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Passing Grades
May 2010
From Home Furnishings Business
Developing new furniture can be expensive proposition, and goods brought to Market that don't fly at retail threaten ever tighter margins for retailers and vendors
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WithIt Names 2009 WOW Award Winners
August 13, 2009
From News
Women in the Home Industries Today named four outstanding professionals as recipients of the organization's 2009 WOW Awards during an evening gala at the organization's annual Education Conference at the Embassy Suites Charlotte-Concord resort in North Carolina.
FBI Posts Nearly $16 Million Loss in Second Quarter
August 5, 2009
From News
Furniture Brands International (NYSE: FBN) reported a net loss of nearly $16 million for the second quarter ended June 30, compared to a $23.9 million loss during the same period last year.
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Relevance
August 2009
From Retail Snapshot
Jim McIngvale has a question retailers should ask themselves, and it's especially relevant in "interesting" times such as these.
Weaving the Web
June 2009
From Home Furnishings Business
While single-vendor furniture stores continue to grow, manufacturers say they must look to the realities of current business conditions and consumer shopping habits to ensure survival through the furniture doldrums, and success when things improve.
A Friend in Need
June 2009
From Home Furnishings Business
Retailers operating stores dedicated to a single vendor say that despite some drawbacks to running one line, their vendor partners are proving their worth during a difficult retail climate.
WMC Officials: Las Vegas Opening Day Attendance Off Only 2%
February 11, 2009
From News
World Market Center officials say the Winter Las Vegas Market opened Monday with higher-than-expected registrations and opening-day attendance off just 2 percent from last year's show in January. They also reported 6,527 first-time buyers at the show.
Las Vegas Lists 100 New Exhibitors
January 23, 2009
From News
Las Vegas Market officials announced Thursday that more than 100 new vendors bring its exhibitor total to more than 1,500 on the World Market Center's 5.1 million-square-foot campus.
Dan Grow to Lead Ethan Allen's Contract Business
January 22, 2009
From News
Dan Grow has joined Ethan Allen Interiors, Danbury, Conn., to head up the company's newly established Contract Division. In addition, Grow, former president and CEO of Drexel Heritage Furniture and most recently president of D.M. Grow Inc., will also be responsible for the growth of Ethan Allen's international network retail design centers.
FBI Expands World Market Center Presence
January 7, 2009
From News
Furniture Brands International (FBI), St. Louis, announced Wednesday that its Thomasville, Drexel Heritage, Henredon and Maitland Smith brands will make their World Market Center debut at the upcoming 2009 Winter Las Vegas Market, Feb. 9–13. Two other FBI brands, Broyhill and Lane, have shown at World Market Center Las Vegas since the Market's opening in 2005.
Markor Acquires Schnadig Furniture; Names Jeff Young CEO, Chairman
January 7, 2009
From News
Markor International Furniture Co., Ltd., has acquired upholstery and case goods producer Schnadig Corp. The acquisition was finalized Monday.
Long-time Schnadig president and chief executive officer Donald Belgrad has been named chairman emeritus, and industry veteran Jeff Young has been named chairman and chief executive officer of the company now known as Schnadig International Corp.