Furniture Today - May 31, 2004

The Minneapolis Home Furnishings Market, a fixture at International Market Square here since 1985, has quietly come to an end after several years of declining attendance. Officials at IMS said the most recent market, held in February, was the last. "It just didn't make economic sense for us to continue to produce the show," said Carolyn Olson, general manager of the facility.

• News
• New Hooker VP to develop, market collections
• ADL salutes Kathwari, George at gala
• Wynwood to introduce top-of-the-bed packages
• Profitsystems readies June conference in Fla.
• Stanley's factory in Robbinsville sets 3.7-million-hour safety record
• J. Clyde Hooker Jr. steps down from board
• NHFA told: Sell women differently
• NHFA heading to Fla. for 2006 convention
• Toxicology group to test FR chemicals

• People Today
• A-America honors reps
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Bedding Today
• ISPA backpedaling on California FR support

• Opinion Today
• Danish manufacturers elevate design to an art

• Up Front
• Schweiger shuts doors
• Lacquer Craft's Dongguan plant set to begin production in Sept.
• Drexel can remove furniture from bankrupt Conn. store
• Covington wins copyright round
• ISPA goes to Capitol Hill
• NHFA panel: Let's work together
• U.S. factories post more gains in March
• Spiegel Catalog sale set
• ICFF attendance rises 6%
• Scandinavian show off 20%

• Store Openings
• Boca Leather readies sixth unit
• N.Y. store installs Broyhill gallery
• Ethan Allen adds 4th China unit
• Turner's opens La-Z-Boy gallery
• Thomasville sets Florida stores
• Klavohn's features two galleries

• Business Today
• Canadians make money in '03
• La-Z-Boy links $5.8M net loss to writeoffs
• Natuzzi 1Q sales rise 21.9% in dollars
• Consumer confidence up slightly in May