Casual Living - January 1, 2005

Near the end of 2004, Brown Jordan International warned of worse-than-expected financial results and probable failure to make two loan payments; a major corporate restructuring omitted 17 jobs and a final settlement with former employee Dale Boles ended a two-year legal battle. Operations results for the fourth quarter ending Dec.

• Departments
• CFR Guest Column
• How to shop the gift markets
• Create holiday success
• Casual Consumer
• Consumers playing it safe with pattern, color
• Casually Speaking
• Fresh looks for 2005
• Editorial Sources
• Casual Living Editorial Sources
• News
• Corrections
• The Fireplace & Patioplace opens its fourth Elegant Outdoors store
• Importers invited to join renamed industry group
• Lloyd/Flanders signs licensing agreement with Wimbledon
• Char-Broil grills to be made in China
• Fisher & Paykel acquires Dynamic Cooking Systems for $33 million
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Features
• Wannabes crowd a growing market: Wicker Wars
• Fabric 2005 Showcase
• Carolina Mills division turns focus to outdoor market
• TUUCI debuts Cirque fabric on pagoda, umbrella
• Bright colors and textures wake up the floor
• Silver State offers Joe Ruggiero designs for Sunbrella fabrics
• Hot Products
• Garden Blooms in Atlanta
• Product Spotlight
• Take holiday outdoors
• Retail Profile
• Naples Patio growing on Florida's Gulf Coast