June 12,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on June 2006
Ethan Allen’s chief executive officer will be presenting tomorrow at the Credit Suisse Consumer and Retail Conference in New York.
Farooq Kathwari will make his presentation at 1:30 p.m., and a webcast of the presentation will be available on the company’s Web site at ethanallen.com/investors.
In anticipation of being asked to comment on current business trends Kathwari said, “Our focus on providing customers with decorating solutions and superior service has continued to differentiate Ethan Allen, and our business trends have remained positive. As we have said previously, we believe that the analysts’ estimates for the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2006 are within reach.”
June 12,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Las Vegas on June 2006
Country music performer Tracy Lawrence will perform at the Fremont Street Experience next month during the Las Vegas Market in a free concert.
Lawrence came onto the national scene in 1991. His lineup of songs include “if the World had a Front Porch,” “Alibis,” and “If the Good Die Young.”
Lawrence will perform July 26 on the 3rd Street stage located between the Four Queens and Fitzgeralds casinos. The concert will begin at 9 p.m.
June 11,
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By Home Furnishings Business in on June 2006
La-Z-Boy Inc. will take part in Morgan Stanley’s Small Cap Executive Conference Thursday in New York.
Mark Stegeman, vice president and treasurer for La-Z-Boy, will make a presentation at the conference at 12:15 p.m.
The presentation will be webcast live and will be available on La-Z-Boy’s Web site via the link la-z-boy.com/about/investorRelations/conf_calls.aspx . Participants are encouraged to log on at least five minutes prior to the presentation. A replay will be available approximately one hour following the conclusion of the presentation.
June 11,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Case Goods on June 2006
Broyhill Furniture Inds. announced Friday that it will close its penultimate domestic wood furniture factory, the 522,000-sqaure-foot Pacemaker case goods plant in Lenoir, N.C., by the end of August.
Broyhill, a wholly owned subsidiary of Furniture Brands International, was until recent years among the largest wood furniture manufacturers in the country. After the Pacemaker shutdown, the company will have one remaining domestic case goods plant .
The Pacemaker plant was built in 1971 and currently employs 692 people. After these layoffs become effective, Broyhill will continue to employ around 1,900 people in North Carolina.
Broyhill, one of the companies that made North Carolina a furniture manufacturing powerhouse, now mostly sources wood furniture for living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms and home entertainment.
June 11,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on June 2006
Another manufacturer is jumping into the dedicated store arena.
High-end supplier and Furniture Brands International division Henredon plans an August opening for its first Atlanta-area retail storefront, a 15,000-square-foot company-owned store in the city’s Perimeter Mall retail center.
The new showroom will feature extensive presentations of Henredon collections, plus licensed lines of furniture through Ralph Lauren and Barbara Barry. Another 2,000 square feet will be dedicated to offices and receiving areas.
“As a Henredon brand store, we are creating a total luxury experience,” said David Walker, Henredon’s director of trade showrooms. “When consumers walk through our doors, we want them to respond to our product with all their senses. We want their visit to be a total immersion into the Henredon lifestyle.”
All furniture collections at the new Henredon store will be displayed in fully accessorized room settings. A design center will house an array of Henredon fabrics, sales tools, and an assortment of other samples to aid the sales staff. The store will also offer accessories, rugs, draperies, and bed and window treatments. About 12 professional sales associates with design experience will be on hand to assist customers.
Walker said that the Atlanta location’s prototype design plans, signage, and additional specifications may be adapted later to other locales as the dedicated-store program develops.