Edgar Filing: HOOKER FURNITURE CORP

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

Form 10-K

Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended January 29, 2012

Commission file number 000-25349

HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia	54-0251350
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

440 East Commonwealth Boulevard, Martinsville, VA 24112

(Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code)

(276) 632-0459

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Common stock, no par value	10,793,233
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Documents incorporated by reference: Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held June 5, 2012 are incorporated by reference into Part III.

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Hooker Furniture Corporation

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Part I		Page

Item 1.	Business	3
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	11
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	14
Item 2.	Properties	15
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	15
Item 4.	Reserved	15
	Executive Officers of Hooker Furniture Corporation	16
Part II

Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	17
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	19
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	20
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	36
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	36
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	37
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	37
Item 9B.	Other Information	37

Part III

Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	38
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	38
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters	38
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	38
Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	38

Part IV

Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	39

Signatures		41

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements		F-1

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Hooker Furniture Corporation

Part I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

General

Hooker Furniture Corporation (the “Company”, “we,” “us” and “our”) is a home furnishings marketing and logistics company offering worldwide sourcing of residential casegoods and upholstery, as well as domestically-produced custom leather and fabric upholstery. We were incorporated in Virginia in 1924 and are ranked among the nation’s top 10 largest publicly traded furniture sources, based on 2010 shipments to U.S. retailers, according to a survey conducted by Furniture/Today, a leading trade publication, that was published in May 2011. We are a key resource for residential wood and metal furniture (commonly referred to as “casegoods”) and upholstered furniture. Our major casegoods product categories include home entertainment, home office, accent, dining and bedroom furniture under the Hooker Furniture brand, and youth furniture sold under the Opus Designs by Hooker brand. Our residential upholstered seating companies include Hickory, N.C.-based Bradington-Young LLC, a specialist in upscale motion and stationary leather furniture, and Bedford, Va.-based Sam Moore Furniture LLC, a specialist in upscale occasional chairs, settees and sectional seating with an emphasis on cover-to-frame customization. An extensive selection of designs and formats along with finish and cover options in each of these product categories makes us a comprehensive resource for retailers primarily targeting the upper-medium price range. Our principal customers are retailers of residential home furnishings who are broadly dispersed throughout the United States and Canada, as well as a growing and important international customer base. Customers include independent furniture stores, specialty retailers, department stores, catalog and internet merchants, interior designers and national and regional chains.

Hooker is a full-line resource for residential furniture retailers, offering furniture collections and products for virtually every room of the home. We market our casegoods under the Hooker Furniture, Envision and Opus Designs by Hooker brand names and upholstered furniture under the Bradington-Young, Seven Seas, and Sam Moore brand names. In addition, some of our furniture is sold “private label” under a retailer’s brand name. Our furniture is designed and marketed both as stand-alone products and as part of a group of products within multi-piece groups or broader collections offering a unifying style, design theme and finish. Hooker Furniture collections include offerings such as “Abbott Place,” “Beladora,” “Harbour Pointe” and “Sanctuary” collections. Products are also marketed by product category, such as “The Great Entertainers” home entertainment furniture, “SmartWorks” Home Office and “Opus Designs by Hooker” Youth Furniture. Our casegoods are typically designed for and marketed in the medium to upper-medium price range. Under the Bradington-Young and Seven Seas upholstery brands, we offer a broad variety of residential leather and fabric upholstered furniture and specialize in leather reclining and motion chairs, sofas, club chairs and executive desk chairs. Under the Sam Moore upholstery brand, we offer upscale occasional chairs and other seating with an emphasis on fabric-to-frame customization in the upper-medium to high-end price niches. Domestically produced upholstered furniture is targeted at the upper-medium and upper price ranges, while imported upholstered furniture is targeted at the medium and upper-medium price ranges.

