Casual Living - June 1, 2007

Wood furniture no longer means plain traditional as manufacturers take the material to new heights, pairing it with sleek aluminum, incorporating subtle designs and utilizing creativity with feminine and masculine detail.

• Departments
• CFR Guest Column
• Q: What merchandising concepts work best to introduce a new product at your store?
• Casually Speaking
• Are you making the grade?
• How To Column
• Increase add-on sales with sophisticated accessories
• News
• Paddock marks anniversary with new superstore
• Tropitone wins design award
• Ingram named editor of Casual Living
• Glen Raven merger moves forward
• What's in store for outdoor living? Spaces designed to fit activities, furnished for comfort
• Cast Classics to open expanded Chicago showroom
• Harrow's re-emerges
• Jordan Mfg. moves facility, names new specialty accounts salesman
• Rosebrocks team with Living RichLy
• Deep seating demand, innovative fabrics, key growth in cushion industry
• FYI
• Twin-Star secures equity investment
• HD Expo delivers green
• RIO Brands makes major patio furniture introduction
• Greenhouse Mall to open third Texas location
• DuraCord fabrics coming to Chicago
• Gibson Patio Shop opens near Nashville
• Performance fabric styles debut at Showtime
• Designer Randy Ouzts partners with Raz Imports
• Mixed reviews for National Hardware Show
• People on the Move
• People on the Move

• Features
• Hot Products
• Summer Introductions
• Retailers advise using accessories as selling tools
• Merchandising Awards 2007
• Editors announce annual Merchandising Award winners

• Supplement
• Research
• Consumer Buying Trends