|  Home  |  MMQB Print Edition  |  Classifieds  |  Extra  |  Calendar  |  About  |  Advertise  |  Video  | MMQB.com Power Search
  |  Subscribe  |  Job Marketplace  |  Place a Job Ad  |  Company Profiles  |  Place a Classified Ad  |  My MMQB  |
  Today's Date: Friday July 30, 2010    Current MMQB Index: 2974.18 -55.78 (-1.91%) on a volume of 2,424,536 shares. Year to Date Change: + 3.45%
  How to Advertise 
  Job Marketplace 
  Place a Job Ad 
  Classifieds 
  Place a Class Ad 
  Extra 
  Company Profiles 
 News Sections
    24/7
    Alternative Office
    Architecture
    Ask Roger
    Association
    Briefing
    Build Construction
    Building Prod.
    Components
    Contract Stationers
    Daily Briefing
    Dealer
    Design Firms
    Digital Library
    Direct Channel
    Education
    Ergonomic
    Features
    Floor Covering
    Foreign Mfg.
    Green Bldg
    Healthcare Mkt
    Inside Moves
    Lighting
    Look Book
    Manufacturers
    Marketing 101
    NeoCon 2009
    NeoCon Tradeshows
    Odds & Ends
    Other
    Patents
    Prison Industries
    Product Wires
    Project Briefs
    Quotes
    Refurb
    Rental
    Residential
    Reviews
    Road Signs
    Rob's Blog
    Sidelines
    Super Stores
    Technology
    Textiles
    The Design of Work - Video
    Trade Shows
    TWITTER
    Wholesale
    Wolf's Weblog


 Mentioned This Week
   BIFMA
   Bretford Mfg. Co.
   HNI
   Kimball International, Inc.
   Knoll Inc.
   Leggett & Platt
          ·Story 2

   Merchandise Mart Properties
          ·Story 2

   OfficeMax Inc.
   Steelcase Inc.
United Stationers Reports Increased Sales and Earnings
IN WHOLESALE  Friday Jul 30, 2010 
Net sales for the second quarter increased 5.3% to $1.22 billion, compared with $1.16 billion in the prior-year quarter.

MMQB.com Poll
Do you think there are too many office furniture manufactuers given the current environment?

Interface Reports Second Quarter Sales Rose 7%
IN FLOOR COVERING  Thursday Jul 29, 2010 
Modular carpet tile-maker saw significant year-over-year increases in sales, margins and earnings.

Hospitality Producer Charter Furniture Streamlines Operations
IN MANUFACTURERS  Thursday Jul 29, 2010 
Charter said it is expanding its core product line to include new ergonomic task chairs and banquet stacking chairs.

Kimball Hospitality to Open New Martinsville, Virginia Production Facility
IN MANUFACTURERS  Thursday Jul 29, 2010 
Market potential for hospitality seating is considered high, since approximately one third of the industry's overall sales are derived from seating products.


Features
Versteel's Re-Mix
Many companies in the office furniture industry are determined to change their images.

Re-Seating the Big House
West Michigan stadium furniture experts American Seating and Irwin Seating both have a hand in the renovation of the massive stadium, commonly known as "The Big House" because of its 110,000 seat capacity.

More Features
Briefing
Innovative Commercial Environments Opens Second Showroom
Bretford's Oldest Product Video Competition Underway
Trendway's Pack Collection Of Products Achieves SCS Gold Certification
United Stationers Receives Customer Satisfaction Award
Work Forces to Stay Lean After Slump's Cutbacks
Odds & Ends Week of July 26, 2010
OfficeMax Announces Departure of Chief Operating Officer

Industry Index Improves In Latest Survey
IN MANUFACTURERS  Wednesday Jul 28, 2010 
Signs continue to point to a recovery in the office furniture industry.

Office Depot Sales Sink 4% in the Second Quarter
IN SUPER STORES 
Second quarter operating results exceeded their expectations.

