tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319738618806444792024-02-07T19:49:43.661-08:00FURNITURE TOMORROWCURRENT EVENTS, SATIRE & FAKE NEWSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-16029744043951764432014-08-14T08:24:00.000-07:002014-08-14T08:24:07.244-07:00BREAKING NEWS: John Bassett Planning Sequel to Book "Factory Man" --- "No More Factory, Man!" Expected on Shelves Early 2015Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-75822240232643926342014-08-13T09:16:00.001-07:002014-08-13T16:10:56.343-07:00Restoration Hardware Testing New Catalog Delivery System<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Restoration Hardware (NYSE: RSTO) one of the most innovative and fastest growing luxury brands in the home furnishings marketplace announced a new catalog delivery system in response to their recent shipment that arrived at millions of doorsteps, some to consumer dismay. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> "We believe our brand stands alone and is redefining this highly fragmented and growing market and we think our printed materials contribute to superior sales growth" said CEO Gary Friedman. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But Restoration Hardware's thinking on how those materials are delivered is changing. "We understand some consumers were frustrated when their mailbox was stuffed with a 10 pound package and we intend to adjust our approach to deliver an experience the consumer finds less intrusive" said Friedman. "First of all when I hear the word catalog, I cringe" said Friedman, "these are NOT catalogs, these are Source Books." While Restoration Hardware pioneers a new strategy where its catalogs, rather than being distributed several times throughout the year, are distributed just once a year the consumer is having to adjust to the larger shipments that can weight as much as a small child. "I was furious" said JoAnne Thompson of Chevy Chase, Maryland who notes that while she shops at the store, the heavy package was "just another thing the maid had to take to the trash." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"The consumer told us we had a problem and our culture is about delivering solutions" said Friedman who announced a partnership with the moving and storage company PODS early Wednesday. "We took the idea of the POD and we revolutionized it" said Friedman. "When you see that POD pulling up to your home and onto your driveway you'll know our most innovative, revolutionary products are just a step away for you to peruse at your leisure" said Friedman. Restoration Hardware intends to deliver about a million PODS to consumers in the autumn of 2015 each housing the annual Source Book. The PODS will remain on a consumers' property until they call Restoration Hardware to remove it. "This gives the consumer everything I think they are asking for and more time with our Source Books in a way they can easily shop for the most luxurious products in the home furnishings industry. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If Joanne Thompson's response to the news is any indication, Restoration Hardware may have another winning concept on it's hands, "it was a very trying time for my family and all Restoration Hardware families when the last package arrived. This is an elegant solution to a very difficult social issue me and my friends all faced and I look forward to seeing my first POD." Customers are encouraged to inspect the PODS upon receipt as several factory works have threatened to smuggle themselves to the US with the Source Books. </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-2035138047613264332014-08-11T19:21:00.000-07:002014-08-11T20:47:19.652-07:00In Surprise Move, Maricich Endoses Pre-Pre MarketIn a surprise move, Bob Maricich, CEO of International Market Centers has announced the creation of a pre-pre market starting in 2015. While dates have yet to be finalized, sources close to Maricich say there's a possibility pre-pre April market could be held prior to the previous year's October market with pre-market held a day or even several hours before the opening of the market. "We believe the state of North Carolina needs to come to the table with some sort of funding for this innovative idea and what promises to be a vibrant event" said Maricich. The furniture industry continues to struggle with aligning overwhelming demand with supply which is seen as the driving factor behind the announcement. "A solid week in High Point just isn't enough in today's connected world" commented Maricich who according to reports is also considering a post pre pre-market to bring retailers back into High Point for feedback. The International Market Center initiative is being marketed via social media under it's twitter account with #supportprepremarket.