Our goal to expand our offerings to furniture retailers led to the acquisitions of Bradington-Young (2003), Sam Moore Furniture (2007) and Opus Designs Furniture (2007). These acquisitions have enabled us to provide our customers with a broad array of upholstered seating options and moderately-priced youth furniture to complement our existing casegoods offerings. In order to meet the needs of a younger and less affluent consumer, we introduced our Envision product line in April 2009. The Envision lifestyle collections by Hooker Furniture anchors our “good-better-best” approach, targeting younger consumers at more affordable price points with more moderately-scaled and more casual designs compatible with smaller living spaces and a wider variety of households. Our “better” and “best” product lines feature successful new whole-home collections such as “Abbott Place” and “Sanctuary”, which include more upscale styling and value-added features and benefits.

Strategy and Mission

Our mission is to “enrich the lives of the people we touch,” using the following strategy:

§	To offer world-class style, quality and product value as a complete residential wood, metal and upholstered furniture resource through excellence in product design, manufacturing, global sourcing, marketing, logistics, sales and customer service.

§	To be an industry leader in sales growth and profitability performance, providing an outstanding investment for our shareholders and contributing to the well-being of our employees, customers, suppliers and community.

§	To nurture the relationship-focused, team-oriented and honor-driven corporate culture that has distinguished our company for over 85 years.

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Home furnishings account for all of Hooker’s net sales. The percentages of net sales provided by each of our major product sub-categories for the fifty-two week fiscal years that ended January 29, 2012, January 30, 2011 and January 31, 2010 were as follows:

	2012			2011			2010
Casegoods		66	%		66	%		69	%
Upholstered furniture products		34	%		34	%		31	%
Total		100	%		100	%		100	%

Product Design, Product Collections and Styles

The product life cycle for furniture continues to shorten as consumers demand innovative new features, functionality, style, finishes, and fabrics that will enhance their lifestyle while providing value and durability. We believe our distinctive product development and market-launch process provides us with a competitive advantage and allows us to bring about 1,000 new products to market annually. New styles in each of our product categories are designed and developed semi-annually to replace discontinued products and collections, and in some cases, to enter new product or style categories. Our collaborative product design process begins with the marketing team identifying customer needs and trends and then conceptualizing product ideas and features. A variety of sketches are produced, usually by independent designers, from which prototype furniture pieces are built. We invite some of our independent sales representatives and a representative group of retailers to view and critique these prototypes. Based on this input, we may modify the designs and then prepare samples for full-scale production. We generally introduce new product styles at The High Point Market, the international home furnishings market held each fall and spring in High Point, North Carolina, and support new product launches with promotions, public relations, product brochures, point-of-purchase consumer catalogs and materials and online marketing through our websites, as well as through social media marketing through venues such as Facebook®, Twitter® and YouTube®. The flexibility of our global sourcing business model gives us the ability to offer a wide range of styles, items and price points to a variety of retailers serving a range of consumer markets. Based on sales and market acceptance, we believe our products represent good value, and that the style and quality of our furniture compares favorably with more premium-priced products.

Our product lines cover most major style categories, including European and American traditional, contemporary, transitional, urban, country, casual and cottage designs. We offer furniture in a variety of materials, such as various types of wood, metal, leather and fabric, as well as veneer and other natural woven products, often accented with marble, stone, slate, ceramic, glass, brass and/or hand-painted finishes. Products are designed to be attractive to consumers both as individual furniture pieces and as pieces within whole-home collections. We believe market research and a collaborative product development process enables us to anticipate and respond quickly to changing consumer preferences.

We offer retailers a comprehensive furniture resource, particularly in the upper-medium price points, which has been our historical price niche. In an effort to broaden the appeal of our line to both consumers and retailers, over the past two years we have offered a “good-better-best” merchandising assortment. Broadening our merchandising price range has made us a more complete resource for our established dealers and has provided new opportunities with retailers who are positioned above or below our historical price niche. We are focusing on the medium price points through our Envision line, products of more casual styles in moderate scaling and more affordable price points to appeal to younger, less affluent consumers. We have addressed the upper-medium price points and styling through premium, high-styled collections such as Beladora, Sanctuary, Harbour Pointe and Grandover.

We continue to strive for innovation in the home entertainment and home office furniture categories, where we believe we are perceived as an industry leader.

