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The Motley Fool July 1, 2008 Rich Smith	Loose Screws at Steelcase Steelcase reported less than 1% sales growth last quarter. Literally all of that growth occurred in overseas markets.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Spying Steelcase The office furniture maker is set to release its first-quarter 2008 earnings report. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2007 Rich Smith	Steelcase Scores Office furniture maker Steelcase reported a stunningly successful start to its fiscal year, however, its stock fell.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2007 Rich Smith	Is Steelcase's Strength in Positive Thinking? Comparing recent earnings reports from office furniture manufacturers Steelcase and Herman Miller show two very different industry outlooks.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Steelcase The office furniture specialist is set to report its fiscal second-quarter 2006 earnings. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool January 12, 2004 Seth Jayson	Mixed Bag for Bassett With its restructuring mostly over, Bassett Furniture Industries needs to focus on execution now.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2007 Alyce Lomax	An All-Purpose Stock Idea Steelcase is an under-valued stock idea that may be right under your nose.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2006 Rich Smith	Steelcase Full o' Profits Last week, office furniture specialist Steelcase reported gangbuster second-quarter 2006 profits, and its stock rocketed nearly 9% in response.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2007 Rich Smith	Steelcase Sees the Future The furniture maker's management says past is not prelude; the company promises to expand its real operating margin.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Steelcase to Soar? After blowing past Wall Street's earnings estimates in each of the last two quarters, can office-furniture maker Steelcase make it three in a row for earnings beats when it reports its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 numbers?
The Motley Fool June 20, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Steelcase's Solid Performance The office furniture designer and manufacturer turns in a profitable first quarter versus last year's loss and maintains its strong balance sheet. Investors interested in digging further into Steelcase will want to pay close attention to the company's ownership structure.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Hooker Skewers Chinese Partners Hooker Furniture accuses its own Chinese partners of "dumping" product on the U.S. market.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2004 Rich Smith	Hooker Latches on to Profits Hooker Furniture decides that free trade is a good thing after all.
The Motley Fool July 1, 2011 Neha Chamaria	Steelcase Regains Lost Luster The company is benefiting from an industry upswing.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2005 Rich Smith	The Furniture's Piling Up What's with the inventories at furniture makers? Five of the major furniture makers are seeing inventory growth outstripping sales growth by wide margins. Investors need to keep an eye on this trend.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Steelcase Stays the Course This office furniture company has already made progress with its turnaround, but even better results could lie ahead. Investors shouldn't be in a rush to sell these shares just yet.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Signs of Steelcase The office furniture specialist is set to report fiscal third-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool February 19, 2004 Rich Smith	Hooker's Free Trade U-Turn The furniture maker outsources a lot of its furniture production to China, then signed on to an American funiture manufacturers complaint about China selling bedroom furniture too cheaply in the US. Chine responds by threatening slow production of other goods.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Bassett Is No Dog Despite being in the furniture business, Bassett is holding its own and paying a decent dividend.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2004 Matt Logan	La-Z-Boy's Sales Recline Remain seated: These earnings are nothing to get up for.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Mike Cianciolo	Bassett Builds Strong Q2 The furniture manufacturer posts solid second-quarter results. The strategy of selling affordable furniture that is ready for delivery within 30 days continues to generate the most significant growth for Bassett.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2007 Rich Smith	Quick Take: What's Furniture Brands' Game? Furniture Brands warns that sales will decline in Q3, but will the actual numbers come in better than expected, as they did in Q2?
The Motley Fool June 30, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Another Dent at Hooker Furniture Inventory levels and sliding sales of domestically produced furniture continue to plague the company. Should prices dip back toward the lows of a couple months ago, the shares would offer a very attractive opportunity to investors who can afford to be patient.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2008 Rich Smith	Hooker Goes on a Diet This furniture retailer is a lean, mean cash flow machine.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2005 Rich Smith	Street Spurns Stanley's Sweet Talk Furniture maker's solid quarterly numbers came with some baggage that may have unnerved potential suitors.
The Motley Fool July 3, 2006 Stephen Ellis	Herman Miller: The Comfortable Quarter The ultra comfortable company reports another quarter just like their chairs -- comfy and satisfying for investors.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: La-Z-Boy Unstuffed In advance of earnings reports, analysts expect the furniture manufacturer to show a slide in sales and a slight rise in profits.
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The Motley Fool February 9, 2004 Rex Moore	One Stock to Get Hooked On Hooker Furniture is a family-run operation that was founded back in 1924, and it has all the things you like to see in a business, including a modest valuation.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Furniture Branded a Likely Loser For the first time in its entire reporting history, Furniture Brands is expected to post a loss. Was its second-quarter really that bad? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2006 David Meier	Steelcase's Solid Progress: Fool by Numbers The office furniture maker released its third-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool January 19, 2005 Seth Jayson	Hooker Furniture Getting Bloated? Great results bode well for investors, but keep an eye on inventories.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2007 Rich Smith	La-Z-Boy Gets Busy The furniture maker announced a further round of restructuring aimed at aligning its production capacity with the tastes of the American consumer. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2007 Rich Smith	Stanley Still Short The tool maker's first-quarter was bad, and things will get worse before they get better. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2007 Rich Smith	Herman Miller's Magic Trick Office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller blew away earnings estimates in their quarterly report, turning a 1.4% sales increase into a 20% boost in profits.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2004 Alyce Lomax	A La-Z-Boy Letdown The company lowered third-quarter guidance down to $0.11 to $0.14 per share; the consensus estimate was previously $0.25 per share. Given the variables, it's no wonder investors soured on the stock today.
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The Motley Fool March 31, 2005 Rich Duprey	Hooker Furniture Gets Scratched Furniture maker misses estimates on weak domestic sales and flat future. But there may yet be opportunities to get Hooker at even better prices.
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The Motley Fool September 29, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	What's Hounding Bassett? The furniture company is retooling to take advantage of lower-cost imports, but will that be enough to kick-start growth? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2004 Rich Smith	Outsourcing Pays Off at Home If a foreign company sells goods to you below its cost to manufacture, but no one loses a job, does anyone care? Here's a look at a Chinese dumping case that no one is talking about because it hurts no one and benefits everyone.
The Motley Fool September 18, 2006 Rich Smith	Stanley Sneezes After Stanley Furniture announced declining sales, shares opened 9% lower before paring their losses to just 4%. Other furniture stocks followed.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Steelcase Slogs Forward The plan isn't scintillating, but it works. However, this isn't really the sort of story where you can expect torrid growth to redeem an incautious "buy" decision. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2005 Rich Smith	Bassett Tracks Hooker Bassett Furniture follows in Hooker Furniture's consolidating footsteps. The company received a pat on the back for its performance, with its stock having risen more than 5% for the day yesterday.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2006 Emil Lee	Steelcase's Iron-Willed Ambitions Can the office-furniture powerhouse double its operating margins by 2010? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 Rich Smith	La-Z-Boy Gets a Whippin' La-Z-Boys sales, like its trademark chairs, are soft. Latest quarterly reports show a 13% decline in sales, which management blames on the continuing challenging furniture environment.