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Furniture|Today -- 12/31/2001
Supplement
- 2002 Retail Planning Guide
Rankings: Top 25 furniture retailers
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Rankings: Top 100 U.S. furniture stores
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Measuring your store's operating performance
Comparing your store's key performance measures with other furniture stores is important because these benchmarks enable you to assess your store's overall operating and financial performance. That assessment in turn will let you know what direction your operating strategy should take in 2002. Quantitatively, profitability is measured by net return on sales, return on assets, return on net wor...
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West, South top growth list
Every 10 years, the U.S. Bureau of the Census counts the population so that Congressional seats can be reapportioned. As a bonus, we get a detailed look at the nation's population patterns. The decade between 1990 and 2000, as with most decades, produced changes that affect where and to whom we sell furniture.
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Consumer Chase
Younger baby boomers Born between 1956 and 1964 Older baby boomers Born between 1946 and 1955 Empty nesters Born between 1936 and 1945 Retirees Born in 1935 or earlier Graphics by Furniture/Today
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Make the connection
No retailer can operate in a vacuum. The support of networking with other retailers, drawing on the expertise of service specialists, partnering with strong vendors and tapping the wealth of information that is available — all this serves to make us better at what we do. Below is a list (by no means exhaustive) of some of the resources available to furniture retailers.
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Consumer buying trends
Every consumer fits into a generation category, and most consumers are defined by their generation. While retirees have more time and, sometimes, less money to spend, Gen Y's are just starting their lives on their own and beginning their working careers. Generation Y Generation X Younger baby boomers Older baby boomers Empty nesters Retirees Graphics by Furniture/Today
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The people that put it all together
Furniture/Today's editorial staff — a team of 35 editors, reporters, researchers and layout and graphics specialists — works hard to present industry news and analysis throughout the year. Here's a look at the people behind the year's 50 issues as well as the variety of supplements and special projects.
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Beyond the Top 100 A listing of large independently owned and operated stores
All Wood Furniture
Homebase: Farmingdale, N.Y. President: Cvonko Crkvencic Total stores in 2000: 6 Estimated 2000 sales: $15 million to $19.9 million Alperts Furniture Showplace
Homebase: Seekonk, Mass. President: Hershel Alpert Total stores in 2000: 1 Estimated 2000 sales: $30 million to $34.9 million American Home Showplace
Homebase: Dalton, Ga.
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Rankings: Top 25 U.S. department stores
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Rankings: Top 25 U.S. furniture mfrs.
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Top bedding manufacturers
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Top Canadian manufacturers
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Furniture sales by market
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Retail furniture hot spots
The leading metropolitan markets have held positions in the ranking below with the first shift occuring between Atlanta and Philadelphia, which traded slots in this year's projection for 2006. Two big changes are projected for fastest growing markets: Boulder-Longmont, Colo., moved from the 9th slot last year to the 2nd, bumping Las Vegas, which dropped from 2nd to the 13th fastest growing market.
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2001 Furniture Store Performance Report
Profile of respondents More than 200 companies completed detailed questionnaires for Furniture/Today's 2001 Furniture Store Performance Report, published Sept. 17. One-unit operations make up 69% of the responding companies. Respondents with two to five units represent 26%, and 5% have more than five units.
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Welcome to Retail Planning Guide 2002
In keeping with tradition, the objective of this year's guide is to bring retailers the depth and breadth of information to help them develop successful strategic plans for the upcoming year.
Considering the roller-coaster ride that played out in 2001, retailers perhaps now more than ever, can benefit from the market intelligence contained in this guide.
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Retailers see positive trends
Most retailers, manufacturers and industry observers alike are banking on a recovery next year from what was for many a rocky 2001. Exactly when it will happen is debatable. But just as retailers correctly saw the writing on the wall for a rough 2001, now they are seeing a lot of signs for a reversal.
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Design, service key in uph.
Stationary upholstery makers expect their industry to hit a few hot buttons in the coming year, but imports from Asia won't be one of them. Upholstery producers remember that a decade ago, wood factories were saying "no way" to case goods from halfway around the world. So, while they have that "never-say-never" attitude, stationary upholstery vendors don't expect an onslaught of foreign upholst...
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E-business may be rocky
The ripple effects of Bin Laden's big rock hurled into our national pond of peace are seemingly endless. Many of these effects have been unpredictable in an increasingly Internet-enabled and wired world. One short-term effect is the dramatic decline in business travel. Major furniture importers are relying more on e-mail, digital photos and indigenous quality control staff in Asia rather than ...
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CG mfrs. prepare for upturn
After adjusting production to match soft industry conditions in 2001, case goods suppliers have set up their manufacturing and sourcing to make the most of a hoped-for upturn in 2002. A tighter approach to SKU counts should make it easier for suppliers to gear up when sales bounce back, at which point good price values should make for happily surprised consumers when more resume shopping.
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Leather delivery back on track
Overseas deliveries of raw and finished goods to leather upholstery manufacturers are back on track since some temporary disruptions following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. And producers are looking ahead prepared to deal with any residual challenges. Although some leather upholstery manufacturers have shared stories of dust covers being torn open as shipments are inspected more closely as...
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Bedding execs see growth in '02
As the worst year in recent bedding history comes mercifully to a close, the industry faces an exciting prospect: The new year should be a lot better. The latest forecast from the International Sleep Products Assn. sees sunny skies rolling in after the dreary storms of 2001. The wholesale dollar value of shipments of adult mattresses and foundations is predicted to grow by 3% in 2002, with unit...
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Faux suede taking center stage
The big deal in upholstery fabric for 2002 will be faux (synthetic) suedes. They represent a happy marriage between tough and tender — durability plus sensual and aesthetic appeal. In addition to their classic, usually solid-color good looks, these fabrics are long-wearing and easy to clean, and they have the appeal of leather in a more affordable package.
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Kids' furniture a 'necessity'
The birth of babies is one of the most celebrated life events, and welcoming little ones into the world has always been done with great fanfare and exultation. It is, after all, the miracle of life. A representation of the communion of two people who soon become three. Even in today's society of split families, single-parent families and unique families, babies are cause for celebration.
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SOHO mfrs. predict upturn
While faced with a variety of big-time challenges this year — the closures of several Top 100 chains, a downsizing in the ranks of the office superstores and a falloff in PC sales — small office/home office producers remain optimistic for an upturn in 2002. Among the factors contributing to their positive outlook are the resilience of the housing market, rock-bottom-low interest rat...
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