Casual Living - March 1, 2008

Casual Living’s exclusive consumer analysis is based on the responses of 2,508 households to a survey conducted in March 2007. Casual Living had New York-based TNS poll U.S. households using an online survey to examine outdoor home furnishing shopping and purchasing patterns for the 12-month period between March 2006 and February 2007.

• Departments
• Business Outlook
• FYI
• Casually Speaking
• Adopting a common cause
• Grill Column
• Grilling schools boost stores’ bottom line, customer loyalty
• How To
• Empower your frontline
• News
• CMI keeps rug prices flat
• Rory Rehmert joins Pride Family Brands
• Italian style for outdoors debuts in Middle East
• Lloyd & Taylor parent to acquire Fortunoff
• Management consultants target furniture industry
• New York hosts Architectural Digest show
• Casual industry board organizes at first meeting
• Suncoast opens retail outlet
• ITMA changes Showtime dates
• Consumers to get home furnishings education
• Textiles suppliers target outdoor living with diverse designs
• Teton Grill captures outdoor themes
• People on the Move
• GPS expands designs for outdoor fans
• Ultrafabrics Promotes Wyckoff
• Southern Sales and Marketing names CEO
• Koelnmesse names CEO
• Retail Column
• Creative tactics for non-traditional marketing
• Weather Trends
• March brings wet, rainy conditions

• Features
• Consumers on outdoor living, cushions
• Terri Rogers
• Make the most of one-on-one contacts
• Cabana Home. Seamless style, inside and out
• AmericasMart University
• Tropitone University training retail sales forces
• The Gift & Home Channel
• More avenues available for retail training
• Pros to know
• Gaming business finding growth outdoors
• Spring training....
• Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Foundation

• Outdoor Style
• Stylish Sectionals