Casual Living - March 1, 2011

AN ANNUAL nationwide study reveals that 7% of Americans report spending more than 10 hours each week cooking outdoors during their grilling season. With this, almost half (49%) of all study respondents say they grill or smoke-cook year-round, including 37% at or below freezing temperatures.

• Business News
• Metal prices increasing

• Columns
• Casually Speaking
• Stepping outside the lines

• Company Profile
• Leisure Design tells its story to the U.S. market

• Features
• Outdoor Elements
• Outdoor living on the go

• Grills
• Designing outdoor kitchens
• Grill Column
• Good displays, clean stores work for winning grills sales

• Hot Products
• Hot at HPB

• Main story
• Creating one-stop shops for outdoor living

• Markets
• Market News
• NorthCape Intl. to share Chromcraft showroom
• Oxford Garden to Debut at High Point Market
• Pelican Reef Wicker opens Chicago showroom

• News
• Sticky Fingers Smokehouse launches new packaging
• ICFA names two new retail council members

• Research
• Exclusive research: Grill metro market projections 2011

• Retail
• RAC acceptance grows in slow economy
• Retail News
• High-end retailer Robb & Stucky in Chapter 11
• Retail Profile
• Leisure Living launches wholesale division with alternative table tops

• Weather Trends
• Warming trend moving from the South