
Merillat and KraftMaid cabinets helped parent Masco grab headlines with a 13% share price spike, in turn pushing the Dow to a yearly high. Earnings at Masco exceeded analyst expectations.
The Masco and other large scale cabinetry firms have regained the favor of investment firms, who've put put home builders and panel companies on their buy list and see wood products firms as opportunities to cash in on the housing recovery. The housing recovery is driving wood products and their suppliers firms' businesses across the board.
William-Sonoma also saw a stock price jump. The retailer did better in holiday sales than expected. WoodworkingNetwork also tracked down indications that a West Coast production director is being sought, suggesting the possiblity that a second furniture factory is in Williams-Sonoma's plans.
Here are the wood industry's most-viewed reports from the past week:
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Williams-Sonoma: Another U.S. Furniture Factory? |
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Custom Wood Creations Wins $6 Million Judgement |
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China Bed Furniture Whacked: 216% Dumping Duty |
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How Wood Veneer is Made |
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Making Oak Wine Barrels at Demptos Cooperage |
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9 Steps to Prevent ComDust Explosions: BCSA |
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New Shenandoah Furniture Plant in Mount Airy, NC |
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Neil Kelly Cabinets Labels Cabinet Ingredients |
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Pine Beetle Wood Crafter Gains Fame |
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Cabinet Sales Spiked 15.2% December, says KCMA |
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