Furniture Today - August 12, 2002

Aico TC3-3214 Additions to the Michael Amini Signature collection, Aico's premium line. Alvis Furniture TC1-1008 Unveiling three chaise recliners at $249 to $349. Two of the new models feature faux suede covers, and the third is a large-scale model with a vinyl cover. APA Marketing MC-4310 Three dining groups.

• Bedding Today
• Top 25 ranking shows clout of sleep shops

• Insider's View
• Is your store prepared to compete with Costco?

• Opinion Today
• Letters to the Editor
• Letters to the Editor
• Life is more about tomorrow than today
• Seaman's stakes claim in a thriving Harlem
• Machines don't have ego problems

• People Today
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Special Report
• Top 25 bedding retailers top $2.85B
• Youth Report
• Producers get creative to spark business

• Store Openings
• Eller & Owens adds Broyhill
• La-Z-Boy Youth Collection opens in Furniture and More
• Maryland's Furniture 4 Kids installs La-Z-Boy youth gallery
• La-Z-Boy adds California unit
• Colfax Furniture launches 3rd store

• Upfront
• Calgary unlikely to break records
• England plans vigorous push for just-acquired bedding line
• WMC rebate vote delayed again
• AFMA IT division ready to push for retailer buy-in
• Lexington moving fast on Timberlake
• Sam Moore taps Vaeth, rehires Bennett
• McCallum, Lustig buy fabric design firm
• Proctor is Holland House VP
• Legacy promotes Long
• Thompson joins Boyles/Norris
• Lafayette named A-1 general mgr.
• Dockworkers set to resume talks

• Business Today
• Quaker net income up 45.5%
• Masco posts 13.1% sales gain in 2Q
• Restoration Hardware sticks to loss estimate
• July sales on upswing at Pier 1, Bombay, Havertys
• Cost Plus sales rise 23.4% in qtr.
• Ethan Allen 4Q sales up 3.7%, earnings up 34.8%
• Financial Results
• Simmons posts profit as sales rise 7.4%

• News
• FurnitureFan.com becoming self-service site
• Bernie & Phyl's supports Habitat
• JCPenney team presents Spring Air with award
• Fine Furniture invites stores to China for plant opening
• Top store salespeople honored Natuzzi-style
• Bargain time in Tupelo
• Stickley will revive Widdicomb
• Canadian furniture growth cools; 2001 exports break C$2 billion mark
• China could oust U.S. as top Canadian source
• New Bernhardt ads aim to link people, furniture
• Home Line sets big East Coast facility
• Plastic moving pads available
• Dick Idol to host '03 television series
• Gordon Bros. set to beef up wholesale buys
• Unifi teams up with Thai firm
• This preschool graduation gets Mitchell Gold treatment
• Furniture Brand trust supports N.C. arts camp
• FSC to certify Tenn. forests
• Lowell's a magnet at Nebraska Mart
• Progressive wins award
• Norwalk opens doors on metro Vegas store
• N.C.'s Cargo Transporters adds trucks
• Shopper wins Thomasville giveaway
• FurnishNet adds 2 retailers, will top $1B in volume
• WithIt seeking WOW Awards nominations
• Castagna gets new Penney post
• Retailer DWR boosting Web sales
• DWR readies S. Calif. store
• Doughnut maker: No holes in Internet portal
• E-procurement will necessitate cooperation among competitors
• Mega Group dials back in Calgary
• AFMA suppliers host 12th annual golf fundraiser
• Obituaries
• Bernard Solomon, retired buyer at Gimbels