Furniture Today - October 06, 2003

A mattress must be comfortable, durable, affordable, clean and safe. For the past several years, we — the National Assn. of State Fire Marshals — have regarded ourselves as a full partner in the pursuit to decide how best those five criteria can be met. We helped the Sleep Products Safety Council study mattress and bedclothes fires in the real world.

• Opinion Today
• Letters to the Editor
• Sleep Products Safety Council addresses fire marshal's letter
• Protectionism won't work, isn't needed
• Just like in movies, not all sequels are winners

• Bedding Today
• Yearbook will offer access to year's worth of insights

• Business Today
• Hooker 3Q sales jump 36.6%
• Bassett back in black despite 5% sales dip
• Home-buying plans, confidence slide in Sept.
• Same-store sales up 32% at Select Comfort
• Cone Mills dissenters gain 3 board seats

• Supplement
• Product Trends
• New at market: Case goods
• New at market: Occasional
• New at market: Casual dining
• New at market: Home entertainment
• New at market: Stationary upholstery
• New at market: Leather
• New at market: Youth

• Up Front
• Gennet leaves for Lazar post; SFM names Carini
• Work begins on World Market Center
• King Koil's McKay urges group to aim for the sensational
• Vermont Tubbs acquired
• Staats joins Tom Seely
• Mendenhall cites market's progress
• Wampler joins Natale as North American EVP
• Oakwood's CEO takes over president's position
• Goldsteins store to move

• Special Report
• Market Showrooms
• Market Showrooms

• News
• Magnussen readies Ferrare line for April
• Flexsteel to anchor Wrangler home effort
• Kas enters washable rug arena with focus on colors
• American Leather to launch new High Point space in style
• DeFehr to focus on wood BR
• Rieger named GM at Palliser spinoff
• King Koil brings own show-biz touch to Vegas
• Romanian furniture makers set first High Point showing
• FurnitureFan.com begins posting some price ranges
• Biggest collection ever
• Palliser spins off solid-wood unit
• Sealy reports single-sided Posturepedic gets good start
• Philippe Langdon sets BR, DR debut
• Innovative Storage Designs to acquire M&...nds. factory
• San Fran Mart hosting Design Student Open House on Oct. 24
• IFDA awards scholarships to five students
• Omni will sell Homestyle line
• McMichael, Draper join textile hall of fame
• Stearns readies foam-encased line
• Ultra Shield taps Braverman
• Palliser reshuffles top executives
• De la Renta bedding textiles due at Century designer venues
• Laneventure links to outdoor accent line
• Our Community
• 20 UFA trade show exhibitors donate to Indianapolis charity
• RAC raises funds for Big Brothers/Big Sisters
• Bedding Benchmarks
• Restonic plant assists renovation with store
• Idaho bedding maker supports two charities
• Birdwell wins Restonic ad contest
• Restonic honors outstanding reps
• Foam group's bulletin outlines performance of viscoelastic

• People Today
• DOTI taps Goldoni for new support post
• People on the Move
• People on the move