY, Conn. - Ethan Allen is forecasting earnings below expectations for its current quarter, ... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47966-Pier_1_reports_1_7_same_store_sales_decline.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47966-Pier_1_reports_1_7_same_store_sales_decline.php Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:17:41 GMT FORT WORTH, Texas - Pier 1 Imports said its same-store sales in its fiscal second quarter were do... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47914-BMTC_to_purchase_up_to_4_million_shares.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47914-BMTC_to_purchase_up_to_4_million_shares.php Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:38:56 GMT MONTREAL — BMTC Group will purchase as many as four million of its own Class A voting share at ... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47912-Wolf_acquires_Harmon_s_Furniture.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47912-Wolf_acquires_Harmon_s_Furniture.php Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:29:05 GMT CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Wolf Furniture has acquired the Harmon's Furniture showroom here, which will ... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47909-Private_equity_group_acquires_stake_in_Carls_Patio.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47909-Private_equity_group_acquires_stake_in_Carls_Patio.php Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:49:40 GMT COCONUT CREEK, Fla. - A private equity group has acquired a stake in the Carls Patio business of ... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47907-William_Sonoma_income_plummets_41_2_in_second_quarter.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47907-William_Sonoma_income_plummets_41_2_in_second_quarter.php Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:28:12 GMT SAN FRANCISCO - Williams-Sonoma, parent company of Pottery Barn and several other retail formats,... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47905-Sure_Fit_aims_to_find_America_s_ugliest_couch.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47905-Sure_Fit_aims_to_find_America_s_ugliest_couch.php Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:21:36 GMT NEW YORK - Sure Fit, a source and marketer of ready-made furniture covers, is on the hunt for the... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47906-Simmons_drops_price_points_on_flagship_Beautyrest_line.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47906-Simmons_drops_price_points_on_flagship_Beautyrest_line.php Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:19:52 GMT ATLANTA - Bedding major Simmons is broadening the appeal of its flagship Beautyrest line with its... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47901-Furniture_First_Symposium_tackles_tough_economy.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47901-Furniture_First_Symposium_tackles_tough_economy.php Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:58:42 GMT CHICAGO, Ill. - Furniture retailers attending the 11th annual Furniture First Symposium came away... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47894-Stacy_s_Furniture_plans_new_store_in_Fort_Worth_Texas.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47894-Stacy_s_Furniture_plans_new_store_in_Fort_Worth_Texas.php Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:12:35 GMT GRAPEVINE, Texas - Stacy's Furniture here has contracted to buy seven acres for its first 150,000... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47892-Therapedic_launches_I_Care_Elite_bedding_line.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47892-Therapedic_launches_I_Care_Elite_bedding_line.php Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:25 GMT PRINCETON, N.J. - Top 10 bedding producer Therapedic has launched a mattress and sleep accessorie... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47887-RoomPlace_taps_Zimmerman_for_ad_campaign.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47887-RoomPlace_taps_Zimmerman_for_ad_campaign.php Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:46:52 GMT LOMBARD, Ill. - The RoomPlace here has hired Zimmerman Advertising as its agency of record for an... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47877-Brand_Source_group_meeting_in_Las_Vegas.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47877-Brand_Source_group_meeting_in_Las_Vegas.php Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:32:00 GMT LAS VEGAS - Brand Source, the $11 billion consumer electronics, major appliances and home furnish... http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47836-Los_Angeles_McMahan_s_shutting_down_operations.php http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/47836-Los_Angeles_McMahan_s_shutting_down_operations.php Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:41:00 GMT LOS ANGELES - Former longtime Top 100 retailer McMahan's will shut down operations after a going-...