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-22110797632816394502012-04-16T15:51:00.002-07:002012-04-16T15:54:02.021-07:00Follow Us On TwitterFollow us @ furnituretomm on Twitter for live updates during the April High Point market.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-14228289080774145612009-10-19T18:29:00.000-07:002009-10-19T19:09:32.555-07:00Breaking News: Shakeup Expected at La-Z-BoyHigh Point -<br /><br /><div align="justify">There is a story developing here during the semi-annual High Point Furniture Market which will rock the industry. Although speculation about a change at La-Z-Boy has been rampant over the last several years, it seems that there have been some changes that have intensified the situation.</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify">Amid La-Z-Boy's struggling sales and financial situation, the company has been able to remain afloat and according to some sources the company is actually headed in the right direction. But it seems that is all about to change.</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify">According to industry insiders and evidence obtained exclusively by Furniture Tomorrow, La-Z-Boy is about undergo its most challenging times in decades. We have learned that Spongebob Squarepants and Dora the Explorer have joined forces to push the current management team out the door.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKQGeqwvHSs7rKmsIVyjwfcNBdMPX2HLd0IIxZlGi5RDjPXBbjULEiOG3m_yqy1aGl-bVWJPvhCPhdBBJ9G6d-FcnQYO6nni4kaLWSXugRRHpy4d2iM6OQQkpzZPn_DC-O7PozXduGWw/s1600-h/SpongeBob-SquarePants.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394490863535114850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKQGeqwvHSs7rKmsIVyjwfcNBdMPX2HLd0IIxZlGi5RDjPXBbjULEiOG3m_yqy1aGl-bVWJPvhCPhdBBJ9G6d-FcnQYO6nni4kaLWSXugRRHpy4d2iM6OQQkpzZPn_DC-O7PozXduGWw/s320/SpongeBob-SquarePants.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="justify">"I've only been in this showroom for two days and it's clear to me that these people have no clue what they're doing", a fuming Spongebob Squarepants told us in confidence. "I live underwater so I know - this is a sinking ship, they're going to run this thing straight down to bottom of the <a href="mailto:f@%king">f@%king</a> ocean."</div><div align="justify">Spongebob offered several solutions to the vast array of problems that the company faces, such as putting Squidward in charge of product development, replacing the salesforce with a group of starfish, and requiring all accounts to pay in the form of Krabby Patty Burgers. "Let's be honest", Spongebob said, "all of those ideas are pretty ridiculous, but this company is so screwed up, we might as well have some fun while it sinks."</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><p align="justify"></p><div align="justify">Dora the Explorer wasn't so kind to the management team that is assembled here in High Point.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrIZuHnzGRoRDZy8TEPwSHJgf4cK3kq6dk46CFIAvQ3UkJe4aEVPeKAYgwRsbYITwKdOMbcGEjT3wsNqYdi_wpAwyttQ954woiwoKCLF7Q1Sg2kt1O_1Kq-jg9jIPt1Ai8QoPU2Nw6Hk/s1600-h/dorathe-explorerposters.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394494566051038738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 138px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrIZuHnzGRoRDZy8TEPwSHJgf4cK3kq6dk46CFIAvQ3UkJe4aEVPeKAYgwRsbYITwKdOMbcGEjT3wsNqYdi_wpAwyttQ954woiwoKCLF7Q1Sg2kt1O_1Kq-jg9jIPt1Ai8QoPU2Nw6Hk/s200/dorathe-explorerposters.jpg" border="0" /></a> "I'm a 6-year old Mexican and my best friend is a monkey, but these guys make me look like Albert friggin' Einstein. This company is so backwards that they think putting this half-retarded sponge thing on a bed will help their sales." Dora outlined her plans to remove the current management team and position herself as the next leader. "Look, no one knows what I carry in this backpack. All I'm saying is that if they keep it up it's going to mess up my royalties. These guys are dumb, but they've got to know that you don't screw with a Puerto Rican girl when it comes to cash. If they try it, I'll cut them."</div><p align="justify">Officials at La-Z-Boy could not be reached for comment.