Home Entertainment

Our approach to the home entertainment category is to offer multiple formats for TV sizes from 32” up to 73” in a variety of sizes and styles, including:

§	A stacking console program offering three sizes of consoles that may be displayed on retail floors in a pyramid formation to help the retailer maximize sales per square foot, while helping the consumer to easily evaluate size options.

§	Entertainment consoles with hutches including larger units that have back panels for mounting televisions and smaller units that include stands for smaller televisions.

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§	Gaming consoles designed to accommodate gaming stations like the Sony PlayStation®, Microsoft X-Box®, and the Nintendo Wii®. These units are more casual in design to fit in family rooms, accommodate up to 65” monitors and feature media storage drawers and in some case a speaker compartment.

§	Home theater and wall units that can accommodate up to 73” televisions, with several styles that fit into large atrium family rooms in suburban homes.

§	Smaller scaled transitional designs, through our Envision product line, to appeal to more urban, younger consumers. Étagères which flank consoles is an approach also appealing to this consumer.

Home Office

Hooker continues to be a market leader in full-sized executive office solutions, encompassing 72” to 76” desks and credenza/hutches with bookcases. While growth in home office has slowed slightly with the proliferation of mobile devices, it is still important for consumers who work out of their homes, and Hooker is one of the market share leaders in this category.

§	Modular home office is a popular category that fits smaller spaces and offers room placement flexibility. A casually-styled October 2011 introduction in this category was especially successful with major retailers and is expected to help maintain this category.

§	Eclectic smaller desks from 48” to 64”, some with small file drawers, are an important category as many consumers have moved to lap tops, and now to tablets and do not have the need for larger desks.

Larger modular walls like Cherry Creek Collection (introduced in fiscal 2011) featuring bookcases, modular units and an executive desk/credenza/hutch office, along with an entertainment console/hutch which all work together to wrap walls and give the appearance of a built in look at a considerable savings compared to the cost of custom built cabinets.

Bradington-Young Leather Upholstery

Bradington -Young continues to focus on strengthening the value proposition of its domestic and import leather upholstery product lines through the introduction of innovative products and programs and the streamlining of operations. In July 2011, Bradington-Young relocated its headquarters to Hickory, NC to centralize a majority of its operations and support functions into one area. It kept its leather/fabric cutting and sewing operations in Cherryville, NC where the company was previously headquartered. In addition, as part of its efforts to bolster its leather/fabric cutting and sewing operations (two formerly important components of our domestic business), Bradington-Young rolled out a fabric reclining chair program and a new multiple seat motion program in 2011. Both of these programs are special order-oriented, which will continue to be used to supplement the various other programs offered by Bradington-Young. Bradington-Young also unveiled a new retail dedicated space program, called comfort@home which is intended to be a driving force to our domestic business throughout 2012. On the import front, several additional collections of fabric upholstery groups were introduced to correlate with Hooker casegoods collections. These groups were designed with specific elements to complement the Hooker wood accent and occasional pieces.

Sam Moore Fabric Upholstery

It is Sam Moore’s goal to be “America’s Premier Upholstered Seating Specialist” for all rooms of the home by offering a quality product from a complete selection of styles in fresh leathers and fabrics with exceptional wood finishes. Sam Moore continued the process of transforming its product line to appeal to a more youthful and transitional consumer through new introductions, including new styles, fabrics and leathers, and the launch of a new website in October 2011. Sam Moore’s product offerings fill several niches in the occasional chair category, offering exposed wood as well as fully upholstered seating. Sam Moore’s occasional seating covers multiple styles that include upholstered swivel chairs, club chairs, wings, chaises, benches, ottomans, office chairs, settees, dining chairs, barstools and recliners in traditional, transitional, and contemporary styles. Most styles are available in a choice of either fabric or leather. During fiscal 2012, Sam Moore continued to effectively expand and gain market share in the sectional or modular business through the “Accommodations” sectional seating program. Sam Moore now offers a full assortment of multiple seat modular pieces including armless chairs, loveseats and chaises that can be arranged in a variety of configurations such as U and L-shapes. The sectional program leverages Sam Moore’s strength in producing single seats and benefits from the rising popularity of sectional and modular seating, seen as a comfortable, casual and ideal companion to big screen TVs.

