Furniture Today - September 05, 2005

The loss of some big-name customers has hurt many in the collector's cabinet field, but manufacturers are finding ways to not only survive but also to grow their business. The demise of three major retailers Sears Homelife, Montgomery Ward and Breuners Home Furnishings Corp.

• News
• Tietex introduces FR barrier filler cloth
• Glen Raven to build plant in China
• Linder's buys Legacy
• Chinese mfr. to open stores
• Katrina crushes business
• Badcock to revamp supply chain
• Chambers: Make High Point 'buyer-driven'
• Howard Miller launching wine, bar cabinet group
• Badcock execs praise retailers for hard work
• Badcock ready to strengthen numbers
• TV ads make dealer the star
• Fuel shortages threaten to disrupt deliveries
• Rebuilding may take years
• Art Van pleased by reaction to La-Z-Boy Kidz concept
• French Heritage sues EA
• Lea hires Bowler as sales VP
• Colonial creates inside sales team
• Tupelo golf tourney rescheduled
• Orders up 3% for June
• New standard in force for wood packing
• Correction
• Obituaries
• Obituaries

• Opinion Today
• Vietnam makes strides but has a ways to go
• Letters to the Editor
• Letters to the Editor

• Store Openings
• Pa. House adds two galleries
• England opens two centers
• La-Z-Boy opens 3 units, installs gallery

• Special Report
• Visco At Retail
• Ergo: Tempur-Pedic sparked visco boom
• Visco 'monster' alive and well at HOM
• OriginalBed hitting stores this month
• Salespeople share tips on how to sell visco
• Asia Report
• Furniture activity on the rise in Vietnam's Binh Dinh area
• Investments paying off for U.S. coatings suppliers
• Q & A
• Vietnam sourcing offers many advantages
• Rochdale Spears switches focus from Europe to United States
• Rochdale Spears taps Bustraan

• Industry Numbers
• Culp 1Q sales down 8.1%
• Bombay sales climb 12% while Pier 1 slips in August
• 2Q revenues up 4.9% for The Brick
• Sears Canada to sell credit card business to Chase for C$2.2B
• S&P: FBI's outlook negative

• People Today
• Renamed Roth & Tomkins appoints execs
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Editor's Desk
• The weak spot of promotions

• Bedding Today
• Sales associates share insights on visco beds