Furniture Today - April 30, 2007

Thomas Hahn & Home, formerly Manchester Furniture, unveiled new products and a new name at the High Point Market. The name change represents what the company says is a new forward-thinking attitude and streamlined management. The case goods company is owned by Ronald Thomas Hahn, former president of Universal Furniture.

• Special Report
• Home office adapts to how we work
• Sun Capital a rising force in furniture
• Sun Capital picks up pace in retailing arena
• Retail Finance
• Remodeling trend holds opportunity
• Consumer Buying Trends
• Channel Surfing: Lifestyle furniture stores

• Industry Numbers
• Ethan Allen sales down 7.7%
• Aaron Rents 1Q sales up 11.7%; profits soar 35.5%
• Flexsteel 3Q sales sag 5.7%; earnings off 13.6%
• Tempur-Pedic 1Q sales rise 16.4%; profits up 10.7%

• Store Openings
• Walter E. Smithe expands unit
• La-Z-Boy opens Illinois store

• Opinion Today
• Leggett & Platt changes strategy with Prime sale

• Editor's Desk
• She's out to cull rotten retailers

• People Today
• Chromcraft Revington hires supply chain exec
• Moss guides AICO fabric
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Bedding Today
• Retail Giant points way to selling better sleep

• News
• Silver State launches Hyde Me vinyl collection
• Wearbest increasing Bella-Dura warranty
• City sets 7th Ashley unit
• FR uph. regs stymied
• Breuners Ariz. to close
• Thomasville's new approach
• Norwalk goes 'green' in a variety of ways
• Drexel Heritage, Coldwell Banker team up
• High Point Market wins DOC designation
• Kaleidoscope Partnership expands services
• Emerson et Cie broadens line
• FBI boosts borrowing power
• King Textiles partners with Merryson Group
• Feizy promotes Perkins
• Huff gets new Hammary post
• Okrusko heads Stylus U.S. sales
• CitiFinancial, NHFA enhance credit program
• TradeCard offers better tracking of goods, money
• City of Hope sets Oct. 3 dinner, tourney, cruise
• Myriad welcomes retailers at 13th annual conference
• Changes coming, speakers say
• FBI to eliminate 330 jobs
• Premarket dates revised
• Bombay's stock tumbles
• IHFRA honors Costar
• ASFD accepting 2007 Pinnacle award entries
• Craftmaster promotes Calcagne
• Industry veteran Dave Phillips will be ambassador to Estonia
• Delivery Solutions adds Calif. retailer
• Housman back at Ameriwood
• Obituaries
• Obituaries