Furniture Today - September 22, 2003

Although many retailers and consumers still view them mainly as fixtures in the nursery, glider rockers are finding their way into other rooms of the house on the heels of several style and function improvements. Producers say upper-end gliders, in particular, are becoming increasingly popular for family rooms and living rooms, while gliders of all price points are showing up...

• News
• 10 finalists up for WithIt's WOW awards
• Century to carry Oscar textile line
• Corrections & Amplifications
• Leggett & Platt promotes Ralston, Ehle
• WHFA seeks nominations for '04 board
• Keller nears sale of park
• Serta Canadian licensee opens 133,000-sq.-ft. facility
• AMTAC hails talks collapse
• Italy's Polaris sets U.S. debut
• Premarket spurs hope: Case goods producers playing it safe
• Upholstery sports vivid colors, prints
• King Koil teams with Jaclyn Smith
• Curves, bold colors add zest to Paris show
• Retail uptick boosts premarket mood
• Leather still growing, but not necessarily in dollars
• Antidumping opposition meeting draws 70–75
• Obituaries
• Harry Cannaday Jr., Lea exec

• Special Report
• Show Report
• Design innovation drives Decosit action
• Liebenow: Business uptick will have 'snowball effect'
• Conference Report
• I want one FR standard, CPSC chief tells ISPA
• Bedding players will watch Serta's FR line closely
• ISPA crowd takes time to mingle
• Retailer Profile
• American Home explores outdoors

• Business Today
• Pier 1 2Q sales up 4.1%; net income drops 16.5%
• Ross offers to buy Cone Mills
• CIT aquires factoring assets from GE

• Supplement
• Bedding Today
• Bedding winners share key ideas for retail growth
• Dialing for a national network
• 1-800-Mattress practices win praise
• Meaty beginning of success
• Horsehair line gallops to victory at ABC Carpet
• Sit 'n Sleep keeps focus squarely on customer
• Miller: Company's roots run deep
• Kingsdown initiates Sleep to Live rollout
• Secrets of top sales associates: How to close the deal

• Up Front
• Stanley galleries helping Shanks broaden appeal
• Quebec market widening net to include big stores
• Ikea sets Atlanta store for 2005
• Natuzzi store all about brand
• Oldham designing La-Z-Boy line
• NHFA to move into own building
• IHFMA seeks $3M more for transportation terminal
• Zine resigns national sales post at Ultra Shield
• 828 offers rug underlayment

• Bedding Today
• Top bedding salespeople connect with customers

• Opinion Today
• How Canada coped with flood of imports

• Store Openings
• Pa. retailer Nathan's debuts Berkline/BenchCraft gallery
• Brownlee's installs Broyhill

• People Today
• Butcher promoted to GM of La-Z-Boy Ark. factory
• People on the Move
• People on the move