Furniture Today - July 16, 2007

Thomasville Furniture has pulled prices from its Web site, a move the manufacturer and importer said was designed to help dealers promote more aggressively. The company began listing prices earlier this year, saying that would help provide consumers with a more consistent shopping experience through Thomasville's various retail channels.

• News
• N.Y.'s Metro Mattress buys Lockport's Buffalo assets
• Harrington to direct marketing services for H.P.
• AHFA suppliers set Aug. session in Greensboro
• Space filling for Nov. Palm Beach market
• Rug vendors hopeful
• Rush on to replace Quaker
• Broyhill salutes industry icon
• City of Hope to honor Disa, O'Connor
• Designer Miller helps debut line at Cantoni
• Sands Expo to feature over 120 foreign exhibitors
• Alternative Las Vegas show at Plaza spotlights upholstery
• Berkline/BenchCraft set Golden Nugget showing
• More Hickory Springs plants due ISO status
• Cancer claims retailer Finger dies
• Spring Air fills out senior team
• Asian shows aligning 2008 dates with other markets
• Circle Furniture raises $2,400 for kids group with Olson party
• China metal-and-glass show set for Sept.
• Quaker receives default notices
• La-Z-Boy names treasurer
• Corinthian bids to acquire assets of PeopLoungers
• Ammons steps down as Progressive president
• Macy's to launch Trump Home line
• International Bedding hopes to score with new NFL line
• Thomas Hahn, Alexander Julian part ways in case goods
• Retailer Jerome's promotes Goodman to president, CEO
• Pinnacle entries needed by Aug. 1
• Obituaries
• William Landau, Ethan Allen retailer

• Special Report
• RTA
• RTA sources keep pace with HDTV
• Study: 70% of Americans still don't own an HDTV set
• Bits and Bytes
• Personal messages get more customer response

• Industry Numbers
• Sealy 2Q sales rise 6.7%
• Jennifer earnings down 28.3% in quarter
• Chambers Fabrics acquires Stantex

• People Today
• People Today

• Store Openings
• Furniture Outlets has 11th Ashley unit
• Resort Ready Rooms store opens in Alabama

• Editor's Desk
• Telling whole truth always smells sweet

• Opinion Today
• Vultures circling around fabric designs

• Insider's View
• Revealed! The true king of the furniture industry

• Bedding Today
• Pleasant touched many in distinguished career