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JUST IN: Furniture Today's Sleep accessories: Add-on sales opportunities , Here’s the set up: Consumers are sitting on their wallets. The housing market is lackluster. Unemployment is high. And, in our sector of the economy, mattress sales have been plummeting. What’s a smart retailer to do? Easy. Sell more sleep accessories.

Furniture Today's Economic Forecast for 2010 , Furniture Today polled industry analysts and economists to develop a forecast for 2010.
Furniture Today's 2010 Bedding Forecast , Furniture Today's exclusive 2010 Bedding Forecast provides bedding unit predictions for 2010 and the predicted dollar value of bedding shipments for 2010.

Furniture Today's 2009 Furniture Product Sales Estimates , This exclusive report estimates 2009 retail sales figures for 19 product categories, including bedding, master bedroom, youth/other adult bedroom, casual dining, entertainment furniture, desks, stationary sofas, reclining chairs and motion sofas. The report also provides total consumer spending for furniture and bedding from 2007 through 2009, as well as a retail roundup for 2009 and a look at retail in 2010.
Furniture Today Retail Planning Guide 2010 , Furniture Today's Retail Planning Guide 2010 includes our analyses of the year that was 2009 and our outlook for 2010.

Furniture Today's The 2010 Consumer , In order to better understand how the recession has affected the consumer’s overall spending habits and shopping and buying habits for home furnishings in particular, Furniture Today, in partnership with HGTV, fielded an online survey in September. The survey launched as part of HGTV’s Ideas newsletter.
Furniture Today: A decade of the Top 100 (1999 - 2009) , This look at a decade in the history of Furniture Today's Top 100 is based on 11 years of research, reporting and insight by the newspaper's market research team and Senior Retail Editor Clint Engel. From a baseline in 1999, the report looks at the collective performance of a changing roster of the largest furniture store companies operating in the U.S. over the next 10 years.

Bedding Yearbook - 2009 , Furniture/Today's seventh edition of its annual bedding review provides a comprehensive look at bedding suppliers, producers and retailers that made headlines in 2009.

Furniture Today - The List 2009 , The List includes all of Furniture Today's 2009 exclusive rankings, including both retailer and manufacturer rankings. Rankings include the Top 100 US Furniture Stores, Fastest growing Top 100 Furniture Stores, Beyond the Top 100, Top 25 US Furniture and Bedding Retailers, Top 25 Bedding Retailers, Top 25 Sources for the US Furniture Market and Top 15 US Bedding Producers.

Furniture Today's Furniture & Bedding Distribution Channel Report 2009 , Furniture Today’s exclusive 2009 Furniture and Bedding Distribution Report reveals 2008 furniture and bedding market share through 11 distribution channels. Figures are based on 2008 retail sales of all residential furniture and bedding product categories.

Furniture Today's Consumer Views: The Internet , Buying furniture online, once viewed as unrealistic and unsafe, is now commonplace. Estimates from comScore put furniture and bedding’s 2008 online sales at about $4.6 billion or 3.5% of all e-commerce retail sales. Total online retail sales, excluding travel, event tickets and digital downloads, totaled $132.4 billion in 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.

High Point Fall Market Overview - October 2009 , This report offers an exclusive, comprehensive look into the current state of the furniture industry. Our editorial and research team worked together to provide key external drivers of our business sector, including the latest unemployment, housing and consumer confidence figures and more. As well, a view of the industry’s “bright spots” can be found in this report.

Rating Sleep Surfaces: Furniture Today and HGTV Bedding Consumer Survey , Previous consumer research has revealed comfort as the No. 1 feature consumers look for when choosing a mattress. But, which construction types do consumers think are the most comfortable? This exclusive consumer data reveals which types of beds consumers currently sleep on, the kind of night’s sleep consumers get with their current type and which type consumers think is the most comfortable and why.
Furniture Today's Upholstery Fabric & Style Survey , Furniture Today's exclusive report provides market share data for percentage of units sold in 2008 for both the styles and fabrics for stationary sofas, motion sofas and reclining chairs. Results are presented by low, middle and high price points. The style families represented include Contemporary, American country, European country, 18th century and other traditional.

2009 Furniture Store Performance Report - Merchandise Mix , This exclusive presentation provided market share data based on sales and selling space in 2008 for 15 different furniture product categories (including bedding, master bedroom, youth bedroom, cribs and other infant furniture, formal and casual dining, RTA, entertainment centers, desks and other home office, occasional tables and other occasional furniture, stationary upholstery, motion upholstery and motion chairs). For these same product categories, retailers were queried about the number of lines they carried and the number of SKUs they had on display in 2008.

Furniture Store Performance Report: Store Operations, 2009 , Furniture Today conducted an exclusive survey of furniture stores through both a mail and an online survey, beginning data collection in early May. This year’s survey continues a series of store performance surveys spanning nearly two decades, with the last one conducted in 2008.