Eames vs. Neuhart - Round 2
by ROB KIRKBRIDE  IN OTHER 
Regardless of who takes credit for doing what, the connectivity to the entire body of work of the Eames Office is from Charles and Ray Eames, Demetrios said, "no matter how many other wonderful people worked there."

Top Job Openings
Sales Representatives for NJ and NYC
IN SALES ASSOCIATES  Jul 28, 2010 
Seeking highly motivated Sales Representative

SALES/ EQUITY OPPORTUNITY
IN DEALER SALES / MARKETING  Jul 28, 2010 
Terrific people, market area and equity opportunity!

Sales Representative for Territory - California
IN REPRESENTATIVES WANTED  Jul 27, 2010 
Upholstery technology

Sales Representative for Northern California
IN REPRESENTATIVES WANTED  Jul 26, 2010 
If you're enthusiastic, experienced and motivated, AGATI Furniture needs you on its team!

National Account Manager
IN DEALER SALES / MARKETING  Jul 26, 2010 
Come work for a leading provider of organization and comfort enhancing products for the workplace!

Zero1 is looking for sales Reps
IN REPRESENTATIVES WANTED  Jul 26, 2010 
Help bring jobs back to the US
  • More Job Marketplace Ads
  • Place a Job Marketplace Ad
  • Top Classified Ads
    RFP RESPONSE SERVICES
    IN SERVICES / CONSULTING  Jul 29, 2010 
    Offering best-in-class RFP organization and response services.

    Amneon Furniture Makes Small Jobs Easy!
    IN DEALERS / DEALERS WANTED  Jul 26, 2010 
    Amneon goes live with Online Design and Quoting Services.

    Architectural products and Collaborative Desking
    IN REPRESENTATION / REPS WANTED  Jul 22, 2010 
    Very attractive commissions
  • More Classified Ads
  • Place a Classified Ad

  • Colombian Import
    by ROB KIRKBRIDE  IN FOREIGN MFG. 
    Take one look at the furniture the company makes and you'll realize that the firm's anonymity is going to come to an end very soon.

    Versteel's Re-Mix
    by ROB KIRKBRIDE  IN FEATURES 
    Many companies in the office furniture industry are determined to change their images.



      
    Print Edition:

    Week of July 26, 2010

    Read Now!

    In This Weeks Print Edition:
    Colombian Furniture Maker wants to make it in America / Versteel's changing image / Steelcase's iPad app / Why offices are not filling up
  • More Print Editions
  • MMQB Videos
  • 24x7:
    The new Normal? Maybe.
    by MICHAEL WOLF
    Industry looks at stagnant sales as an even slower recovery looms.  from 7/12/10
  • More 24 x 7
  • Phoenix Safe
    Industry Stocks:
    MMQB Index Stocks:
     Herman Miller
     17.50 0.00
     HNI
     26.26 0.00
     Inscape
     1.85 0.00
     Kimball International
     6.35 0.00
     Knoll, Inc.
     13.95 0.00
     Steelcase
     6.97 0.00
    U.S. Markets:
     Dow Jones Industrial
     10467.16 -30.72
     Nasdaq Composite
     2251.69 0.00
     S&P 500
     1101.53 0.00
    Other Stocks:
     Interface, Inc.
     12.55 0.00
    Intl Markets:
     Germany DAX
     6104.23 -30.47
     Japan Nikkei 225
     9537.3 -158.72
     United Kingdom FTSE 100
     5284.24 -29.71
  • More Stocks

  • Calendar:
    Upcoming Industry Events:
  • More Events

  •  



     


    |  Home  |  MMQB Print Edition  |  Classifieds  |  Extra  |  Calendar  |  About  |  Advertise  |  Video  |
    |  Subscribe  |  Job Marketplace  |  Place a Job Ad  |  Company Profiles  |  Place a Classified Ad  |  My MMQB  |

    Read our Privacy Statement     Contact us: 847-681-1199 or info@mmqb.com.

     
    Copyright ©1980-2010 Zig Zag Corporation. All rights reserved.
    Powered by Town Crier Internet Operating System 3.0

    Back to the Top