</p><div align="justify"><br /></div><p align="justify"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-75376426359139193892009-10-05T07:09:00.000-07:002009-10-05T07:11:48.535-07:00BREAKING NEWS: Ahmadinejad Endorses High Point Market; Denies Las Vegas Market ExistsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-3738086805684206092009-10-01T18:51:00.000-07:002009-10-05T07:42:16.340-07:00Zima Partners With Youth Manufacturers<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5myjxQk87NAI7rTNT8rZmqUCXWmMRLM0PFNoVv-Zsriohrdi233e2aGTElYTkqx03hL_NjXM2UAz-jFbX9IT4GzqTlcK9ajZsRxVjlBcFGpSpu0TCx2ef882UaKc41fdqIbaufG0j3c/s1600-h/twins1-main_Full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5myjxQk87NAI7rTNT8rZmqUCXWmMRLM0PFNoVv-Zsriohrdi233e2aGTElYTkqx03hL_NjXM2UAz-jFbX9IT4GzqTlcK9ajZsRxVjlBcFGpSpu0TCx2ef882UaKc41fdqIbaufG0j3c/s320/twins1-main_Full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388943876583075218" border="0" /></a>Zima and several leading youth manufacturers will announce Monday a multi-million dollar cross-branding advertising campaign to spur sluggish sales.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Industry executives studied the behavior of nearly 100 teenagers in North Carolina and surrounding areas and observed behavior after consuming 3, 6 and 9 Zima drinks, respectively.<br /><br />The studies' findings were overwhelming said a furniture industry executive who spoke on a condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the report. "After 6 Zima's, there's a 62% chance our industry sees a sale we would have missed and almost a 98% chance we get a sale after 9 drinks." In one behavioral study, 18 year old Brad Ferguson of High Point, NC ended up in a car <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjms3wy63uwbdR17ct02RiKSAyrX7LEQtkcM9HS5jo-lL-cVRlCpwgKJG6g3gt7nnQh84Sq9yxi2hbrOBXKKXa9F9FhisbzUP3zM_pOXf4KgP8ui_YAz_ztBRTEQSOdJY6vOb2sc3AjHvs/s1600-h/02jun14-and-to-top-it-off-drinking-zima.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjms3wy63uwbdR17ct02RiKSAyrX7LEQtkcM9HS5jo-lL-cVRlCpwgKJG6g3gt7nnQh84Sq9yxi2hbrOBXKKXa9F9FhisbzUP3zM_pOXf4KgP8ui_YAz_ztBRTEQSOdJY6vOb2sc3AjHvs/s320/02jun14-and-to-top-it-off-drinking-zima.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388944072583053410" border="0" /></a>trunk after a long night of drinking. Brad found out two weeks after the party his girlfriend, Tanya, was pregnant with twins. "Does it suck?" said Brad, "yeah, it kinda sucks and comes with all these expenses I wasn't prepared for. "<br /><br />It's those expenses that have both industries excited about their new partnership. "Teen pregnancy is a win-win for both industries" said one beverage executive as the study also showed a sharp rise in alcohol consumption after the male was informed of the pregnancy. As both industries struggle to stimulate consumer demand, they are finding stimulation and a little alcohol is exactly what is needed in today's tough economic times.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-69833208277562229432009-09-24T06:41:00.000-07:002009-10-04T19:30:15.268-07:00Drexel, Thomasville Announce Cash For Clunkers Program<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jfWDtZtfcVeupg3Q_tj5gzkxTT1-gEiphMjxAHs6xQJgVhI_rjL_6Um1teMc4geYMxFiRxpFYHqt5EMCHO8KKzb5ivb9svv_EYSvJ7TN-TNdpyKVmhdhdG9XlD_yLZnJGoj5-Vih00Y/s1600-h/Broken_furniture_450X338.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jfWDtZtfcVeupg3Q_tj5gzkxTT1-gEiphMjxAHs6xQJgVhI_rjL_6Um1teMc4geYMxFiRxpFYHqt5EMCHO8KKzb5ivb9svv_EYSvJ7TN-TNdpyKVmhdhdG9XlD_yLZnJGoj5-Vih00Y/s320/Broken_furniture_450X338.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388937109699392370" border="0" /></a>Drexel Heritage and Thomasville have announced a company funded 'cash for clunkers' program to buy back poor performing products. Retailers who have purchased any Drexel or Thomasville product within the last 48 months will be eligible to return or crush any floor samples or stock for a 75% refund. Thomasville store owners should contact their sales representative for further details.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-56065187275918378612009-09-22T20:32:00.000-07:002009-09-22T20:39:46.649-07:00Vegas Market Attendance down 486%....According to a study sponsored by the High Point Market Authority.