FurnitureToday's Top 25 Furniture and Bedding Retailers, 2009 , Furniture Today's exclusive survey of the Top Retail Giants ranks the Top 25 U.S. furniture and bedding retailers. Companies are ranked according to their estimated 2008 sales of furniture and bedding. Decorative accessory sales, including lamps, area rugs, wall décor and mirrors, are excluded. Decorative accessory sales were included in the Top 100 U.S. Furniture Stores Ranking, published in Furniture Today's May 25, 2009, issue.
Furniture Today's Online-only home furnishings retailer report , Furniture Today’s exclusive report lists 20 online-only home furnishings retailers. This list is by no means comprehensive. Many more than the 20 Internet retailers listed here are strong players within the home furnishings industry and Internet channel. This report does not rank companies, nor does it feature furniture retailers who have both a brick-and-mortar and online presence, such as Rooms To Go, Wal-Mart and JC Penney.

Furniture Today's Top 25 Bedding Retailers 2009 , This exclusive survey ranks the Top 25 bedding retailers based on estimated 2008 sales of conventional mattresses and boxsprings, as well as foam bedding, futons, air beds, adjustable beds and waterbeds.

Furniture Today's 2009 Bedding Distribution Channel Report , Furniture Today’s exclusive 2009 Bedding Distribution Report reveals 2008 bedding market share through seven distribution channels. Figures are based on 2008 retail sales of conventional mattresses and boxsprings, as well as foam bedding, futons, airbeds, adjustable beds and waterbeds.

Furniture Today's Beyond the Top 100 - 2009 , Furniture Today’s exclusive report, Beyond the Top 100, lists 100 independent furniture stores that are significant players in their respective markets. This list is by no means comprehensive. Many more than the 100 furniture stores listed here are strong retailers within their communities.

Furniture Today's Top 100 Furniture Stores - 2009 , Furniture Today’s exclusive Top 100 U.S. Furniture Stores report ranks furniture stores by 2008 sales of furniture, bedding and decorative accessories, including fabric and furniture protection and warranties.

Furniture Today's Fastest Growing Furniture Stores - 2009 , Furniture Today's exclusive report spotlighting the fastest-growing furniture stores is based on the 2009 and 2008 surveys of the Top U.S. Furniture Stores that appeared in the May 25, 2009, issue.

FT and HGTV Consumer Views Survey: Spotlight on Dining , This exclusive research focuses on casual dining and formal dining buying experience, including where consumers would first go to shop, how much they expect to pay, and several dining-specific areas where consumers want more information, including the issues of construction and quality.
Top 15 U.S. Bedding Producers 2009 , Furniture Today’s ranking of the Top 15 Bedding Producers ranks companies according to 2008 U.S. wholesale bedding shipments. Returns, as well as shipments to Puerto Rico are excluded. Contract shipments are included in figures. EITF 01-9 sales adjustments, including sales allowances and incentives, are also included and are reported in the notes when available.

Furniture Today's Imports/Exports Report - 2009 , In 2008, U.S. furniture exports totaled $2.7 billion, up 15% from 2007 figures. 2008 U.S. furniture imports totaled $22.6 billion, down 6% from 2007.

