Casual Living - February 1, 2008

Palm Springs Rattan & Garden Classics began because of Leader's Casual Furniture's need to stock consistently high quality indoor and outdoor furniture that differed from its Florida competitors. Over the past two decades, it developed as a supplier who understands retail needs and serves more than 250 retailers across the country.

• Departments
• Business Outlook
• FYI
• Casually Speaking
• Tips for creating outdoor rooms
• Editorial Sources
• Editorial Sources
• Grill Column
• Demos help sell grill products at HPBExpo and in stores
• How To
• Use Web site to mimic storefront
• News
• Craftmade buys Woodard
• Pride named Vendor of Year by Fortunoff and EXPO Design Center
• Acacia Home inks Cabana Joe's license
• Homecrest manufacturing under new ownership
• Thomasville to debut outdoor furniture at The Home Depot
• Meadowcraft makes plant changes
• Robb & Stucky launches direct sales campaign
• Global changes shaping long-term trends forecast
• BJI named Home Depot Partner of the Year
• Summer Classics to open Virginia showroom
• People on the Move
• Noted briefly
• Obituaries
• Cal Spas names lean-manufacturing instructor VP of operations
• Sunbury adds Southeast sales rep
• Retail Column
• Mystery Shoppers give unbiased opinions
• Weather Trends
• Expect warmer February this year

• Features
• Fire Stone's Outdoor GreatRooms finding more interest from home builders
• The Heat is on
• Upper-end market continues to drive grill category
• Grill accessories demos boost sales
• Stephen Magnotti Helping unify hearth and patio industries
• Grill sales to reach $3.7 billion in 2012
• Grills: Specialty store buyers vs. Big box buyers
• Hot Products
• Hot products at the HPBExpo
• Retail Profile
• Housewarmings' Dream House manifests into a real success