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-14017076880270902092009-08-30T15:21:00.001-07:002009-08-30T18:01:05.874-07:00<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/K3HnFfS9iSI&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/K3HnFfS9iSI&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-83785716806971696752009-08-26T15:31:00.000-07:002009-08-26T20:21:50.606-07:00RFI Index (Rep Fucked Index) Shows Some Reps More Fucked Than Others<span style="font-weight: bold;">#1 Michigan</span><br />RFI: 97.2%<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Michigan, we don't see a clear way forward for you. Buddy, you've been fucked for a long time and you know it but you really haven't done much about it. If you're a rep and your target <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHXzwrUQlscUVC4yYdhwRbRYyOKVBxRRtoN7TFxq5xC4egZeVmCtLkL92Uzx2gbNzfkutOAx_RPtDCKo_w8iDN86ARpNii7NlGiTqRD5WNMMNmphJNz0p92tcGiAcGUHjpLafdNSpTdc/s1600-h/images-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHXzwrUQlscUVC4yYdhwRbRYyOKVBxRRtoN7TFxq5xC4egZeVmCtLkL92Uzx2gbNzfkutOAx_RPtDCKo_w8iDN86ARpNii7NlGiTqRD5WNMMNmphJNz0p92tcGiAcGUHjpLafdNSpTdc/s320/images-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374425201407450498" border="0" /></a>consumer has not been shot dead in downtown Detroit that's a good start but there's still a high probability he or she doesn't have a job. Your big industry is not so big anymore and despite enormous auto bail-outs and 'cash for clunkers,' the 'Big 3' is living in reality about as much of the time as the board members at Furniture Brands before a blockbuster, blow off the fucking doors executive bonus payout.<br /><br />You should start by having a corporate tax rate of 0%, personal property tax rate of 0% and state income tax of 0%. Then beg like hell for industries to move like you do in those Pure Michigan commercials.<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />#2 California</span><br />RFI: 92.1%<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">California, we love you bro' but you really fucked up this time. You're like Lil' Bow Wow with a black American Express card in Dubai. You practically invented the over-leveraged consumer and the sub-prime,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZ6Tymql9asBybQ_4f-ezVnMsfWl738JOUdk7XVHxlMr0d6ejNawI7cmfYu76UAtI4Ys69ak6QYJcgAAaLw6ngDyP5fVfV097rXt0CrutdM6ShodwqSdI32__uEJSqDOrc4WR7ZKOdeM/s1600-h/images-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 111px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZ6Tymql9asBybQ_4f-ezVnMsfWl738JOUdk7XVHxlMr0d6ejNawI7cmfYu76UAtI4Ys69ak6QYJcgAAaLw6ngDyP5fVfV097rXt0CrutdM6ShodwqSdI32__uEJSqDOrc4WR7ZKOdeM/s320/images-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374424740575681138" border="0" /></a> no doc, pay what you want when you want mortgage. You're countrywide's poster child. You're what they now post in banks to remind themselves how not to go bankrupt.<br /><br />We always thought it a little curious how you afforded those expensive homes wearing cargo shorts at noon on a Tuesday but it's all good bro'. Real estate may be tripping but you still have pot as an industry and this may make for some nice additional income for some California reps until your RFI index comes down. California, you're a little different but we think it's hella likely you're going to bounce back.<br /><br />Don't get stoked just yet California, give it 24 months. When your state has a garage sale to raise money, you know it's going to take some time.<br /><br /><object height="380" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://vid.ly/embed/abv1"><param name="wmode" value="opaque"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="yes"><embed src="http://vid.ly/embed/abv1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="opaque" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="yes" height="380" width="640"></embed></object><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">#3 Florida</span><br />RFI: 89.1%<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The people in<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGC5x2wuT_ruR7sXFz0TkOsnErTEvCFfXgPoWqFiuMY5E0v8XCxyzXUjokmnqHgTGN23PzYGNfPuxt2tl-Eb5zAlOM_Y_tQKo_qg3IIpMXzXyL-p6hy1lc4G0Ix2Jj4Hm8MFt4O8tw5IQ/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGC5x2wuT_ruR7sXFz0TkOsnErTEvCFfXgPoWqFiuMY5E0v8XCxyzXUjokmnqHgTGN23PzYGNfPuxt2tl-Eb5zAlOM_Y_tQKo_qg3IIpMXzXyL-p6hy1lc4G0Ix2Jj4Hm8MFt4O8tw5IQ/s320/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374424345268088146" border="0" /></a> Florida are crazy like Van Gogh without the genius and missing an ear. The Rep Fucked Index was showing an 81.2 until Madoff appeared on the scene and screwed all the people in Florida who have money, or the Jewish people. Still Florida, we see a little bit of a light at the end of the tunnel for you. Florida, we suggest for a quicker recovery you lower property taxes. Your state song should be 'Shakedown' by Bob Seeger with those tax rates. Everyone needs some action, but no one wants to get screwed by the tax collector.