suppliers and little demand: hfn\'s annual top 50 vendors report shows less-than-stellar results for approximately half of the leading manufacturers.

NEW YORK --
It may not be the worst period, but it is certainly not the best.
There is no other saying: 2007 is a brutal year for mosthome furniture producers.
HFN\'s exclusive annual survey of the top 50 suppliers showed that about half of the industry\'s largest suppliers experienced negative or flat growth in 2007.
By contrast, only about the third of the top 50 in 2006.
Their top line was squashed by one.
Two major blows to the collapse of the real estate market, as well as a sharp rise in the cost of consumer goods such as gasoline and food, household goods suppliers found themselves in the whirlpool of a perfect storm.
While this ranking only reflects 2007 on the calendar, the storm only got worse in the first six months of 2008.
There is no sign of a rebound in the real estate market, even once --
Strong resistance forces like the Northeast, especially the New York area, feel heavy.
Meanwhile, gas prices rose 2007 at around $3.
Gasoline prices rose more than 33% per gallon to $4 last week.
Average 07a per gallon
The list of the biggest losers in the industry is almost like a household item Who Is Who: such-
Sales of blue chip suppliers asSalton, WestPoint, Berkline and Springs all fell by more than 20%.
For those home suppliers who grew in 2007, this was mainly due to acquisitions.
Big winners like Groupe SEB, buy All from the early days-
Clad and Techtronic, who acquired Hoover, are more of an exception than the rules of consolidation --and-
When the loan market began to dry up, the acquisition activity gradually weakened.
The number of pure organic growers is relatively small.
In 2006, there were twice as many of the top 50 companies
Digital growth without the benefits of acquisition or acquisition.
A year later, the growth of only six companies reached at least the same level.
Even Ashley Furniture, the perennial growth leader, shows only 2 of the most delicious.
Its business grew by 9%, far from the growth rate of the past decade.
But Ashley still outperformed his furniture brothers.
Of the other 12 furniture producers in the top 50, 11 have fallen, usually double digits.
Resources for the OnlyDorel industry, regional trade arrangements have increased.
The situation in some other industries has not improved.
Both of the two largest textile suppliers-Springs Global and WestPoint Home-have fallen by at least 20%.
Other smaller textile producers have performed well, but they are mainly afraid of sharing.
In the field of floor coverage, the two giants that control this area ---Shawand Mohawk--
Although at 7, both have declined.
9%, 11.
3% respectively, close to the industry average.
However, this is not all bad luck and darkness.
Mattress classification led by Simmons and Temple did a pretty good job
Some household goods companies--
BSH, Libbey and Conair--
All earnings exceeded 14 percentage points. First-
Timer Welspun India broke the textile mold for 25% yearsover-year gain.
Prove that the best can prosper even at the worst.
Ranking | companies (2006 rank *)
| 2007 revenue | 2006 revenue | % change | product 1 Whirlpool (1)| $11,735. 0 | $11,642. 0 * | 0.
8% | the Maytag integration acquired in 2006 marks the whirlpool of household appliances and household appliances this year.
It also managed to achieve the cost-
In the face of sharp increases in the price of ofoil and other raw materials, control the target in advance.
Whirlpool also honed its safety-of-
Sales information of retailers, develop a more effective replenishment strategy.
2 General Electric (2)| $6,266. 0 | $6,481. 3 * | -3.
3% | major appliances this may be the last year that GE appeared on the top 50 list last year as the company announced last spring that it would sell its main electrical sector, ending more than 100 of sales
The tradition of giants.
Possible buyers: Asian companies like Haler and lg, European power company AB Electrolux and BSH or genericsequity players.
3 Xiao industry (3)| $5,373. 0 | $5,834. 0 | -7.
9% | floor covering Shaw proves that it is good to be green because its profit comes from its cradle --to-
The cradle mission of the carpet, and the addition of green commodity materials.
Kathy Ireland continues to do wonders for the company, ranking first among sellers in the Luger region. 4 Mohawk (4)| $4,205. 7 | $4,742. 1 | -11.
3% | floor covering Mohawk has rejected a radical acquisition plan but has seen the benefits of these early purchases.
The positive performance of its Unilin and DalTile divisions offset the loss of the company\'s residential Mohawkdivision, whose residential Mohawkdivision was more closely affected by the volatile housing market
5 AB Electrolux (5)| $3,597. 0 | $3,535. 2 * | 1.
7% | AB Electrolux said that the more intense competition for major appliances, household goods and the \"shift in consumer preferences\" inspired its decision to close the UK stove factory at the end of the year, reducing the number by about
Some of the business of the plant will be transferred to a factory in svenica, Poland.