2009 Retail Giants of Bedding , Special issue explores people, places that make bedding industry unique.

Home Accents Today and Furniture Today's April 2009 Market Overview , This report offers an exclusive, comprehensive look into the current state of the furniture industry. Our editorial and research team worked together to provide key external drivers of our business sector, including the results of our recent survey of retailers, manufacturers and sales reps regarding strategies and plans for weathering the current economic downturn.
Furniture Today and HGTV Consumer Views: Spotlight on the Econony , This exclusive consumer research focuses on the economy. Information includes how the economic downturn has affected furniture buying and redecorating plans, as well as which rooms consumers plan to redecorate this year and which furniture products they plan to shop for.
Furniture Today's Asian Connections 2009 , The financial meltdown in the U.S. has caused significant challenges for furniture manufacturers in and outside China. Due to decreased demand, hundreds of furniture factories are said to have closed in China alone in the past year and more plant closings are expected in 2009.
Furniture Today's Mattress Sales Booster Manual 2009 , This exclusive analysis provides a three-step approach to help retailers boost their bedding sales and increase their sales tickets. The three steps include: focusing on the consumer, embrace specialty sleep and add accessories to merchandise mix.
Furniture Today's Economic Forecast for 2010 , Furniture Today polled industry analysts and economists to develop a forecast for 2010.
Furniture Today's 2010 Bedding Forecast , Furniture Today's exclusive 2010 Bedding Forecast provides bedding unit predictions for 2010 and the predicted dollar value of bedding shipments for 2010.
Furniture Today's 2008 Furniture Product Sales Estimates , This exclusive report estimates 2008 retail sales figures for 19 product categories, including bedding, master bedroom, youth/other adult bedroom, casual dining, entertainment furniture, desks, stationary sofas, reclining chairs and motion sofas.
FT HGTV Consumer Views: Spotlight on Sofas , This exclusive research focuses on the stationary sofa buying experience, including where the consumer would first go to shop for a sofa, the reasons why consumers choose a sofa retailer and several sofa-specific areas where consumers want more information, including the issues of durability and quality.
Bedding Yearbook - 2009 , Furniture/Today's seventh edition of its annual bedding review provides a comprehensive look at bedding suppliers, producers and retailers that made headlines in 2009.
Exclusive 2008 Fall Market Overview from Furniture|Today and Home Accents Today , Whether you went to the October High Point Market, or just want to know the current state of the furniture industry, Furniture Today and Home Accents Today's Fall 2008 Market Overview has the comprehensive details you need. Our editorial and research team have combined their efforts to give you a 14-page in-depth analysis of our business sector, including the results of our recent survey of retailers, manufacturers and sales reps on how business has been and what their strategies are for the next year.
FT HGTV Consumer Views: Spotlight on Entertainment , This exclusive research focuses on the entertainment furniture buying experience, including where the consumer would first go to shop for entertainment furniture, the reasons why consumers choose an entertainment furniture retailer and several entertainment furniture-specific areas where consumers want more information, including the issues of technology and construction.
FT and HGTV Present "Consumer Voices: The Bedding Shopping Experience" , This exclusive research examines why consumers choose to shop for a mattress in a particular retail channel, the likelihood of shopping in each distribution channel and what consumers would change in the mattress-buying experience.
FT Case Goods Style Survey 2008 , Furniture/Today’s exclusive report, the Case Goods Style Survey, reflects the 2007 sales of retailers operating more than 1,900 stores in the U.S.
FT and HGTV Survey: Consumers & Retailers: Making the bedding connection , This exclusive research report bridges the gap between what the consumers want when choosing a mattress and what retailers promote, both on the sales floor and in advertising.
The ABC's of Mattress Selling , This exclusive report provides bedding retailers with an A-Z selling guide to improve mattress sales.
Furniture Today's "Retail Bedding Spotlight" , During March and April, Furniture/Today surveyed bedding retailers about their operations, including bedding merchandise mix by type of bed. This report provides retailers with benchmarks to measure bedding merchandise performance.
Furniture Today's Top 25 Furniture Sources for U.S. Market - 2009 , Estimated furniture shipments for the 25 largest furniture sources to the U.S. market totaled $11.9 billion in 2008, a decline of 10.45 from 2007 shipments of $13.2 billion for the same group. Furthermore, only four source companies posted gains, according to Furniture/Today’s annual ranking of the Top 25 Furniture sources for the U.S. Market.
The Effects of Globalization on the U.S. Furniture Industry , Between 1992 and 2006, imports of furniture and bedding grew by a whopping 479%. During the same period, retail furniture and bedding sales grew by 117%.

Furniture Today's Latin American Connection , With two slots on the Top 10 list of countries exporting furniture to the United States — No. 4 Mexico and No. 10 Brazil — Latin America continues to play a big role in the furniture sector.
Furniture Today's 2008 Retail Dining Survey - Casual vs. Formal , During November and December, Furniture Today surveyed furniture retailers about their casual and formal dining operations, including mix by table heights and shapes. This report provides retailers with benchmarks to measure their store's dining merchandise performance.

Furniture|Today’s 2008 Economic Outlook , Furniture|Today’s 2008 Economic Outlook Survey was compiled by Furniture/Today’s market research team, delivers a well researched analysis of the coming year in the home furnishings sector.

Exclusive 2008 Fall Market Overview from Furniture|Today and Home Accents Today , Whether you went to the October High Point Market, or just want to know the current state of the furniture industry, Furniture Today and Home Accents Today's Fall 2008 Market Overview has the comprehensive details you need. Our editorial and research team have combined their efforts to give you a 14-page in-depth analysis of our business sector, including the results of our recent survey of retailers, manufacturers and sales reps on how business has been and what their strategies are for the next year.
Furniture Store Performance Report 2008 , Furniture Today's Furniture Store Performance Report provides an overview of furniture store operations and financial results and offers store owners and managers benchmarks to measure their store's performance.
2007 Retail Giants of Bedding , Special issue explores people, places that make bedding industry unique.
Furniture Today's Consumer Buying Trends - Top 5 Products Purchased , This exclusive consumer analysis is based on the responses of 2,500 households to a survey conducted in November and December 2006.
Home Accents Today and Furniture Today's April 2009 Market Overview , This report offers an exclusive, comprehensive look into the current state of the furniture industry. Our editorial and research team worked together to provide key external drivers of our business sector, including the results of our recent survey of retailers, manufacturers and sales reps regarding strategies and plans for weathering the current economic downturn.

Furniture Today's How To Market Your Furniture In The U.S , The exclusive guide to selling your furniture in the world's largest and most complex market.

Furniture Today's Vietnam Report , A package of articles and reports on the furniture industry in Vietnam.

Delivery to the Customer: Industry Practices and Problems , Industry practices relating to home delivery: how retailers deal with customer complaints, train and pay delivery personnel, save money and increase customer satisfaction.

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