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-62699511927004290362009-08-26T13:32:00.000-07:002009-08-26T20:14:56.364-07:00Furniture Stocks Outperform. No, We're Not Kidding.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=maximized&chdeh=0&chdet=1251319772849&chddm=8602&chls=IntervalBasedLine&cmpto=NASDAQ:BSET;NYSE:FBN;NASDAQ:STLY;NYSE:LZB;NYSE:LEG;NASDAQ:HOFT&cmptzos=-18000;-18000;-18000;-18000;-18000;-18000&q=NYSE:ETH&ntsp=0">http://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=maximized&chdeh=0&chdet=1251319772849&chddm=8602&chls=IntervalBasedLine&cmpto=NASDAQ:BSET;NYSE:FBN;NASDAQ:STLY;NYSE:LZB;NYSE:LEG;NASDAQ:HOFT&cmptzos=-18000;-18000;-18000;-18000;-18000;-18000&q=NYSE:ETH&ntsp=0</a><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-38782643176736960772009-08-26T13:18:00.001-07:002009-08-26T13:19:03.513-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUJlfek4HPguboOl22FiuDKCHY1fFSTA-3GD3df4qHd8a3fGu33FEG7YdstkIaULAXeqJIGSuUG3u7QYpl0S8lcagw7u69iNPFnheQk2KG59FdS9qIc4wGPjAZt9D3YjOPngT6kGgBAY/s1600-h/a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUJlfek4HPguboOl22FiuDKCHY1fFSTA-3GD3df4qHd8a3fGu33FEG7YdstkIaULAXeqJIGSuUG3u7QYpl0S8lcagw7u69iNPFnheQk2KG59FdS9qIc4wGPjAZt9D3YjOPngT6kGgBAY/s400/a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374369600689263890" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-25579358254741403472009-08-19T19:40:00.000-07:002009-08-20T07:00:39.383-07:00Furniture Brands Stock Rated One of The Top 1000 Investments for 2010ST. LOUIS -<br /><br />Officials at Furniture Brands were ecstatic today as a new Smart Money study was released. Smart Money, a leading personal finance magazine, listed the top 1,000 investments available to Americans. While top officials at FBI could not be reached for comment, Chris Ryan, an employee in the PR department was willing to share his thoughts provided that we did not print <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKGa4Rux4dNUb6WWuhjHnpBV8jMUBp3V_Ri5s3xaDNmWhWMMblKa1l-jlW5c7jkwZ4Da8h6ZJNPp0sbkTPc-QEVRIbKSG2txEUNxN9WPoTAhxRYAJrPvOPLFc6plMqO3R2s_np_HeUJI/s1600-h/Sno+Stop+Pictures+014_medium.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKGa4Rux4dNUb6WWuhjHnpBV8jMUBp3V_Ri5s3xaDNmWhWMMblKa1l-jlW5c7jkwZ4Da8h6ZJNPp0sbkTPc-QEVRIbKSG2txEUNxN9WPoTAhxRYAJrPvOPLFc6plMqO3R2s_np_HeUJI/s200/Sno+Stop+Pictures+014_medium.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371877045708413794" border="0" /></a>his name or department. "We couldn't be happier. This list is just another sign that our company is on the right track. While most of our investors would be better off opening a snow cone stand (# 876) or setting up one of those shell games on a street corner (# 722), we feel confident that our shareholders will see this as positive news."<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SMART MONEY TOP INVESTMENTS for 2010</span><br /><br />1. Vanguard Total Bond Fund (VBFMX)<br />2. Akamai Technologies (AKAM)<br />3. Gilead Sciences (GILD)<br />4. Dodge & Cox Income Fund (DODIX)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjop1DLogfEXEU1Ere2_jdqqvDegJDHpqncmXHAQaC44Y7E-ZDYXBOZ0jIQ0KLKif3VplSwSxjiNJ1tHx9sb8BFy64tlVsHkLeFnT-X96jIYmuNTQmIoRMMFnqIRbx7akm2Y7arIEWq0QM/s1600-h/cash+4+gold.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjop1DLogfEXEU1Ere2_jdqqvDegJDHpqncmXHAQaC44Y7E-ZDYXBOZ0jIQ0KLKif3VplSwSxjiNJ1tHx9sb8BFy64tlVsHkLeFnT-X96jIYmuNTQmIoRMMFnqIRbx7akm2Y7arIEWq0QM/s200/cash+4+gold.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371878434355518210" border="0" /></a><br />----<br />995. Amway<br />996. Faking your own death for insurance money<br />997. Washing windshields at stoplights<br />998. Furniture Brands International (FBN)<br />999. Bernie Madoff/Ponzi Schemes<br />1000. CashforGold.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-64017389281782133712009-08-17T18:10:00.001-07:002009-08-17T18:11:50.006-07:00Dateline's Keith Morrison to Investigate Why Industry Full of Misery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciwTyUCC67oUDOKfmAhkpa8zelRZJnexgzeImhl284ILRI3go0lo0mWWRY8atptl7CaqNZWF8LZbm3jzFC-y3fIipdwPTKPbzOaJ0sBYltrFt01rmY4Cu9bIY4_7-YYLioR6T0H-PoKs/s1600-h/userpic-7-150x150-1.