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Total value amounts to $9.1 billion
U.S. furniture imports fell 22% for the first six months of 2009 as consumer demand skidded during the recession, according to new figures from U.S. government sources. Numbers compiled by Furniture/Today’s market research staff from U.S. Customs Service, Census Bureau and International Trade Commission data showed that furniture . . . → Read More: Furniture Imports Decline 22% in First Half of 2009 Canada remains top customer U.S. furniture exports fell 21% in the first six months of 2009, signaling a drop in demand for the products in some of the top industrialized countries. The numbers are based on information Furniture/Today’s market research staff compiles from the U.S. Customs Service, Census Bureau and International Trade . . . → Read More: Furniture Exports Fall 21% in First Half of 2009 Survey shows that appearance of furniture counts in commercial uses— Casual Living Twenty-one percent of shoppers said the most important factor when choosing their furniture is that the colors and fabrics are fashionable, according to results of the Telescope National Shopper Survey conducted by WSL Strategic Retail. More surprising results showed 15% of consumers . . . → Read More: Shoppers Seek Fashionable Fabrics and Colors Tim Smithe produces video to help win GamesFurniture Today, September 2, 2009 Walter E. Smithe of Smithe Furniture, has produced a video. The video, available on YouTube, Facebook and smithe.com, features appearances by more than a dozen celebrities, including Mike Ditka, Bonnie Hunt, Conan O’Brien, Lou Pinella and Quentin Tarantino. Participants sing along to a . . . → Read More: Furniture Executive Backs Chicago Olympics Bid SEATTLE — The owners of five local La-Z-Boy furniture stores in the Puget Sound region recently stopped operating, according to a news report from KOMO 4 News, an ABC affiliate in Seattle. La-Z-Boy officials said the five stores are independent franchises that had recently lost their license. The stores were registered under the umbrella of . . . → Read More: Five La-Z-Boy Stores in Seattle Area Cease Operations |
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