Furniture Today - February 18, 2002

HIGH POINT — It certainly is true that we're born into this world with nothing, but by the time children hit the ripe old age of three, the worldly possessions are bulging from every closet and spilling out from under every bed. While the old standby Rubbermaid plastic containers go a long way in containing the clutter, consumers today are continually searching for creative storage solut...

• News
• Herman Miller to market Artek's Aalto line in U.S.
• Flammability workshop set March 5
• AFMA kicks off Safety Awards program for '02
• Hot Products At Tupelo
• 39 HomeLifes sold so far
• Hispanic consumers offer huge potential
• KEM adds one show, expands two others
• Lane offers safer latches for pre-1988 cedar chests
• Cvikota joins Spiegel Catalog
• TurboProps adds flat-screen TVs to line of fake electronics
• Malaysia cuts rubberwood taxes, ends export limits
• Mega Group to take part in Calgary market
• Corrections & amplifications
• High Point pushes shuttle plan
• Sherwin-Williams readies Web-linked color system
• Germany's Welle restructures, seeks American partner
• Chick-Fil-A leader to speak at market prayer breakfast
• Glen Raven to debut Joe Ruggiero Sunbrella fabrics
• Glen Raven sells plant, leaves yarn business
• Schweiger launches Web site for dealers
• WithIt to host premarket fashion show March 20
• DuPont plans return to upholstery
• Restonic eyes Hispanic market in LA
• Celia Moh scholarship applications due March 1
• Pacific Dealers taps core vendors
• Four Hands goes to Tupelo
• Bob's buys 3 HomeLife stores in metro Boston
• Retailer interest in HomeLife units no surprise to Feinblum
• Obituaries
• Kathryn B. Wright, longtime N.Y. retailer

• People Today
• Woodburn tapped as VP at Aktrin
• Serta promotes Kusnierz, Krol
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Business Today
• La-Z-Boy earnings up 34.4%, sales slip 1.3%
• Bush in red as 4Q sales off 28%
• Quaker 4Q sales rise 15%

• Up Front
• Sherwin-Williams targets coatings arena
• High Point hotel rates listed
• Mega tightens Countrywide banner
• Tilting toward the hip
• Century's de la Renta line due in Oct.
• Ethan Allen, AFMA prepare for reinvention
• Price joins Unclaimed Freight
• Penny fund to benefit sick child
• FIDX adopts 3 more e-commerce standards
• Norwalk kicks of 100th anniversary celebration

• Insider's View
• The benefits of timely topics and networking

• Store Openings
• 2 Broyhill galleries installed
• Colders adds Broyhill gallery
• Thomasville opens in Fargo
• La-Z-Boy's roster grows
• Raymour in Poughkeepsie

• Special Report
• AFMA Marketing
• Kacey's brand efforts produce results
• China in driver's seat but others want in
• Home Depot, brand champ
• Lobbyist: Choose ad words carefully
• Timberlake tops Epperson's survey
• Consumer Report
• Population shifts to have long-term impact on furniture industry
• Immigration trends build more diverse society
• Minorities' buying power exceeds $1.3 trillion
• Hispanic pop. grows faster than predicted
• Asian American pop. tops growth chart since 1990 census

• Bedding Today
• Why 'worst' year also was one of the strongest

• Opinion Today
• Questions? Answers? Some never go away
• Targeting our changing nation, by the numbers
• Where have all the buyers gone?