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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.
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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.
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The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 Rich Smith	Steelcase Plays Marco Polo Steelcase buys Chinese furniture maker Ultra Group Company Limited, capturing a revenue stream three times as large as the price paid, and gaining a foothold in the lucrative Asian market.
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.
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The Motley Fool January 26, 2007 Rich Smith	Ethan Allen's Earnings Potpourri The furniture maker and retailer missed both analysts' earnings target and their revenue goal -- the latter by a whopping 5%.
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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.
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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.
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