Furniture Today - August 01, 2005

Case goods and occasional manufacturer and importer Standard Furniture is bucking industry trends with the expansion of a domestic case goods facility. Work is underway on a 200,000-square-foot addition to the company's promotional bedroom plant in Frisco City, Ala. The move more than doubles the facility's current 180,000 square feet, and will raise employment there fr...

• Special Report
• Top Bedding Retailers
• Select Comfort solidifies lead in bedding retail
• How the sales estimates for the Top 25 were developed
• Top 25 bedding retailers
• Las Vegas Highlights
• Case goods sources thrilled with Vegas
• Upholstery activity exceeds expectations
• Bedding majors applaud strength of Vegas market
• Visco offerings create buzz
• Tempur-Pedic steps down $400 with new OriginalBed visco set
• New-product efforts pay off in casual dining
• Home office vendors report strong traffic, order-writing
• Leda develops self-locking system
• Vegas exhibitors: Expense was worth it
• Leather sources studying traffic
• Metal bed makers enjoy active market
• Vegas Kids area gets thumbs up
• Mayor: WMC represents 'defining moment'
• WMC expands plans for third building, begins work on second
• Sands show will move to Rio for winter market
• ASFD seeks award entries

• Industry Numbers
• Ethan Allen 4Q profits up 45%
• FBI 2Q profits fall 42.2%
• L&P 2Q net income rises 3.1%, sales up 2.5%

• Editor's Desk
• After Vegas...

• Insider's View
• Advertising takes a turn in this converging world

• People Today
• Standard realigns sales staff
• Leather Italia promotes Spafford
• Emerman named buyer at Finger

• News
• Bulova to buy Sligh clock designs
• Guardian reorganizes, relocates to N.C.
• Kemp buys warehouse in High Point
• Klaussner consolidates
• Currency effects unclear
• Vegas surpasses goal
• Retailers praise first market
• Rooms To Go eyes Rhodes assets
• Ethan Allen steps up pace
• Ashley growing in Wis., Miss.
• Klaussner promotes executives to new positions
• Fairmont's China plans pay off at Vegas market
• Rug vendors: Market beat our expectations
• Mecke reduces role
• 330 May stores to become Macy's
• Caywood joins La-Z-Boy as manager, designer
• Hooker will close North Carolina wood plant
• Lane's Spak resigns; Foy steps in
• Halvorsen is Pa. House sr. VP
• Quaker 2Q sales off 5.8%
• La-Z-Boy lowers earnings forecast
• Atlantic Photographics opens Vegas branch
• Ikea continues to fill in key U.S. markets
• Obituaries
• Obituaries

• Bedding Today
• Diary of a new market: Two hectic days in Vegas

• Opinion Today
• Offshore mills pose many challenges

• Store Openings
• La-Z-Boy opens N.Y., Fla. units
• Clayton Marcus debuts 3 galleries