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciwTyUCC67oUDOKfmAhkpa8zelRZJnexgzeImhl284ILRI3go0lo0mWWRY8atptl7CaqNZWF8LZbm3jzFC-y3fIipdwPTKPbzOaJ0sBYltrFt01rmY4Cu9bIY4_7-YYLioR6T0H-PoKs/s400/userpic-7-150x150-1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371105277047977874" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-30484428685338904842009-08-12T05:25:00.000-07:002009-08-12T18:56:46.950-07:00Furniture Brands Volunteers Demand Compensation<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXSleY9dqP7mO8HUP76jpUjk8gnvR79_i1r-iK0mr5iGK8mFQ8FX9EjEvwglt3Rl6kH0SMpXFP_i5AoNYLhjFGGVS-_vdT_uW1bR_BMNAGaPkA1ESLUStZ16Bm7GF5vB79I-4XpIg_z4/s1600-h/images-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXSleY9dqP7mO8HUP76jpUjk8gnvR79_i1r-iK0mr5iGK8mFQ8FX9EjEvwglt3Rl6kH0SMpXFP_i5AoNYLhjFGGVS-_vdT_uW1bR_BMNAGaPkA1ESLUStZ16Bm7GF5vB79I-4XpIg_z4/s400/images-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369059538941964978" border="0" /></a>Furniture Tomorrow has learned that after volunteering on a Habitat for Humanity project, a team of executives at Furniture Brands is demanding $3.9 million in compensation. The executives have claimed the compensation is appropriate as they were able to meet certain established targets like showing up on time and only taking 3 fifteen minute breaks during the day. Habitat For Humanity when reached for comment said their organization does not compensate its thousands of volunteers for their time.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />One executive from Furniture Brands who spoke on a condition of anonymity<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bwC8gs1a12QiXwklvWe9EwLEkdujbmhf3kcssQHZo3g8SIBg4HWxO_2xOPU7gY6QnwR5VgQsgPVhJui4rKGEkPoCdYIuVAMp9KEx-MwIh8zuTKnyZlrDEzloV5nAN-NsDThdbl8SL60/s1600-h/cat4_toppledhouse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bwC8gs1a12QiXwklvWe9EwLEkdujbmhf3kcssQHZo3g8SIBg4HWxO_2xOPU7gY6QnwR5VgQsgPVhJui4rKGEkPoCdYIuVAMp9KEx-MwIh8zuTKnyZlrDEzloV5nAN-NsDThdbl8SL60/s320/cat4_toppledhouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369057826640141666" border="0" /></a> said that although the house they built was not constructed correctly and later toppled, the Furniture Brands team had almost 2,000 nails left over after the project was completed and that was similar to free cash flow performance. Habitat for Humanity when reached would not comment specifically on the Furniture Brand's demand for compensation.<br /><br />Story developing.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-39191868354439342942009-08-11T12:57:00.000-07:002009-08-11T13:48:53.325-07:00BREAKING NEWS: Obama Healthcare Proposal May Not Include Furniture ExecutivesThe Obama administration announced today that certain furniture executives may not be entitled to universal health care under the President's new plan. Rahm Emanuel, senior advisor to President Obama, was questioned about the reversal of the President's plan to cover all Americans at a press conference on Tuesday, "some industries need a bailout and some industries need a little bit of Darwin-this is change we can believe in" said Emanuel. Emanuel did not answer why the policy change targeted only furniture executives and not certain retailers and reps. The Obama health care plan remains mired in Congress and may not pass. Story developing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-31076248847890682782009-08-03T04:38:00.001-07:002009-08-03T04:40:12.937-07:00NEWS: Furniture Brands Reports Sales Up 22% Since Inaguration of Call Reports; Executive Compensation up 622%Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-16787685875346300262009-07-23T13:16:00.001-07:002009-07-23T13:16:59.259-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA8DhqPDJ_x0bKYrg0uQO7Gc9caLQ-uVxqs4fmzlHehMD8ZTBdy1CYkSTRSl2ybrTtlyfH3QZ73sgJLjCXbX978WDKT297d1-yDpGlqxLa74qMKWeihdbZ_twpbpYoKTmdS8taZVbN_E/s1600-h/t.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA8DhqPDJ_x0bKYrg0uQO7Gc9caLQ-uVxqs4fmzlHehMD8ZTBdy1CYkSTRSl2ybrTtlyfH3QZ73sgJLjCXbX978WDKT297d1-yDpGlqxLa74qMKWeihdbZ_twpbpYoKTmdS8taZVbN_E/s400/t.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361752199477714882" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-74631103184041224002009-07-23T13:15:00.000-07:002009-07-23T13:16:18.814-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSL3CUI3AA8O1wkYiFL9JflVPiKQxppcqyFaXSL7CmGiELNPIZVliKOmsi630vUr-KQiFMlnoo2Mzf5iYmjVhVTmZaJCrwhkmmFHcR8QaYhNIdtau_BRA_T-r-_uYKVWehyphenhyphentLdiX835vY/s1600-h/k.