1.   Furniture retailer Conroys is trying to engineer a compromise.

2.   Among many other companies now exploring alternative options for financing was Furniture.com Inc., an online furniture retailer backed by CMGI Inc.

3.   And Ikea, the giant Swedish furniture retailer, says more Poles are making large investments to make that space more livable.

4.   A cost-conscious scouring of furniture retailers in the New York area uncovered plenty to fill this bill.

5.   Accessories that can turn bedrooms into shrines will include framed replica gold records and prints of a famous Elvis photo, available midsummer through furniture retailers or on www.elvis.com.

6.   Again, a good furniture retailer might be your best source for wax furniture-care products.

7.   Contact furniture retailers for advice on picking a cleaning solvent and read the directions carefully before using.

8.   Ethan Allen Interiors is the one large furniture retailer that seems to have adjusted to changing tastes.

9.   --Furniture.com, an on-line furniture retailer highlighted in this column last month.

10.   I would like either to rent space from an established furniture retailer or to consign single items to higher-end shops.