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Keeping Good Employees, Week 6 – Celebrate With Your Furniture Crew!
Celebration, recognition, and reward: that is what this week’s article is all about. Sounds like fun, huh? It is, and it is also possibly the most rewarding change you can implement in your organization in terms of staff morale and subsequent retention.

Cory Delivery Celebrates 75th Anniversary At Company Gala
It was the height of the Great Depression in 1934 when Joseph Cory drove his first truck onto the streets of Brooklyn, New York, to deliver a stove.

Glenn Prillaman Elected President and CEO Stanley Furniture
Comnany also announced that, primarily as a result of depressed sales, Stanley Furniture incurred a net loss of $11.8 million for 2009.

Flexsteel Reports Net Residential Sales Increase For Fiscal Quarater
Company says they believe that their conservative approach to business, will be rewarded when business conditions improve.

High Point Market Publishes 2010 Business Outlook Report
The coming six months could be the best the U.S. home furnishings industry has seen in a good while, according to the 2010 High Point Market Business Outlook and CEO Update.

ABC Home Features Civil Rights Themed, Wizard of Oz Inspired Window Display
ABC Home in New York redeveloped a concept featured at Suites at Market Square, for a window display on the civil rights movement.

aspenhome® Honors 26 Sales Associates for Performance
Stephen Caudle, representing aspenhome in VA, MD, and Washington DC was the big winner for the evening taking home the “Salesperson of the Year 2009” award.

Furniture Brands International Reports Further Sales Decline
Net sales from continuing operations for the 2009 fourth quarter were $285.6 million, compared with $403.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, a decline of 29.2%.

WAC Lighting Raises $30,000 In Relief EffortsFor Victims of Haiti Earthquake
W.A.C. Lighting has provided relief after other disasters, including The 9-11 Attacks, Hurricane Katrina, the 921 Taiwan Earthquake, the China Earthquakes and the Tsunami.

Surviving Tough Times: Start From the Inside
The human tendency is to do less, spend less, worry more and have more fear. However, in tough economic times such as this, it’s more important than ever for companies to relearn and grow, to be innovative and not procrastinate!

Week 5 in the Furniture Employee Retention Series - Watch Out For Pirates!
So what are some furniture retailers and manufacturers doing to keep their talented staff?

Specialty Sleep Association Names Scott Smalling of SimmonsTo Board of Directors
Smalling is President of Simmons Bedding Company’s Specialty Sleep Division

Natura World To Open New Texas Manufacturing Plant
The plant will allow Natura to increase distribution throughout the United States while reducing delivery times.

Ethan Allen Reports Results for Quarter
Net delivered sales for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 amounted to $143.3 million as compared to $189.6 million in the prior year quarter.

Turn Furniture Supervisors Into Retail Leaders - Online Article
It happens over and over again at retail when furniture store owners promote top salespeople to sales management or store manager positions. They get poor managers and lose good salespeople.

Monthly Survey Of Furniture Business From Smith Leonard Accountants & Consultants
November results were encouraging for a change.

Easy Furniture Web Tip #59 - Best SEO Includes Website Page Makeover
High rankings matched with poor website pages means no sales. Improving your SEO should always be combined with improving your individual web pages.

Abbyson Living Announces Social Media Initiative
Abbyson Living communicates with fans via Twitter by tweeting new product designs, images, functionalities, and demo videos to streamline information to the follower base in real time.

Court Approves Sale of Classic Sleep Products to Classic Brands LLC
Classic Brands LLC, was formed by the current management team and the company’s Chinese manufacturing partner.

Leggett & Platt Announces 2009 Results
Total residential furnishings sales decreased $44 million, or 10%, as a result of steel-related price deflation; unit volume was up slightly.

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