This is the latest closure in several countries, including the United States and Mexico.
Ashley Furniture (6)| $3,210. 0 | $3,120. 0 | 2.
9% | furniture Ashley Furniture expands domestic production and overseas production capacity to meet the growing demand for value
Furniture pricing.
A new health and fitness center for employees is reducing ashley\'s shealth-
Maintenance costs, although new exits are constantly being added to Ashley HomeStores.
Rubber maid newwell (8)| $2,218. 0 | $2,157. 1 | 2.
8% | household goods, window care continues to shift to consumer marketing
Newell Rubbermaid added key managers last year to further drive growth.
James Roberts was appointed president of the executive group for office products and cleaning, organization and decoration, and Jay Gould was appointed group president for the family and family sector, including Calphalon and go
The company is in 3-to-5-percent-
The household goods market is expected to grow by 2.
8%, 8 international furniture brands. (7)| $2,082. 1 | $2,361. 7 * | -11.
8% | the furniture brand, under the new leadership of Ralph skazfava, Chief Executive Officer, announced a strategic plan to realign the business and brand.
The company continued to struggle with Sun Capital\'s takeover offer, but in the end Sun Capital lost three seats on the board, with about nine seats. 5% of the shares
A new brand promotion program will take the lead in the household goods category. 9 La-Z-Boy (10)| $1,450. 9 | $1,621. 5 * | -10.
5% | handling furniture with declining sales and profits, La-Z-
The boy announced the closure and consolidation of the plant and moved some of the business to Mexico.
On the retail side, it closed many stores and started a big discount
Move inventory.
Analysts believe the company is on track to transform once the property and reinvent markets pick up. 10 Conair (12)| $1,445. 0 | $1. 266. 5 |14.
1% | through thick and (mostly)
In the current downturn in the consumer economy, Conair continued to grow, with sales growing more than 14% in 2007.
Infiniti products of the company
Styling products have won praise in the market, and Cuisinartand Waring is still one of the most powerful brands in kitchen appliances.
Recently, co-
President Barry Haber said
Ron Diamond, president of the company, is solely responsible.
Spring 11 worldwide (9)| $1,409. 4 | $1,782. 5 * | -20.
9% | the hope of textile Springs Global is that major initiatives involving its springmaid and Wamsutta brands will help reverse last year\'s staggering $0. 253 billion loss.
The company will restart Springmaid as a national home
The decoration brand in 2009 marks the 80 th anniversary of the brand.
About wamsuta, the company launched high
End bedensem at home in February-
The textile market, described by global as the re-launch of the brand. 12 Jarden (11)| $1,298. 0 | $1,366. 0 * | -5.
0% | the consumer solutions division of desktop Jarden (including small appliance brands such as Sunbeam) accounts for about 1-
Third of the company\'s total revenue in 2007.
The company will attribute its ability to continue to increase market share to its core strategy of having top or near top brands in each product category.
Hunter Douglas (13)| $1,284. 0 | $1,240. 0 | 3.
5% | Hunter Douglas continues to grow through awards
Winning products, as well as acquisitions including manufacturers and curtain car control developers.
Last year, the leader in the window fashion industry
The first meeting of the League of Nations was held to showcase all its products and projects and to hold a wide range of training and educational seminars. 14 Sealy (14)| $1,268. 1 | $1,209. 3 | 4.
9% | mattress ranked first in the country-
A mattress manufacturer, which opened after David McIlquham inMarch resigned, is still not full.
Sales of the company increased by 5 percentage points in 2007, but suffered.
The first quarter of this year fell by 5%.
On the other hand, Sealy\'s recently launched posturepedic puremmattress mattress, featuring a proprietary latex sleep system, has won praise from the market. 15 Simmons (16)| $1,126. 8 | $961. 6 | 17.
2% | national number of mattresses-
Two mattress manufacturers are still improving sales growth in the industry, which rose nine percentage points in a row in the first quarter of this year.
In late 2007, Simmons promoted Steve findridge, executive vice president of sales and chief operating officer.
The company continues to expand its Beautyrest and Beautyrest Black projects, which last year acquired the comforpedic, making it a major player in professional bedding.
Ethan Allen (15)| $1,005. 3 | $1,066. 4 | -5.
7% | furniture, textiles, decor, floor coverings Ethan Allen has further driven its evolution from furniture maker André to interior design sources through the recently launched new design research. A design-
The website will be launched in September.