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Sam Moore’s state-of-the-art finishing facility allows the company to offer more than 30 different hand-crafted finishes for all of its exposed wood chair selection. This variety of fabric/leather and finish combinations has resulted in over half of the orders shipped being customer special orders. In addition, Sam Moore customers may provide their own fabric (referred to as customer’s own material or “COM”) to be applied to a chair. In fact, COM is the most popular fabric application choice of Sam Moore’s customers. In addition to the benefit of being able to finish its own products, Sam Moore’s operations and infrastructure provide additional cost, quality and production value to the overall business of the Company as they permit Sam Moore to share its upholstering and finishing expertise and resources with Bradington-Young.

Opus Designs by Hooker Furniture

The momentum gained in fiscal 2011 with respect to our Opus Designs by Hooker Furniture product line continued into fiscal 2012 as we focused on introducing additional innovative designs and sophisticated finishes into the product line. In April 2011, we introduced the Carter group, which is primarily targeted to boys. This group is transitional in nature, but is also designed to be a group that has many configurations. Included as part of this group is the pier wall unit, which offers two sizes of bridges and can accommodate a bed, desk or dresser. In October 2011, we introduced the Abby group, which is primarily targeted to girls. The finish of the Abby group is a soft neutral oak, with a sophisticated casual look that can be classified as Vintage, California Casual or Americana. In addition to the appeal of its fresh, youthful finish, the ability to customize the Abby group has also been elevated by utilizing the diverse fabric offerings of Sam Moore Furniture. For example, the upholstered daybed comes with a neutral fabric slipcover from the factory, but customers can special order additional slipcovers in 14 fabrics, all of which are fresh, whimsical and refined. The customer can also order yardage of these 14 fabrics to make bedding, pillows, draperies and other related bedroom furnishings. Opus Designs by Hooker Furniture remains focused on providing furniture that is sophisticated and functional for the changing needs of today’s youth furniture consumer.

Sourcing

Hooker Furniture has the capability, resources, longstanding business relationships and experience to efficiently and cost effectively source our wood, metal and upholstered furniture.

Imported Products

We have sourced products from foreign manufacturers since 1986. We have imported finished furniture in a variety of styles, materials and product lines. We believe the best way to leverage our financial strength and differentiate our import business from the industry is through innovative and collaborative design, outstanding products, great value, consistent quality, easy ordering and quick delivery through world-class global logistics and distribution systems. Imported casegoods and upholstered furniture together accounted for approximately 76% of net sales in fiscal 2012, 75% of net sales in fiscal 2011, and 76% of net sales in fiscal 2010.

Hooker imports products primarily from China, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia, both through direct relationships with some factories and through agents representing other factories. Because of the large number and diverse nature of the foreign factories from which we source our imported products, we have significant flexibility in the placement of products in any particular factory or country. Factories located in China and Vietnam are our primary resource for imported furniture. In fiscal 2012, imported products sourced from China accounted for approximately 90% of import purchases; and the factory in China from which we directly source the most product accounted for approximately 51% of our worldwide purchases of imported product. A sudden disruption in our supply chain from this factory, or from China or Vietnam in general, could significantly compromise our ability to fill customer orders for products manufactured at that factory or in that country. If such a disruption were to occur, we believe that we would have sufficient inventory currently on hand and in transit to our US warehouses in Martinsville, VA to adequately meet demand for approximately three months, with up to an additional three weeks available for immediate shipment from our primary Asian warehouses. Also, with the broad spectrum of product we offer, we believe that, in some cases, buyers could be offered similar product available from alternative sources. We believe that we could, most likely at higher cost, source most of the products currently sourced in China from factories in other countries and could produce certain upholstered products domestically at our own factories. However, supply disruptions and delays on selected items could occur for up to six months. If we were to be unsuccessful in obtaining those products from other sources or at a comparable cost, then a sudden disruption in our supply chain from our largest import furniture supplier, or from China or Vietnam in general, could have a short-term material adverse effect on our results of operations. Given the capacity available in China, Vietnam and other low-cost producing countries, we believe the risks from these potential supply disruptions are manageable.

