Furniture Today - June 09, 2008

Consumer demand for stylish, sleek designs is causing contemporary to become one of the fastest-growing segments in occasional. Clean-lined table groups made with metal and glass, wood and metal or a combination of the three elements are finding a bigger home on sales floors around the United States.

• News
• Shermag gets plan extension
• Berkline executes massive overhaul
• Natuzzi names CEO
• Fall may bring sales uptick
• Williams-Sonoma profit falls 42% as sales dip
• Showtime vendors play it safe
• Rod Stewart to rock Vegas
• Calif. retailers face new regs
• Obituaries
• Obituaries

• People Today
• ISPA elects Eitel chairman
• People On The Move
• People On The Move

• Showtime Report
• Shades of gray emerge as key background hues
• Leather sources offer innovation
• Irwin Rothschild ends 62-year career

• Opinion Today
• Showtime focuses on speed, needs

• Editor's Desk
• Formaldehyde: Pay attention

• Insider's View
• Don't expect quick spurt once recovery gets rolling

• Industry News
• Kagan signs on with the SFC
• IFDA honors Beckmann with Trailblazer Award
• AHFA seeks modifications to FR proposal
• Lott, Ritchie leave Emerald Home posts
• Berkline teams with Brunswick for home theater seating line
• F/T Web exclusives
• Havertys' sales down 3.9% in May
• Nicotera, Kaftan join Carls
• JCPenney Direct chief Irvin retires
• Hudson Capital appoints Lerner
• Broyhill sponsors TV game show
• Nicoletti shuts down China plant
• Nichols & Stone seeking financing, state aid
• Clarification
• Hooker executives' compensation declines
• Sealy expands latex offerings with new line
• U.S. Customs considers Byrd disbursements
• Canada's Descartes reports 1Q revenue jump of 23%
• Restoration Hardware sees first-quarter loss of $19.8M
• Brownstreet subsidiary buys Vermont Tubbs
• Little joins Broyhill as sales, merchandising VP

• Store Openings
• Broyhill installs 4 new galleries

• Special Report
• Fastest-Growing Top 100 Stores
• Ikea leads pack in '07 growth

• Bedding Today
• Three specialists lead bedding growth parade