Furniture Today - September 17, 2007

The Quebec Furniture Manufacturers Assn. will hold its annual general meeting and conference at Chateau Montebello Resort Sept. 20–23. In addition to electing new members to its board of directors and other business, the weekend will feature a conference program with the theme, "Where will we find our furniture after the storm?" "Over the past few years, the rise in the Ca...

• Special Report
• Marketing to Hispanics
• Reaching the Hispanic market
• Successful brands create a relationship with Hispanics
• Market Events
• Educational seminars set for market
• Social events slated for High Point Market
• Where to find food, beverages, other services
• Wednesday declared City of Hope night at market
• Hamilton Wrenn sets Tuesday Uptown, other events
• New at Market
• Casual dining
• Wicker
• Rugs
• Motion
• Bedding/Metal beds
• Accessories Today
• Shades of India runner wins Best of Market at N.Y. show

• Industry Numbers
• Natuzzi posts $5.7M 2Q loss
• Select Comfort sees improved performance
• Sleep Country Canada 2Q sales up 11.8%
• BMTC buys back stock
• Leon's wins approval to repurchase shares
• Restoration Hardware loses $7.9M in 2Q, but sales rise

• Editor's Desk
• Let's be certain imports are safe

• Tech Talk
• Electronics industry far greener than we are

• Store Openings
• Ashley HomeStore opens in Tuscaloosa
• Haynes Brothers installs 2 England galleries in Fla.

• People Today
• Textile group NCTO elects Stowe president

• News
• Mattress Firm eyes Calif.
• Kornmeyer's to close
• Rowe to buy La-Z-Boy unit
• Eco-friendly goods in style
• Badcock sees retail upturn in 2008
• IHFC readies new InterHall
• Follow retail bedding tour
• Klaussner sets logistics plan
• Carls lists properties for lease
• Price in Amisco sales role
• McGhee joins American
• Wormald returns to Lane
• Harden will install custom display area in 40th store
• June factory orders down 6% from '06
• Tempur-Pedic offers podcasts on sleep's link to balanced life
• Butera raffles his Airstream
• Cantrex letting members earn miles with Aeroplan
• NHFA boot camp set for Oct. 29–30
• O'Reilly closing Park Avenue, plans new store format
• La-Z-Boy launches comfort-keyed ad drive
• Banister departs Primo Designs
• Landriault exits Dinec presidency
• Andrew Pearson Global taps Crouch, Sellers
• Scoperta to move to Como, Italy
• Salon de textile show cancelled
• Mock bedding plant inspections check FR compliance
• Snyder is Surya Rugs VP
• Lilly promotes Smith to new post
• Wood intros feature enhanced functionality

• Supplement
• Global Textiles Today
• Fabrics for October intros reflect desire for change

• Bedding Today
• Ignoring FR mattress law would be foolish, risky

• Opinion Today
• Letters to the Editor
• DeFehr: Industry needs a Code of Conduct
• Online credibility: Pulling back the veil