Our imported furniture business is subject to the usual risks inherent in importing products manufactured abroad, including, but not limited to, supply disruptions and delays, currency exchange rate fluctuations, economic and political developments and instability, as well as the laws, policies and actions of foreign governments and the United States affecting trade, including tariffs.

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For imported products, Hooker generally negotiates firm pricing with its foreign suppliers in U.S. Dollars, typically for a term of at least one year. We accept the exposure to exchange rate movements beyond these negotiated periods. We do not use derivative financial instruments to manage this risk but could choose to do so in the future. Since we transact our imported product purchases in U.S. Dollars, a relative decline in the value of the U.S. Dollar could increase the price we pay for imported products beyond the negotiated periods. We generally expect to reflect substantially all of the effects of any price increases from suppliers in the prices we charge for imported products. These price changes could adversely impact sales volume and profit margin during affected periods. Conversely, a relative increase in the value of the U.S. Dollar could decrease the cost of imported products and favorably impact net sales and profit margins during affected periods. See also “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”

Manufacturing and Raw Materials

At January 29, 2012, the close of our most recent year-end, Hooker Furniture operated approximately 465,000 square feet of manufacturing and supply plant capacity in North Carolina and Virginia for its domestic upholstered furniture production. We consider the machinery and equipment at these locations generally to be modern and well-maintained.

While profitability has been a challenge for our domestic upholstery operations, especially during the recent global economic recession, we continue to believe that there is a viable future for domestically produced upholstery, particularly in the upper and upper-medium price points, which provide two key competitive advantages compared to imported upholstery:

§	the ability to offer customized cover-to-frame and fabric-to-frame combinations to the upscale consumer and interior design trade; and,

§	the ability to offer quick four to six-week product delivery of custom products.

Bradington-Young’s strategy for its upholstered furniture production operation is to be a comprehensive leather resource for retailers positioned in the upper and upper-medium price ranges. Bradington-Young offers a broad selection of approximately 175 leather covers for domestically produced upholstered furniture. The motion category comprises approximately 55% of Bradington-Young’s domestic production. The upholstery manufacturing process begins with the cutting of leather or fabric and the cutting and precision machining of frames. Precision frames are important for motion furniture to operate properly and to provide durable service over the life of the products. Finally, the cut leather or fabric upholstery, frames, foam and other materials are assembled to build reclining chairs, executive seating, stationary seating and multiple-seat reclining furniture.

Sam Moore’s strategy for its upholstery production operation is to be a complete source of fashionable upholstered seating for all rooms of the home. Sam Moore offers a diverse range of approximately 300 different styles of upholstered products in over 550 fabric choices and over 30 leather choices. Sam Moore produces 98% of its products domestically at its single, 327,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Bedford, Va.

Significant materials used in manufacturing upholstered furniture products include leather or fabric, foam, wooden frames and metal mechanisms. Most of the leather is imported from Italy, South America and China. Leather is purchased as full hides, which Bradington-Young and Sam Moore then cut and sew, and as pre-cut and sewn hides processed by the vendor to pattern specifications.

Costs for leather and leather products have increased due to supply constraints and global economic recovery in other industries, however upward pricing pressures have eased recently. Significant fabric price inflation is occurring due to increasing global demand and certain fiber supply shortages, particularly cotton. This trend is expected to persist and we expect to continue to adjust our prices accordingly for our upholstered products.

We believe that our sources for raw materials are adequate and that we are not dependent on any one supplier. Hooker’s five largest suppliers accounted for approximately 41% of our raw materials supply purchases for domestic upholstered furniture manufacturing operations in fiscal 2012. One supplier accounted for 14% of our raw material purchases. Should disruptions with this supplier occur, we believe that we could successfully source these products from other suppliers without significant disruptions to our operations.

Distribution

The three Hooker companies have utilized 95,000 square feet of showroom space at The High Point Market in High Point, N.C. to introduce new products and collections and increase sales of existing products during the furniture industry’s Spring and Fall international furniture pre-markets and markets. In the past, this space has been divided into two showrooms, one for casegoods and another for upholstery. At the April 2012 market, we plan to move into one slightly smaller but more favorably located showroom which will allow us to present our new products, collections and marketing programs in a coordinated and efficient manner.

