Furniture Today - June 02, 2003

Is there a light at the end of the tunnel for the U.S. textile industry? Maybe — but it's more likely an oncoming train, and survival will depend on agility and speed. It's been another tough year for companies that supply fabric for upholstery in the United States. And despite assurances of action from members of the Bush administration, many fabric executives think the...

• News
• Retailers win 'early bird' prizes for Toronto preregistration
• Adhesive cos. team up
• Table design wins student ASFD scholarship
• AFMA names scholarship winners
• Design World restyling Fashion Mall
• Century launches de la Renta in NY
• Openness to ideas makes Harkness a winner
• WHFA adding services, members
• WHFA members 'tame the beasts'
• 'Green' textiles help environment
• Corrections & Amplifications
• Hooker to close N.C. armoire, wall plant
• IBM helping W.S. Badcock with data storage
• La-Z-Boy Canada safety program decreasing injuries
• RiversEdge opening office in China
• La-Z-Boy honors stores
• A memorable holiday
• Foster takes Pennsylvania House post
• Obituaries
• Harold Perlmutter, retailer
• Bedding Benchmarks
• Latex Foam factory wins kudos for technology use
• Richardson informs air travelers about how to sleep well on road
• Consumers Digest lists bedding 'Best Buys'

• Bedding Today
• Post: Romance is key to selling metal beds

• Opinion Today
• U.S. factories look for trade barrier protection

• Business Today
• La-Z-Boy has slow 4Q, sobering forecast
• Hudson's Bay reports 1Q net loss of C$34M
• Consumer confidence up in May
• BMTC posts flat revenues
• Cone gets debt extension

• Special Report
• Fabric Mill Ranking
• Fabric converters face a different set of challenges
• How the list was compiled
• Canadian Survey
• Canadian factories brace for increased import heat
• Vendors invest in future growth
• How the list was compiled
• Chinese imports jump, U.S. sales slip
• Apparent market leaps 14.4% in '02
• Aktrin sees continued growth in spending
• Bedding shipments hit record, driven by Three S's

• Store Openings
• Carolyn's Furniture adds Broyhill Showplace
• Aronson Furniture expands Calumet City, Ill., location
• Colorado Classics adds LHB
• England debuts 2 in N.Y, Del.

• People Today
• Park Place taps Miller for mattress division GM
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Up Front
• Small crowds expected at Toronto show
• SARS not a big issue
• Fire safety problem leads Creations Mfg. into bankruptcy
• Factory orders down 11% in March
• John Christian Bernhardt dies at home at age 96
• Contemporary design icon Thayer Coggin dies at 80
• Furniture Caucus meets this week
• Bassett has new TV ad
• Lane recalls recliners
• Pulaski promotes Oakley