• Donna H. Myers Barbecue Leadership Award to be presented at HPBExpo

  Jesse Burkhart, February 2, 2012
  In tribute to the late Donna H. Myers, a leading advocate and expert in the barbecue industry who died in January 2011, the Donna H. Myers Barbecue Leadership Award will be presented at the upcoming HPBExpo, which will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, March 1-3.  More

• Ikea's profits jumped 10.3% in latest fiscal year

  Larry Thomas (Furniture/Today), January 23, 2012
  Swedish retailer Ikea said worldwide sales increased 6.9% in the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, while profits jumped 10.3% despite higher raw materials costs.  More

• ICFA announces 2012 retail council members

  Casual Living Staff, January 19, 2012
  The International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) announced the 2012 leadership of its retail council.  More

• Robb & Stucky buys land for second Florida store in Naples

  Clint Engel (Furniture/Today), January 16, 2012
  Robb & Stucky International, which opened its first store in nearby Fort Myers, Fla., this month, has purchased 2.3 acres here for a second 60,000-sq.-ft. showroom.  More

• Summer Classics announces Ohio-based Fortin Ironworks as fourth licensee store

  Casual Living Staff, January 16, 2012
  Summer Classics has announced that Columbus, Ohio-based retailer Fortin Ironworks will become the fourth Summer Classics licensee store.  More

• Ikea to add solar panels at five more U.S. locations

  Casual Living Staff, January 13, 2012
  Ikea plans to install solar energy panels on five more of its U.S. stores.  More

• Ballast in the Big Easy

  Chris Gigley, January 9, 2012
  Bruce Aronson, managing partner of the Pool & Patio Center in Metairie, La., is being tested again. Seven years ago, his store was pummeled by the costliest hurricane in U.S. history. Now, he's dealing with the worst economic downturn he's seen in his 40 years at the store.  More

• Casual Living Conference to honor Supplier and Retailer of the Year

  Nicole Crews, January 5, 2012
  HIGH POINT, N.C. — The upcoming inaugural Casual Living Conference, to be held Feb. 22-24 at the Ritz Carlton in Sarasota, Fla., has announced the honorees of its first awards ceremony that pays tribute to those that take their company and the industry as a whole to a new level through creativity, innovation, and decisive and bold actions. Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, manufacturer of its Sunbrella brand of outdoor fabrics, will be honored as Supplier of the Year, and Leader's Casual Furniture, the Florida-based, 19-store retailer will be recognized as the Retailer of the Year.  More

• Onetime flagship Robb & Stucky store to reopen this week

  Clint Engel, January 4, 2012
  The new owners of the Robb & Stucky brand name will reopen the chain's former flagship store here this week, promising a unique experience for consumers shopping high-end and luxury home furnishings.  More

• Set the scene to help store stand out

  Marcia Blake, January 6, 2012
  There is diversity between specialty retail stores across this country that offer a range of casual living products as well as high quality service to their customers. This difference is displayed in the store's product selection, color palette, merchandising mix and retail artistry.  More

• Booz & Company shares 2012 outlook for retail industry

  Casual Living Staff, December 22, 2011
  The U.S. economy wobbled in 2011. The year started on a high note after a strong holiday season in 2010. But then disturbing macroeconomic factors - stubbornly high unemployment, rising inflation, government debt crises in Europe and the U.S., and stock market volatility - raised fears of a double-dip recession and caused consumer confidence to sink again.  More

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