Recently added articles from Furniture-Today:
Bedford, a King Koil licensee, up for sale.(Bedford Furniture Industries Inc.)(Brief article)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Michael J. Knell Toronto- Bedford Furniture Inds., the Canadian licensee for the King Koil mattress brand, is up for sale. "We're looking for equity," General Manager Larry Lewis said. "We're looking for someone to take the bank's position over." The ...
Tri-State HFA picks Karel for top honor.(Home Furnishings Association)(Larry Karel)(Brief article)
Jun 22, 2009 ... Staff Ambler, Pa.- The Tri-State Home Furnishings Assn. has named Larry Karel of Karel Exposition Management its Person of the Year for 2009. Karel will be the guest speaker at the annual awards dinner in November. Tri-State, made up of retailers, representatives, ...
Home theater seats mix power, versatility.
Jun 22, 2009 ... By Larry Thomas High Point- The lure of watching movies and sports in front of a flat-panel TV is simply too tempting for many to resist, and those who want a true, theater-like experience are adding home theater seating to their family room or great room. The ...
Sigla establishes new sourcing in Vietnam.(Sigla Furniture )
Jun 22, 2009; ... By Thomas Russell Los Angeles- Accent chair specialist Sigla Furniture has adopted a new sourcing strategy after ending a three-year effort to run its own factory in China. The company has shifted much of its production to two factories in the Ho Chi Minh City area ...
La-Z-Boy posts profit of $5.3 million in 4Q.(La-Z-Boy Inc. La-Z-Boy Business Furniture)(Financial report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... By Larry Thomas Monroe, Mich.- Despite a 22.7% drop in sales, La-Z-Boy recorded a profit of $5.3 million in the quarter ended April 25. It was the first quarterly profit in more than a year for the upholstery and case goods giant, which has been hit hard by the ...
Credit still hard to get.
Jun 22, 2009; ... By Heath E. Combs More lenders shunning industry High Point- Credit availability, or lack of it, has become a serious stumbling block for furniture companies trying to survive the slump or rebuild their business. While money is cheap - when it's available ...
Trump sells new line for Serta.
Jun 22, 2009 ... By David Perry Atlanta- Donald Trump was selling Serta mattresses at the Omni Hotel here last week. Well, it wasn't the man himself, but his presence loomed large in a showroom that Serta set up with four of its product lines - Trump Home, Serta Natural Start, Vera ...
F/T Leadership Conference to honor Art Van, Flexsteel.(Conference news)
Jun 22, 2009 ... Staff High Point- As part of its upcoming 13th Annual Leadership Conference, Furniture/Today has announced that Michigan-based Art Van Furniture has been named Retailer of the Year and that Iowa-based upholstery maker Flexsteel has been named Supplier of the Year. ...
City of Hope event raises $400,000.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Staff Coto De Caza, Calif.- More than 400 supporters of City of Hope gathered here at the 18th annual West Coast Golf and Tennis Tournament earlier this month to honor Jake Jabs, president and CEO of American Furniture Warehouse, with the City of Hope's Lifetime Achievement ...
A salute to Stickley and its 'big losers'.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Ray Allegrezza, Editor-in-Chief If you're in the business, you know that Stickley has a reputation as a domestic manufacturer of premium wood furniture and upholstery. But what you may not know is that many of the company's employees are losers. Even more surprising ...
Podratsky rejoins Global Supply Chain Partners.
Jun 22, 2009 ... By David Perry Alpharetta, Ga.- Allen Podratsky has returned full time to Global Supply Chain Partners, the growing mattress industry supplier based here. Podratsky has rejoined his partner, Larry Saupe, at the company, which continues to perform work related to the ...
More wins IHFRA award.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Staff Chicago- Michael More of the Midwest Furniture Club here received the International Home Furnishings Representative Assn.'s Rudy Steltemeier Award of Excellence during IHFRA's 71st annual presidential gala earlier this year. More has led his club's efforts to ...
Diamond heads Tri-State HFA.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Staff Plymouth Meeting, Pa.- The Tri-State Home Furnishings Assn. has elected Gary Diamond, owner and CEO of Philadelphia-based retailer Diamond Furniture, as its president. Tri-State, whose 200-plus members include furniture retailers, suppliers and sales ...
People on the Move.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Staff Marketing/Sales Classical Elements Raleigh, N.C. - Classical Elements, a manufacturer and distributor of decorative trimmings, tassels, tiebacks and decorative hardware, has hired Teresa McGee and Ed Lankford as sales reps. McGee will ...
Lane opens 2 Showcase galleries.(Lane Home Furnishings)(Brief article)
Jun 22, 2009 ... Staff St. Louis- Lane Home Furnishings has opened two in-store galleries at retailers in Alabama and North Carolina. W.A. Akins and Sons Furniture in Fort Payne, Ala., has opened a 10,000-square-foot Lane Super Showcase. The family-owned business, which has been in ...
Swank adds Bassett gallery.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Staff Jonesboro, Ark.- Home furnishings retailer Swank has installed a 7,000-square-foot ...
Credit still available to Mega Group retailers.
Jun 22, 2009 ... By Michael J. Knell San Francisco- Mega Group members continue to have access to credit through the buying group, which better equips them to face the retail turbulence than their competitors that rely on banks and other financial institutions, a Mega official said at the ...
Mega recognizes eight top vendors.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Staff San Francisco- Mega Group recognized eight of its vendors partners for excellence in product and service at its conference and annual general meeting here. "This provides us with an opportunity to recognize those suppliers who excel at their job," said Todd ...
Cantoni debuts 'concept homes'.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Staff Dallas- Contemporary home furnishings retailer Cantoni has launched a "concept homes" program with a 7,500-square-foot house it helped design and furnish here. The home in the Preston Hollow area of Dallas, listed for sale at $3.9 million, "marries modern ...
F/T Web exclusives.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Staff Stories only on www.furnituretoday.com this week include: Italian specialty bedding producer Magniflex has launched a drop ship program to service its growing U.S. dealer network, guaranteeing five-day delivery to anywhere in the contiguous 48 states. ...