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSL3CUI3AA8O1wkYiFL9JflVPiKQxppcqyFaXSL7CmGiELNPIZVliKOmsi630vUr-KQiFMlnoo2Mzf5iYmjVhVTmZaJCrwhkmmFHcR8QaYhNIdtau_BRA_T-r-_uYKVWehyphenhyphentLdiX835vY/s400/k.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361751997101556370" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-61240647665546144722009-07-21T20:17:00.000-07:002009-07-21T20:19:42.264-07:00Furniture Today: 'We Mistakenly Forgot to Invite Manufacturers to our Manufacturer's Roundtable'--New Roundtable Set For China<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FIIzSqyBg3K3KAFkvTduGo7Bqod27H3Zs5VVBFy18LPMa3bl5oA8gj3OTOd0puwW4nKwUD9a4_e53XBIFc_xH3EytUpMpY0tzcBxSQVLFWPF66DpJp5Rlo9B7hH6lCFv7lBDNsaC0W8/s1600-h/board-room.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FIIzSqyBg3K3KAFkvTduGo7Bqod27H3Zs5VVBFy18LPMa3bl5oA8gj3OTOd0puwW4nKwUD9a4_e53XBIFc_xH3EytUpMpY0tzcBxSQVLFWPF66DpJp5Rlo9B7hH6lCFv7lBDNsaC0W8/s400/board-room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361118720987944706" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-9656529186213007622009-07-17T09:09:00.000-07:002009-07-22T16:50:11.352-07:00Furniture Brands To Require Weekly Call Reports From Reps<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCyGyJdMoLAIwBTBVYaBbEAZaZBShAvyvqZyPPSEdMUEAIG3PBxDcRMvZTbWm3UkNSjQkilzv3EHFOfY3_iIz2Ego64Lldexbclu0PUSpaVIOwlsnuwCyVCnzP2IgjVBA5vVhATBA_wg/s1600-h/dsn_after_tps_01.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCyGyJdMoLAIwBTBVYaBbEAZaZBShAvyvqZyPPSEdMUEAIG3PBxDcRMvZTbWm3UkNSjQkilzv3EHFOfY3_iIz2Ego64Lldexbclu0PUSpaVIOwlsnuwCyVCnzP2IgjVBA5vVhATBA_wg/s400/dsn_after_tps_01.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359462210879245682" border="0" /></a>Furniture Brands in a conference call last week announced they are requiring all reps to send in weekly call reports detailing their activity. Ralph Scozzafava, CEO of Furniture Brands, announced the new requirements at a conference call last week and told reps from all divisions, "riiiight, we're going to need those reports in by Friday, m'kay?"<br /><br />The call report has several columns to be completed by the rep: 1) retailer visited 2) length of call 3) products retailer passed on 4) floor space lost since last visit 5) number of times dealer referred to company as a sinking ship 6) is the retailer aware of the bonuses we gave ourselves in 2008?<br /><br />One Furniture Brands executive told Furniture Tomorrow they have made one change since the first conference call to the weekly call report policy, "yeah, it's just we're putting new coversheets on all the reports before they go out now so we'd like the reps to remember to do that from now on, that'd be great. All right!"<br /><br />Furniture Brands filed an 8K with the SEC earlier this week to announce the material change in business and operations and told shareholders they believe the weekly call reports will return the company to profitability.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-28922891138770382962009-07-13T08:15:00.000-07:002009-07-13T08:17:10.592-07:00Customer Service Satisfaction Survey: "You Can Do It Online" Polite Way of Saying Go F#@k YourselfUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-16344257216665588582009-07-09T03:02:00.000-07:002009-07-09T04:19:04.833-07:00New Wall Street Product Aims To Help Industry<div style="text-align: justify;">Furniture Tomorrow has learned that several large furniture manufacturers have been approached by Wall Street firms to mortgage their spare or unusable parts inventory including nuts, screws and bolts in a new type of structured finance product called a 'parts swap.' The new structured product is currently being marketed as a way to generate cash for the beleaguered industry.<br /><br />One industry executive who asked that we not use his name because his company is still in negotiations with several W<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFis0IKUEn2vm0VRL_qgyadeuPp1OsuKqIFLfm4NjKnwbEljGr561gMS3n_TX9YUidXBJOoFAdthGvMLjK5lK97R8dybSAY57XqQelnMmnlKLQhtAehRf6EiopLbOlLAgeIyhy7yy7bzE/s1600-h/400px-Vanilla_interest_rate_swap_with_bank.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFis0IKUEn2vm0VRL_qgyadeuPp1OsuKqIFLfm4NjKnwbEljGr561gMS3n_TX9YUidXBJOoFAdthGvMLjK5lK97R8dybSAY57XqQelnMmnlKLQhtAehRf6EiopLbOlLAgeIyhy7yy7bzE/s400/400px-Vanilla_interest_rate_swap_with_bank.