Furniture Today - December 03, 2001

Harrods rolled out the green carpet here to showcase its fancy new furniture line, which joins a long list of prestigious products showcased by the storied department store. The retailer, whose trademark green-and-gold logo is a symbol of luxury goods around the world, introduced this fall a collection of wood and upholstered furniture straight out of its own extensive archives.

• News
• Crate & Barrel using Net to tap Canadian market
• Seldon to host 2002 Trilliums
• AFMA Suppliers Division seeks applications for scholarships
• Hank's opens 2nd Florida Home Place store
• Tepperman's launches Web site, readies new store
• Four Hands ranked among fastest-growing private firms
• Malden may use Ch. 11
• Cologne exhibits to take peek at future
• Asian shows tout safety
• A quiet leader
• Standard aims high with Kathy Ireland
• U.S. economic downturn hits Cebu hard
• China sees further growth in furniture exports
• Natuzzi opens own Brazil plant to serve U.S.
• Famsa now selling on Web site
• United Weavers taps Dark
• Caldiero named MGM Transport's marketing VP
• Computer Wear now Mobelex Designs
• NHFA president has taste for challenge
• Floor clocks move into occasional arena
• Flexsteel to close vehicle seating plant
• WithIt raises $25,000 to battle breast cancer
• CRI boosting efforts to keep used carpeting out of landfills
• Survey: Living room No.1
• Clayton Marcus taps agency to build brand
• A quiet fabric finisher marks 100th year
• KoSa revamps fibers business after Koch buys out co-owner
• DuPont debuts quality brand seal
• Renamed U.S. Heimtextil show set for March
• Culp promotes Williams, Bond in Home Fashions div.
• Ethan Allen honors managers, dealers
• Ethan Allen sweepstakes won by Fla. man
• Ikea ads stress big ideas, little furniture
• Sauder, Office Depot test humorous TV ads for new SOHO group
• DeFehr honored as entrepreneur
• Style Trend buying group adds 4 dealers, taps officers
• Good Cos.' Preuss heads slate of new YHFE officers
• Obituaries
• Obituaries

• Business Today
• Restoration Hardware posts bigger loss
• Reorganization blamed for most of Heilig Sept. loss
• Leon's 3Q sales up 5.1%, earnings down 17.2%
• Bombay loses $2.2M in qtr.
• Jennifer returns to positive net worth with a 39.2% 4Q profit jump
• Keller 3Q sales dip 11.2%, net income up 5.7%

• Insider's View
• Retiring AFMA leader Brackett will be missed

• Special Report
• Retail Report
• Modern more timely than ever at ABC Carpet
• Leather steams ahead

• Up Front
• From waterbeds to major store: Florida's Kevin Koenig dies at 54
• Havertys expanding
• BDO: Orders, shipments slump in Sept.
• Fly lands in North America
• L&P top Sleepmaster creditor
• Krause's taps Lopez as operations VP
• La-Z-Boy VP Wixted dies
• McKinnon steps down
• Brand designs for Richter
• Vitafoam names Lucas CEO

• Store Openings
• French Heritage opens 5th shop
• Domain debuts Marlton, N.J., store
• Broyhill enters Toronto at Rochester
• Banfich installs La-Z-Boy gallery

• People Today
• WMIA Innovator, Educator, Exporter awards given
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Bedding Today
• Why this column hasn't been a chore (mostly)

• Opinion Today
• A word to the 'over-the-hill' gang
• Those weekend crowds didn't look like a recession
• Kevin Koenig's spirit lives on in new facility
• 'You have to really work at it'