At the same time, during the downturn, the company is giving poor-performing stores and cutting inventory. 17 Serta (18)| $85. 0 | $881. 0 | 0.
5% | the relatively stable year of mattress sales growth has not prevented Serta from maintaining a positive attitude in marketing and advertising.
Earlier this year, the company partnered with Donaldson Trump\'s \"Celebrity Apprentice\" to promote VeraWang mattresses.
The company is also carrying out \"dare to compare\" activities, including two new \"Countdown\" TV commercials to be broadcast later this year. 18 Bissell (21)| $830. 0 | $804. 7 | 3.
1% | household goods bisoft made an important statement at the International Houseware Fair, through its \"always green team\" initiative, it coordinates its supply chain/logistics and communications in packaging, engineering, chemicals, facilities.
The company has also launched several marketing initiatives that highlight the effectiveness of its products in cleaning pet hair.
Choose comfort (20)| $799. 2 | $806. 0 | -
Bedding maker/retailer\'s 0/8 | mattress business has been falling and its chief executive Bill McLoughlin has been under fire.
In February, McLoughlin, while retaining the CEO title, also gave the company\'s style to Alvin.
On June, Jerry Levin, vice chairman of the Clinton Group, one of select Comfort\'s shareholders, submitted a letter to the United StatesS.
S. Securities and Exchange Commission (sec) called on McLoughlin to step down completely. 20 Groupe SEB (30)| $770. 7 | $499. 6 | 54.
3% | household appliances, the international leader in small appliances and cookware, increased its share in China cookware company Supor to nearly 53% last year, which will enable the grou Group to develop export sales and business in Southeast Asia, the reorganization of the French production base was completed. 21 BSH (
Siemens)(25)| $749. 2 | $636. 4 | 17.
7% | compared with the company\'s competitors, BSH\'s sales in the country have increased significantly this year.
Some of the reasons may be the weak dollar, but it is also possible to reflect the company\'s new quiet dishwasher range, which reportedly raised federal energy standards by more than 100%.
Dishwashersenhanced BSH\'s reputation as an electrical innovator, in which the built-in-
In the fireplace furnace, induction cooking technology and frontClothes.
22 NACO household products group (22)| $745. 9 | $711. 5 | 4.
8% | after all, household goods were said and done last year. NACCO decided not to peel off its Hamilton Beach subsidiary, which is still the largest subsidiary of the household goods group.
Hamilton Beach\'s annual sales fell 1% in 2007, and the company\'s operating loss in the first quarter of this year was $2 million.
Speculation about whether NACCO will be looking for buyers for the unit continues.
Technology industry (23)33)| $741. 8 | $432. 6 | 71.
5% | Techtronic has two of the most respected names in floor care through its subsidiary, TTI North America ---
Hoover and the dirty devil.
The company has added new models to Hoover and the dirty devil at the International Housewares exhibition, and marked the 100 th anniversary of the upright vacuum cleaner with the wind Lane anniversary edition.
Joe Galli, who was appointed CEO in 2007, is still integrating the floor. care brands. 24 Tempur-Pedic (27)| $725. 3 | $621. 8 * | 16.
Tempur-7 % | mattress last month
Pedic has appointed Mark Savari, a veteran of Campbell Soup, to take over Tom Bryant, who is retiring, as President and CEO.
The company has been on a strong growth track last year, with sales and revenue falling in 2008.
However, it remains a leader in the professional bedding industry and it has launched marketing/advertising campaigns that will increase its exposure on major television broadcasts and cable networks. 25 Libbey (28)| $689. 7 | $591. 3 | 16.
6% | a new state on the desktop-of-the-
Last year, China\'s art factory opened, while Mexico\'s elibey factory also contributed to foreign demand.
A large part of Libbey\'s growth comes from overseas.
Last year, John Meier, Chairman and CEO, said that glassware sales for European customers were \"strong \".
26 West Point (17)| $683. 7 | $890. 8 * | -23.
3% | earlier this year, Icahn, the parent company of WestPoint Home, replaced CEO Joe Penner with Sarah Lee\'s senior executives, senior figures in the apparel and consumer sectors, John Pinacho
Product industry.
WestPoint\'s operating losses did decrease in 2008, but the weak economy and continued efforts to restructure the business could make the figures for the rest of the year relatively ugly.
Dorrell industries (27)24)| $677. 4 | $638. 9 * | 6.
0% | furniture Dorrell industries, the parent company of COSCO and Wood Industry Corporation of the United States, restructured to narrow its domestic production to two plants in North America and re-focus its efforts on marketable ready-made productsto-
Large assembled furniturebox retailers.
