Showtime readies events for anniversary fair

News  |  www.hometextilestoday.com | Nov 18, 2009

High Point, N.C. – The Showtime fabric trade fair will celebrate its 40th show here with a line-up of special events.

http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/CA6707883.html

Orleans Furniture to close Mississippi case goods plant

News  |  www.furnituretoday.com | Nov 17, 2009

COLUMBIA, Miss. — Wood furniture source Orleans Furniture says it is closing its case goods manufacturing plant here and plans to focus on imports.

http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/389400-Orleans_Furniture_to_close_Mississippi_case_goods_plant.php?rssid=20041

COMPANY C

News  |  www.kidstodayonline.com | Aug 25, 2009

The imported Urban Jungle Rug from Company C is 100% wool, tufted. It is canary yellow with a natural gray background, $440 to $1,960, 800-818-8288, www.companyc.com. For yesterday's Product of the Day, click here.

http://www.kidstodayonline.com/article/CA6685705.html

Furniture imports decline 19.2% in first quarter - | ISWOnline

News  |  www.iswonline.com | Jul 30, 2009

In the first quarter of 2009, inbound containerized shipments of furniture declined 19.2% compared to the same period the year before, according to a PR Newswire release from PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions.

http://www.iswonline.com/IndustryNewsLanding/tabid/61/Default.aspx?tid=2&ContentID=373971

1st-Quarter Furniture Container Shipments Down 19%

News  |  www.hfbusiness.com | Jul 29, 2009

Inbound containerized shipments of furniture fell more than 87,000 20-foot equivalent units in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the same period last year, a 19.2 percent decrease.

http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/piers-inbound-furniture-containers-fell-192-1st-quarter-2009-410459_1.html

China dominates U.S. imports of outdoor home furnishings

News  |  www.casualliving.com | Jun 1, 2009

Although changes are underway in container and early buy order patterns, China was the undisputed leader last year in U.S. imports of outdoor and casual furniture, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Customs Service, U.S. International Trade Commission and Casual Living market

http://www.casualliving.com/article/CA6660523.html

La-Z-Boy Posts $64.4 million 3Q Loss

News  |  www.ISWonline.com | Mar 16, 2009

MONROE, MI – La-Z-Boy Furniture’s third-quarter sales dropped 23% to $288.6 million; the revenue total included $8.1 million in antidumping duties received on bedroom furniture imports from China.

http://www.ISWonline.com/IndustryNewsLanding/tabid/61/Default.aspx?tid=2&ContentID=237935

ASIAN ART IMPORTS STYLE

News  |  www.homeaccentstoday.com | Mar 12, 2009

Made of recycled palm, the Rustic Contemporary Collection palm lamps are introduced from Asian Art Imports.

http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/article/ca6643668.html

GuildMaster plants 150 trees in Indonesia

News  |  www.FurnitureStyle.com | Sep 16, 2008

GuildMaster, a company based in Springfield, MO, that manufacturers home accents in China and Indonesia and imports them to the United States, recently planted more than 150 mahogany and mango trees in an area of Indonesia that was badly damaged by a 2006 earthquake.

http://www.FurnitureStyle.com/Departments/IndustryNewsLanding/tabid/84/Default.aspx?tid=2&ContentID=13660

AHFA - American Home Furnishings Alliance

High Point, NC – The Department of Commerce has released a new business census series on domestic furniture production, and the numbers are decidedly different from the last series released with 2002 shipment data.

http://www.ahfa.us/news/viewArticleDetail.asp?ID=437