home furnishing

Home furnishing company Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. said Wednesday that a steep drop in sales linked to the continued housing slump drove it to a third-quarter loss, reversing its year-ago profit.

You can bet that Ikea, the Swedish home furnishing chain, well-known for affordable but stylish products, never expected a backlash over a change in font (typeface) in its latest catalog.

But the angst over the change is such that a petition to reverse the change has reached over 2,800 signatures, as of noon Sunday.