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We sell our furniture through over 70 independent sales representatives, primarily to retailers of residential home furnishings, who are broadly dispersed throughout North America, including:

§	independent furniture retailers such as Furnitureland South of Jamestown/High Point, North Carolina, Mathis Brothers of Oklahoma and California, Baer’s Furniture of South Florida, and Berkshire Hathaway-owned companies Star Furniture, Jordan’s Furniture, Nebraska Furniture Mart and R.C. Willey;

§	department stores such as Macy’s and Dillard’s;

§	national membership clubs such as Direct Buy;

§	regional chain stores such as Raymour & Flanigan (Northeast) and Grand Piano (mid-Atlantic);

§	lifestyles stores such as Crate & Barrel and Arhaus;

§	catalog merchandisers such as Ballard Design, Frontgate and the Horchow Collection, a unit of Neiman Marcus; and

§	E-retailers such as Wayfair.

We also work directly with several large customers to develop private label products exclusively for those customers.

We continue to expand our international sales presence under the leadership of our Vice President of International Sales. In fiscal 2012, we expanded our international sales team by adding representatives in Australia. We also added a wholesaler/retailer as a representative in China. We believe that our broad array of wood and upholstered furniture across various price points makes us an attractive supplier to the international marketplace. Additionally, our in-house design expertise and the manufacturing abilities of our suppliers allow us to cater to the needs of diverse geographic regions. We believe that, over the next few years, we can grow our international sales to a much more meaningful part of our business.

Hooker sold to approximately 3,900 customers during fiscal 2012. No single customer accounted for more than 3.5% of our sales in 2012. No significant part of our business is dependent upon a single customer, the loss of which would have a material effect on our business. However, the loss of several of our major customers could have a material impact on our business. In addition to our broad domestic customer base, approximately 5% of our sales in fiscal 2012 were to international customers. We believe our broad network of retailers and independent sales representatives reduces our exposure to regional recessions and allows us to capitalize on emerging trends in channels of distribution.

Hooker offers tailored merchandising programs, such as our SmartLiving ShowPlace in-store galleries, comfort@home galleries, Seven Seas Treasures Boutiques and Home Entertainment and SmartWorks Home Office galleries, to increase sales in each product category. These galleries are currently dedicated principally to furniture groups and whole-home collections under the Hooker, Bradington-Young, Sam Moore, and Opus Designs by Hooker Furniture brands. The SmartLiving Showplace galleries typically comprise 2,500 to 4,000 square feet of retail space. The mission of the SmartLiving program is to develop progressive partnerships with retailers by providing a merchandising and marketing plan to drive increased sales and profitability and positively influence consumers’ purchase decisions, satisfaction and loyalty through an enhanced shopping experience. Currently, we have 60 SmartLiving Showplace Galleries established throughout the country. A similar program launched in fiscal 2012 by Bradington-Young, comfort@home galleries, has been well received by our retailers, with commitments from 82 retailers in the short time the program has been in place.

Our gallery programs offer participants semi-annual national sales promotions, point-of-purchase collateral materials and other sales support in exchange for dedicated space on their retail floors.

Warehousing, Inventory and Supply Chain Management

During fiscal year 2012, we continued to refine our supply chain and sourcing operations via systems enhancements and personnel additions in the U.S., China and Vietnam. Upgrades to current demand and inventory planning platforms have helped to improve order fulfillment rates. Enhancements to our current warehousing, purchasing and logistics systems/processes have been instrumental in improving product flow and order fulfillment.

