Casual Living - September 1, 2011

THIRTY YEARS AFTER THE PATTERSON FAMILY opened its first Summer House retail location in Tacoma, Wash., it found itself having to make the difficult decision this winter to leave the market, at least temporarily.

• Columns
• Rising Tide
• Casually Speaking
• Industry checkup

• Fabrics
• Galatea comes to life

• Features
• Business
• Investing in America
• Color Trends
• World views (Pt. II)
• World views (Pt. I)
• Special Report
• State of the industry: Joe Logan
• State of the industry: Jim Schultz
• State of the industry: Butch Wallace
• State of the industry: Dudley Flanders
• State of the industry: Eric Parsons
• State of the industry: Rory Rehmert

• Main
• Apollo Awards
• Apollo Award nominees: Seasons Leisure, Inc. (dba Pool Patio & More), Atherton, Calif.
• Apollo Award nominees: Greenhouse Mall, Austin, Texas
• Apollo Award nominees: Carls Patio, Boca Raton, Fla.
• Apollo Award nominees: ABSCO Fireplace & Patio, Birmingham, Ala.
• Apollo Award nominees: Sunnyland Furniture, Dallas
• Apollo Award nominees: Leisure Living, Salt Lake City
• Apollo Award nominees: Ken Rash's, Little Rock, Ark.
• Apollo Award nominees: Fruehauf's, Boulder, Colo.
• Apollo Award nominees: AuthenTeak, Atlanta

• Research
• Consumers find quality in American-made

• Retail
• Retail Milestones - Staying True to Its Roots

• Special Section
• Retail
• Exclusive Research: Casual Living's 100 Powerhouse Retailers