Bassett Furniture News Release
Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: BSET) announced today its earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended November 26, 2005. Sales for the fourth quarter of 2005 were $88.6 million, up 10.6 percent from fourth quarter 2004 levels, led by an $8 million increase in shipments to Bassett Furniture Direct (BFD) [...]

For nearly a century, the name Broyhill has been associated with fine quality furniture making. And, throughout all that time, the guiding force that has defined the company and it products has been a commitment to quality and value. Today, the Broyhill brand is recognized by more than 90 percent of consumers, making it the [...]

Russian immigrant Rose Blumkin began her spectacular version of the American Dream in 1937 when she opened Nebraska Furniture Mart in the basement of a small shop in downtown Omaha. Following her simple business tenet to “Sell cheap and tell the truth,” Mrs B’s dedication and savvy would spearhead an uninterrupted 67-year sales growth [...]

J.C. Penney is launching a new private brand of furniture and accessories. The line, called Studio by JCPenney Home Collection, is designed to fit the needs of the “modern” shopper.
Clean lines and geometric shapes define the line, making the furnishings suitable for apartments, lofts and office spaces.
“Studio is unlike any other furniture and home [...]

Watson Furniture Group has received the prestigious Evergreen Award from the US General Services Administration (GSA) for its exemplary environmental practice.
The company relies heavily on recycled materials and low impact manufacturing to produce its European-inspired office furniture.
Each year, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) selects one furniture maker from its vast list of potential candidates [...]

Furniture Brands International Inc. (NYSE:FBN - news) on Wednesday reported quarterly profit fell 23 percent as weakness in its mid-priced Broyhill brand and higher raw-materials costs across all its brands hurt results.
The maker of Thomasville, Drexel Heritage, Broyhill and other brands of furniture posted a fourth-quarter net profit of $17.1 million, or 34 cents per [...]

La-Z-Boy, a leading manufacturer of upholstered furniture, has announced the opening of a La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® store in Lynnwood, Wash., located at 19230 Alderwood Mall Pkwy. The store boasts the design-focused format of the company’s “new generation” stores, which help customers in every step of their furniture shopping and home decorating experience.
The new 17,700-square-foot store [...]

Collection is classic furniture with a contemporary look
Modern meets the great outdoors in Kingsley-Bate’s latest furniture collection. The Ibiza line is a sleek, mixed-media assortment designed by Andrew Gower. Combining stainless steel, Textaline mesh and teak results in outdoor durability and high style for the contemporary homeowner.
The collection includes dining chairs, lounge chair, ottoman, chaise [...]

June Merrick said one customer entered the Ashley Furniture store this week and said, “It was like she left Portales and entered the big city.”
The furniture store has undergone a complete facelift and employees made the transition into the new store this week. Monday was the first day the locally-owned furniture store was open as [...]

The Forestry Department has ordered the suspension of the transport of wood furniture imported from Burma now stored at two border warehouses into the country pending examination by department and local officials. The suspension order was made by Thani Wiriyarattanaporn, deputy director-general of the Forestry Department, who led about 10 officials to inspect two warehouses [...]