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The Motley Fool January 17, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Relax With Ethan Allen Not all furniture makers are struggling. Even better for its investors, analysts have again set the bar low for Ethan Allen tomorrow.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Will Ethan Allen Crack? For four quarters running, the furniture retailer has beaten not just its analysts' best profits guesses, but its year-previous records as well. Will it streak come to an end when it reports fiscal first-quarter 2007?
The Motley Fool January 18, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Ethan Allen Looks Solid Is the furniture industry turning around, or is Ethan Allen's success unique? Breaking with tradition, the furniture maker stated that it will achieve 8.5% earning growth in its third quarter, and it agrees with analysts estimates for its fourth quarter.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2006 Rich Smith	Ethan Allen Cracks One reason Ethan Allen didn't take much of a hit this week is the stock buyback program mentioned in its earnings release.
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The Motley Fool January 20, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Ethan Allen Sees Green Will new homeowners get home-furnishing-happy? Ethan Allen hopes so.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007	Ethan Allen Loses Style in Q3: Fool by Numbers The furniture company released earnings for the third-quarter 2007: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool January 25, 2008 Rich Smith	Ethan Allen Clears the Table Lowered expectations lead to a stock surge after the furniture retailer reports Q2 earnings.
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BusinessWeek November 14, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	Ethan Allen Sags Deteriorating industry fundamentals fueled by low-cost, high-quality furniture imports threaten to crimp Ethan Allen's expansion.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Hooker Furniture Hooks a Profit Profits got a boost at Hooker Furniture, despite sluggish sales from the challenging environment, due to improved margins and lower expenses.
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The Motley Fool April 28, 2005 Lawrence Meyers	Ethan Allen Takes a Seat Fine furniture doesn't translate to big stock returns.
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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 June 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	La-Z-Boy Lounging Around Not all great brands are great, or even good, businesses. Investors, that would seem to be the case for this furniture-maker.
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 November 15, 2007 Rich Smith	La-Z-Boy Unstuffed The CEO of La-Z-Boy comments on the company's reasonable profit margins, looking for anything he can to make this quarter look good.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2007 Rich Smith	Bassett Plays Alive Operating profit improved for the furniture manufacturer this quarter, but only due to a tax benefit. Investors, take note.
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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 April 3, 2008 Rich Smith	Hooker Goes on a Diet This furniture retailer is a lean, mean cash flow machine.
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.
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U.S. CPSC May 17, 2005	Ethan Allen Recall of Two Dining Tables These dining room tables can be missing sufficient stability blocks that could result in the table collapsing.
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The Motley Fool September 4, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Hooker Back on the Street In advance of Q2 fiscal 2008 earnings reports, analysts think that Hooker Furniture may be headed in the right direction.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Stanley's Furniture Piles Up Inventory levels at Stanley Furniture are still a concern. It's not a pretty result for this quarter, but Stanley is not dearly priced.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2008 Rich Smith	Furniture Brands: Some Reassembly Required Bad as it seems, if you look closer, Furniture Brands quarterly report wasn't so bad.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2007 Rich Smith	It's Bad When Sales Decline, Right? Furniture Brands, the company behind Broyhill, Lane, and Thomasville, reported yet another quarter of declining sales.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Marking Furniture Brands The furniture maker reports its third-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 November 3, 2006 Rich Smith	Way Too Much Furniture Brands Inventories grow far too fast at this furniture furnisher. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Are Haverty Sales Bottoming Out? The furniture retailer reports a second-quarter loss, and the numbers reflect the general weakness of everything related to the home. Investors, take note.
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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.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2006 Jim Mueller	Stanley's Steaming Sputters The possible beginnings of a housing bubble collapse and inefficiencies affect Stanley Furniture. Investors, don't be surprised if Stanley lowers guidance again as the year progresses.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Rich Duprey	A Threadbare Furniture Market Investors, the retail furniture industry is apparently having the stuffing beat out of it these days. A convergence of trends is making the industry look a little ragged.
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.
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U.S. CPSC April 13, 2004	Ethan Allen Recall of Bunk Beds A metal "j" hook on the guardrails can become dislodged, allowing the guardrail to slide or move out of position. This can allow the guardrail to detach from the bunk bed or allow the occupant to roll off the top bunk.
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