Furniture Today - August 19, 2002

Somebody must have kissed the Furniture King because he's been through an amazing transformation. Once a dirty-window credit operation that displayed furniture like soldiers in its city stores, Furniture King has been opening new stores in attractive suburban developments. The merchandising has been upgraded with imports and attractive room packages that are displayed in acc...

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• AFMA Marketing
• Leading retailers create excitement in different ways
• AFMA's Marketing Division soaks up a little fun in the S.C. sun
• China: Threat or salvation?
• Retailer Profile
• Retailer's history is classic American success story
• Special Report
• Styles, prices sustain curios
• Men thrill in the hunt
• Occasional chairs up in a down market

• Opinion Today
• Stickley/Widdicomb alliance a welcome story
• Conference will bring together best, brightest
• The new religion according to Faith

• People Today
• AWFS hires new staff, names fair committee
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Up Front
• Burdines opens 7th furniture gallery store
• Bombay plans to open 25-30 kids stores in '03
• Simply Together files Ch. 7
• Tupelo buyers go with the action
• Ames liquidation another blow to RTA
• Seamans, Holliman named top leaders
• Kids Today names editor
• Missing your eDaily?
• Ikea's founder sets family succession plan
• Karastan unit created
• Spending slipped slightly in '01
• High Point OKs street food sales at market

• Bedding Today
• La-Z-Boy makes big England(er) move

• Business Today
• La-Z-Boy 1Q sales up 8.9%
• Mattress Discounters given time to complete financial restructuring
• Flexsteel sales dip, earnings jump 23%
• Simmons Canada 2Q sales rise 12.3%

• News
• RTG, Sun buy Wickes
• Retailer Sid Levitz dies at 78
• Habkirk to AFMA: 'Think outside the crate'
• Simmons lauds RTG's Wickes buy
• Pinnacle award deadline Aug. 30
• New luggage checks due after Oct. market
• Furniture flammability topic at Oct. conference
• Four leading San Fran exhibitors renew leases
• Anthem Leather boosting warehouse, office space
• DuPont opens new Brazil Lycra factory
• Ventex to sell Visil fiber in North America
• 30 former Service Merchandise stores could suit furniture, Feinblum estimates
• Obituaries
• Jim Gunter, salesman