Furniture Today - June 21, 2004

While girls groups continue to top youth sales, a wide variety of other styles also are enjoying strong activity this year. Recognizing the growth potential this segment still holds, some additional case goods producers entered the category for the first time at the April High Point market.

• News
• Sears teams with TV host for home goods
• Keller adds 10 reps, new territory
• Seminar to examine U.S. competitiveness
• IHFRA sets CHR course
• New Feizy post goes to Evans
• Low duties for big suppliers
• Ruling relieves retailers
• Fore! City of Hope 'wins' $600,000
• Corrections & Amplifications
• Importers said likely to keep China sources
• Obituaries
• John Darcy 'J.D.' Fournier, veteran Denver sales rep

• People Today
• Supplier Hettich America names Ginschel president
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Opinion Today
• A market in the country where it all began
• Department stores in reinvent mode

• Store Openings
• N. J. store installs Rowe gallery
• Norwalk adds two galleries
• Wendels debuts Dick Idol

• Business Today
• Shermag 4Q earnings dip 13%
• Pier 1 Kids store opens; D.C. conversions set

• Special Report
• Performance fabrics continue to evolve
• Crypton goes to the dogs with Wegman line
• Duralee introduces line of Sunbrella casual trims
• Egypt's inaugural Furnex show draws buyers from 36 countries
• Retail Profile
• Bigger AFW store looks to high-tech solutions
• Retail Ideas
• Training, communication keys to success in accent arena
• Advertising creates demand for items
• What's to like in accents? Fast turns, product variety
• Asia remains a leading accent source
• Home accents sold through variety of retail channels

• Bedding Today
• Product 'on the rocks' offers marketing insights

• Up Front
• Vineyards line to include rugs
• Baer's to add new Florida markets
• Fire marshals urge FR filling now
• Calif. defends FR enforcement plan
• New Robb & Stucky HQ under way
• Aaron promotes Hrvatin to new post in West
• Magnussen taps Cressman
• Hekman closing N.C. plant
• Houston is EVP at Webb
• Proposte shines with opulence
• 462 U.S. buyers travel to latest Proposte
• Hickory Chair's Reardon: Employees key to competing
• Dallas market will include furniture