We distribute furniture to retailers from our distribution centers and warehouses in Virginia and North Carolina, as well as directly from Asia via our Container Direct (from factory) and Cross Dock (consolidation center) programs. We have warehousing and distribution arrangements in China with four of our largest suppliers of imported products, as well as a cross dock/consolidation center in southeast China. The four factory warehouse and distribution facilities in China are owned by the suppliers and operated by those suppliers and a third party utilizing a global warehouse management system that updates daily our central inventory management and order processing systems. The consolidation center is owned and operated by a third party. In addition, we have a similarly-equipped factory warehouse owned and operated by one of our Vietnamese suppliers. Under the Container Direct and Cross Dock programs, we offer directly to retailers in the U.S. a focused mix of over 500 of our best selling items sourced from these five suppliers. The program features an internet-based product ordering system and a delivery notification system that is easy to use and available to our pre-registered dealers. In addition, we also ship containers directly from a variety of other suppliers in Asia. We are committed to exploring ways to continually improve our distinctive, value-added Container Direct Program through additional warehouses at key vendors, product consolidation and routing strategies aimed at shortening delivery times and providing significant cost savings for retailers.

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We schedule purchases of imported furniture and production of domestically manufactured upholstered furniture based upon actual and anticipated orders and product acceptance at the Spring and Fall International Home Furnishings Markets. We strive to provide imported and domestically produced furniture on-demand for our dealers. During fiscal year 2012, we shipped over 93% of all casegoods orders and approximately 65% of all upholstery orders within 30 days of order receipt. It is our policy and industry practice to allow order cancellation for case goods up to the time of shipment; therefore, customer orders for casegoods are not firm. However, domestically produced upholstered products are predominantly custom-built and shipped within six weeks after an order is received and consequently, cannot be cancelled once the leather or fabric is cut.

Our backlog of unshipped orders for all of our products amounted to $24.4 million or approximately 6 weeks of sales as the end of the each of our last two fiscal years. For the last three fiscal years, over 95% of all orders booked were ultimately shipped. Management considers orders and backlogs to be one helpful indicator of sales for the upcoming 30-day period, but because of our quick delivery and our cancellation policy, management does not consider order backlogs to be a reliable indicator of expected long-term business.

Competition

The furniture industry is highly competitive and includes a large number of foreign and domestic manufacturers and importers, none of which dominates the market. While the markets in which Hooker competes include a large number of relatively small and medium-sized manufacturers, certain competitors have substantially greater sales volumes and financial resources than we do. U.S. imports of furniture produced overseas, such as from China, have stabilized in recent years; however, some overseas companies have increased their presence in the U.S. during that period, both through wholesale distributors based in the U.S. and direct shipments to U.S. retailers.

The primary competitive factors for home furnishings in our price points include price, style, availability, service, quality and durability. We believe that our design capabilities, ability to import and/or manufacture upholstered furniture, product value, longstanding customer and supplier relationships, significant distribution and inventory capabilities, ease of ordering, financial strength, experienced management and customer support are significant competitive advantages.

In November 2004 and January 2005, the U.S. Department of Commerce found that certain Chinese furniture manufacturers were exporting bedroom products into the U.S. market at below market prices (“dumping”) and imposed tariffs on Chinese companies for wood bedroom products exported to the U.S. The tariff rates were approved in a subsequent action by the International Trade Commission, based on measured damage to the U.S. furniture manufacturing industry caused by the illegal dumping. Tariffs on imported bedroom furniture have not had, and are not expected to have, a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Employees

As of January 29, 2012, we had approximately 614 full-time employees. None of our employees are represented by a labor union. We consider our relations with our employees to be good.

Patents and Trademarks

The Hooker Furniture, Bradington-Young, Sam Moore and Opus Designs by Hooker Furniture trade names represent many years of continued business. We believe these trade names are well-recognized and associated with quality and service in the furniture industry. We also own a number of patents and trademarks, both domestically and internationally, none of which are considered to be material.

Hooker, the “H” logo, Bradington-Young, the “B-Y” logo, Sam Moore, Sam Moore Furniture Industries, Sam Moore Furniture, LLC, America’s Premier Chair Specialist, America’s Chairmaker for over 70 Years, Opus Designs by Hooker Furniture, Forever Young, Envision Lifestyle Collections by Hooker Furniture, Envision Lifestyle Collections by Bradington-Young, Abbott Place, Beladora, Belle Vista, Felton, Grandover, Harbour Pointe, Mélange, Primrose Hill, Sanctuary, North Hampton, Kemperton, Kendra, Legends, