Kids today - May 1, 2006

There's an old and too often used cliché that proclaims, "Parents always want what is best for their children." For Candace Boyd, owner of Kids Furniture Gallery, this well worn truism is both a business plan and a marketing strategy, one that has secured this independent retailer a wide following in one of Canada's fastest growing and wealthiest cities.

• By the Numbers
• Number of babies born rises slightly in '04

• Departments
• CPSC Recalls
• CPSC Recalls
• Editor's Notes
• Editor's notes
• Industry Scorecard
• Fourth-quarter revenues jump 16.6%

• Metro Report
• New York
• 100 and counting: Behr's keeps rolling on
• New location bodes well for Schneider's
• Big Apple home to mix of cultures, incomes
• Kids Furniture Source sets the standard

• News Watch
• Emess adds to CosmoGirl line
• AJ Kids debuts at Manchester Furniture
• Flexas open third U.S. store
• Art in Motion offers youth line
• Baby's Room hosts grand reopening
• Freddy & Friends sling seats launch with contest
• Master Design introduces three kids collections
• Industry veteran, SLF launch juvenile division
• Industrial designs at Skip Hop
• Town and Country pillows designed to hold MP3 players
• J.Crew bows youth line
• Demare Gliders offers drop-ship program
• Broyhill launches youth collection

• Products on Parade
• Products on Parade

• Recalls
• "Baby 2 Pack" Pacifiers Recalled for Choking Hazard
• Rainbow Play Systems Recalls Swing Seats for Fall Hazard
• Aqua-Leisure Industries Recalls Inflatable Pool Ladders for Fall Ha
• As Pools Open for Summer, Young Children Face Drowning Risks
• Adventure Playsets Recalls Swing Sets - Detaching Frames Pose Fall Hazard
• Juicy Couture Children's Jewelry Recalled for Lead Poisoning Hazard
• Bicycle Child Carriers Recalled Due to Fall Hazard
• Metal Charms Sold with Twentieth Century Fox DVDs Recalled for Toxic Lead Hazard
• Regal Lager Inc. Recall to Repair Phil & Teds Twin Strollers
• Trek Recalls Anthem C Elite Bicycle Helmets for Failing Impact Standards

• Show Biz
• High Point
• New faces and names in youth lines
• JPMA
• JPMA debuts for sleeping, feeding, playing and more
• N.Y. Textile
• Caterpillars, Cars and Miss O hit NYC

• Special Report
• Women in the Industry: Part two in a series
• Safety category hits stride

• Up Close
• Great gift sets!
• Toys and more
• Groovy looks for hip tweens
• Cover Story
• Just-right furniture
• Plush toys for kids of all ages