The department has turned to profitability and will continue to grow and will soon appoint a president of the department.
Furniture (19)| $672. 4 | $820. 0 | -18.
0% | the furniture company decided to enter the decoration accessories industry, carry out the decoration and close its Miss Bruce.
The interior decoration factory has hardly reversed the fate of Krauss.
The company has experienced nearly double its sales decline from the previous year\'s slump.
Helen of Troy26)| $652. 5 | $634. 9 | 2.
8% | Helen of Troy is still a personal item
Through its product license, it now includes Dr. Revlon, Vidal Sassoon, Sun.
Shool and Tigi Bedhead.
These brands help the company continue to increase sales, while its focus on cost control keeps its profits in a healthy state.
Woodworking (Sauder) 3023)| $585. 0 | $675. 0 | -13.
3% | furniture Sander worked last year to absorb and integrate many acquisitions over the past few years: Studio RTA, which has become the company\'s global purchasing division;
Domestic parts of Sullivan\'s RTA business;
And office seats.
Sauder has shrunk its domestic business for a long time
Continue to be profitable and focus on creating opportunities with key customers.
31 Lifetime Brands (31)| $493. 7 | $457. 4 | 7.
9% | household goods, desktop has added another desktop brand to its portfolio, and life brandspur chased Mikasa last month, which is expected to exceed $0. 15 billion next year.
In terms of retail, the company launched a number of brands in the 2007 s, such as the Martha Stewart series at Macy\'s, the Food Network Kitchen series at Cole\'s, and the Hispanic
Target vasconia line.
On December, the company announced the closure of 30 poorly performing stores in an attempt to reverse the operation of its outletretail store.
32 Lenox Group (29)| $452. 1 | $502. 5 | -10.
0% | Tabletop Lenox has been listed since the beginning of this year and has recently delisted from the New York Stock Exchange.
Sales fell in the first quarter, and the company hopes to offset the declining desktop categories and channels by introducing innovative products and licenses in other home categories.
33 Westwood, Watford (36)| $416. 6 | $387. 0 * | 7.
6% | desktop David Sculley succeeded Peter Cameron this spring as chief executive of Watford Wedgwood plc.
Wayne Nath resigned as CEOof of the Royal Dalton team, and Moira Gavin, chief minister of Wedgwood, assumed his responsibility.
The heavily indebted company recently announced a possible sale of Rosenthal.
34 generations of brands (34)| $405. 0 | $410. 0 | -1.
2% | lighting power generation company has discovered the synergy between its lighting companies and has done a lot of backup
Integration of office and warehouse.
Murray Feis and his son. in-
In order to make way for a professional management team, the law is stopping. 35 Oneida (37)| $368. 6 | $368. 6 |0.
0% | Tim Shine, head of desktop textiles, joined the company as president.
The company focuses on its brand, authorizing its tableware products toRobinson Home, as well as the core range of tableware and tableware.
It introduces a new solid.
The color cutlery show, cullinaria, is celebrating the 40 th anniversary of one of the stops-Michelle Angelo Kiero
Flat Pattern for sale.
India (-)| $360. 0 | $288. 0 | 25.
0% | Welspun textile is one of the fastest textiles in India
Large enterprise groups currently operating in 50 countries.
In the United States, over the past few years, it has grown from a company that has no home textile business at all to one of the country\'s major suppliers.
Family Inn-
We entered the bathing market in the textile market.
Carpet product category, recently launched the first product in the accentrug category.
37 Arc International (39)| $354. 6 | $349. 6 | 1.
4% | household goods, desktop Arc International spent a full year selling Mikasa (
According to industry insiders, the original asking price is too high)
But last month it signed an agreement with the Lifetime brand for undisclosed amounts.
Arcalso sold Salviati, a small Italian art glass company, in November.
Feathers of the Pacific coast (40)| $352. 0 | $338. 0 | 4.
1% | Pacific Coast feathers have a history of 124 and have proven over the years to be one of the most innovative essential bedding sets.
At theFebruary\'s house-
It has proved that it can also break the old model of the textile market.
The company launched an In/Out pillow case promotion--
Including points. of-
Sales data and video cycle;
Help consumers find the right pillows to improve the merchandising system for sleep. 39 Kaz (43)$340. 7 | $316. 9 | 7.
5% | the household items in Katz are healthy.
Sales pick up 5%
Wiki idiots and air
The purifier production line is still the backbone of the company\'s product line.
It also has high
Well-known brands such as humidifier and asHoneywell in room heater;
And protect, Dulak and the surrounding environment in the humidifier. 40 Berkline (32)| $337. 0 | $443. 0 * | -23.
