Furniture Today - June 03, 2002

Canada's Top 10 furniture and bedding retailers haven't changed substantially in recent years, a testament to the power of conservative management coupled with a willingness to take a risk where warranted. This is particularly true of the first seven names on Furniture/Today's exclusive survey of furniture retailing in Canada.

• News
• Aktrin publishes five reports on industry
• Howard Miller CEO retires
• N.C. salesperson wins grand prize
• Unifi launches Hong Kong sales, marketing subsidiary
• Dole takes 'day job' at Bernhardt
• L&P joins FurnitureFan Web site
• Gutzler's helps sponsor charity golf tourney
• Mass. store will ride for cancer research
• Memorial Day sales flat
• Pennsylvania House gets back to basics
• Ekornes keeps sharp eye on quality issues
• FIDX to develop extensions as part of UCC standards
• IHFRA members lobby Congress
• Intercon relocates to larger space
• Storis user conference set for Sept.
• Burlington taps Smith
• City of Hope fundraisers roll on
• Three San Fran market venues join forces
• Obituaries
• Obituaries

• Opinion Today
• Keep your ears open to the changing times
• Now's the time to grab the big under-25 crowd
• Winners know their customers

• Business Today
• La-Z-Boy 4Q income jumps
• Hudson's Bay 1Q sales, revenue up 1.1%
• Publisher buys stake in Jennifer Convertibles
• BMTC 1Q revenues surge

• Insider's View
• Learning the lessons of LifeStyle's lifecycle

• Special Report
• Top Canadian Retailers
• Buying groups remain major industry influence
• Top 10 advance sales 12%
• Eight-leg look gains foothold

• People Today
• Therapedic honors Miami-area retailers
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Bedding Today
• Bedding makers ponder where to show wares

• Up Front
• Store a new direction for Homestead House
• Lacquer Craft to build big China plant for Legacy
• Ekornes eyes U.S. growth
• Shanks rethinking Dallas strategy
• Doyle set to succeed Abolt as ISPA president
• Bradley named president at Baker Knapp & Tubbs
• Pulaski promotes pair
• Payne is Lexington VP