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356405120025566418" border="0" /></a>all Street firms reports that he's in the process of leveraging the unused hardware for a nightstand that never performed at retail, "I have about $124 dollars in screws, nuts and bolts for a nightstand we discontinued and we were able to generate almost $8 million dollars in free cash" said the executive, "and that comes in handy with current business conditions."<br /><br />Wall Street firms are hoping to securitize the product based on the future cash flow of the spare parts in a process that would bundle various parts swaps together and then sells them to investors. Kevin Sauder, President of Sauder Woodworking, told Furniture Tomorrow that he has been contacted by several Wall Street firms who told him that if he has some spare parts or a discontinued entertainment unit laying around that he has a revenue stream that can be leveraged, securitized and then sold to people who try not to worry about details. One Citigroup executive who has been promoting the parts swaps told us he has every reason to expect Moody's, the investment rating agency, to give the parts swaps a triple-A credit rating.<br /><br />Wall Street firms then intend to sell credit default swaps against the parts swaps. A credit default swap (CDS) is a type of insurance that protects the buyer in the event that a credit instrument, typically a bond or a loan, goes into default.<br /><br />As the furniture industry has suffered its worst downturn in decades many manufacturers are eager to leverage their spare or unusuable parts. When asked about the future of parts swaps for the industry one Citigroup executive told us, "clearly this is the future and it's earnings season, leave the details to us."</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31973861880644479.post-30237804670216449462009-07-07T20:48:00.000-07:002009-07-08T13:55:56.217-07:00Ethan Allen To Open Store in Las Vegas Design Center<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eRwATyk_hOKjMcSiF02fpAUCDDt47d_Qp9qvGQ5gKBxhs_a5P4U9V-G8ND4C2F9Zsvbo8NXGaj5WQpFGbgDcq1QO5bURZALgM98GrnXMpsz09Dko8jo7P3pMvKpFwLTlfg4-4SkzDE4/s1600-h/straight+jacket.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eRwATyk_hOKjMcSiF02fpAUCDDt47d_Qp9qvGQ5gKBxhs_a5P4U9V-G8ND4C2F9Zsvbo8NXGaj5WQpFGbgDcq1QO5bURZALgM98GrnXMpsz09Dko8jo7P3pMvKpFwLTlfg4-4SkzDE4/s400/straight+jacket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356178022514287282" border="0" /></a>Ethan Allen has announced they will open a new store in Building C of the World Market Center in Las Vegas open to consumers when the market is not in session. November Rawlings, a spokeswoman for Ethan Allen, was tied up and unavailable for comment when we caught up with her in Building C.<br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">(photo above)</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">An Ethan Allen company spokesman was<br />briefly taken into custody by a state psychiatric<br />hospital after the announcement but has since been released.</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Pressed for details by shareholders, Ethan Allen in a recent SEC filing said only, "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas and that may include a portion of or substantially all of our investment." Company officials were not available for further comment.<br /><br />In conjunction with the new store, Ethan Allen will debut a new company logo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdFuxL5Nx2QnqLS9d9FH5MF0Exr1xWvDKmExuj-0C-5uP8kjmB4eMxBite6HR9BUrOpoY4VjlaX30AR8snZkXh69XmEBXmb_LhghkmRhsSLVcTMlAc9toFd15TPHM8IgSIkLcHvF9QRc/s1600-h/ea.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdFuxL5Nx2QnqLS9d9FH5MF0Exr1xWvDKmExuj-0C-5uP8kjmB4eMxBite6HR9BUrOpoY4VjlaX30AR8snZkXh69XmEBXmb_LhghkmRhsSLVcTMlAc9toFd15TPHM8IgSIkLcHvF9QRc/s320/ea.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356177522101870338" border="0" /></a> and marketing campaign, 'Crazy Is The New Chic...only at Ethan Allen Las Vegas.' Company officials expect the store to be open by September of this year.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdFuxL5Nx2QnqLS9d9FH5MF0Exr1xWvDKmExuj-0C-5uP8kjmB4eMxBite6HR9BUrOpoY4VjlaX30AR8snZkXh69XmEBXmb_LhghkmRhsSLVcTMlAc9toFd15TPHM8IgSIkLcHvF9QRc/s1600-h/ea.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span> </div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0