9% | furniture in Berkline (
ThenBerkline/Benchcraft)
Led to the dismissal of approximately 40 employees, including Larry Smith, senior vice president of sales, marketing and merchandising.
Soon after the restructuring, Sun Capital partners acquired a majority stake in May. 41 Spring Air (42)| $325. 0 | $321. 9 | 1.
0% | mattress Spring Air changed significantly last year with the merger of the largest licensee to integrate bedding.
First of all, the new CEO, mattress.
Industry veteran Bob Hellyer and his executive team have turned the company from a loose license alliance to a unified supplier.
The second is that Hellyer has reduced the brand of Spring Air from 13 to 5.
Innovation in sleep (-)| $310. 0 | $310. 0 | 0.
0% | textile sleep innovation revolves around Novaform, personal expressions and Comfort brands, focusing products on mattressess and basic bedding.
The company is still private-
Label programs for some of the largest retail chains in the United States.
Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino continues to be the company\'s spokesperson and lent his name to the Marino recycling system series for matters products.
In April 2007, the company appointed Joseph Lynch as Schick-
Sword of new President Wilkinson
Furniture (35)| $307. 3 | $387. 1 * | -20.
6% | Furniture closed the last wooden furniture factory in 2006, and Hook was redefined as a design, marketing and purchasing company in 2007 (
Although it still produces upholstery).
In this regard, it purchased Opus design furniture and created a new position as executive vice president of operations.
44 Bernhart furniture (46)| $301. 0 | $305. 0 | -1.
3% | Bernhardt, the furniture that produced Katonah lines for Martha Stewart life, found himself involved in a serious conflict with N KatonahY.
The use of Hamlet\'s name by residents.
But it\'s all fixed: the brand is still there and it\'s on sale.
Compared with the industry average, Bernhardt\'s revenue fell by a small margin.
Home Fashion (45)-)| $300. 0 | $300. 0 | 0.
0% | the Hollander website claims that the company is the national number-
One of the producers of bed pillows, one of every three bed pillows on the market.
With the basics of your own brand-
The company works with Laura Ashley, Simmons and J. G. Hook.
Its most interesting product idea is the next life project. Its pillows are filled with fibers made from recycled plastic bottles. 46 Applica (49)| $297. 0 | $278. 9 | 6.
5% | home furnishing is now completed by the merger of Salton and application, and the company promises to launch the first product of the George Foreman barbecue brand in 2008, a few years later.
EvanghelaHidalgo, president and general manager of Applica\'s US division, said innovation in products and systems would be key to its future success.
Furniture ()41)| $295. 4 | $328. 2 | -10.
0% | furniture retailer and manufacturer Bassott has opened two new prototype stores over the course of the year, featuring four targeted lifestyle organizations that portray a more stylish sense of living.
Bassett has also turned its website into a sales channel, not just for research.
Furniture (48)| $282. 8 | $295. 2 | -4.
2% | furniture Stanley has been busy dealing with a sharp drop in demand.
The company has fired more than 700 employees in the past two years;
Transforming the Martinsville factory into a warehouse;
It was terminated.
Natuzzi 49 Industrial Company (45)| $272. 5 | $308. 2 | -11.
6% | the administrative reshuffle of furniture marks the industrial Natuzzi this year.
First, chief financial officer Philip Simon neti was replaced by salvatore Gaipa.
Subsequently, Pasquale Natuzzi, then chairman of the board, was re-CEO. 50 Salton (38)| $266. 3 | $368. 5 | -27.
7% | home products app merged with Salton last year. Salton Inc.
It is the name of the company\'s entity, while Applied consumer goods are the name of the company\'s business in the United States. * REVISED.
Millions of dollars. DATA REFLECT U. S.
Residential products can only be sold in North America unless otherwise stated.
Some years are fiscal years.
Notes applica merged with SALTON in December 2007.
ARC International includes food
Service business.
Global sales were $2 billion.
Previously known as berkline benchcraft.
BSH Bosch and Siemens have global sales of $12 billion.
Dorel\'s global sales are $1. 8 BILLION.
Flexsteel\'s total sales are $425. 4 MILLION.
Global sales of the Seb Group are $3.
9 billion, jardens has global sales of $4 in all segments. 66 BILLION.
Food included-
Service business.
Mattress companies include the hotel industry.
ONEIDA includes food
Service business.
SALTON merged with APPLICA in December 2007.
Source: HFN estimation for private enterprises;
Company Reports of publicly traded companies.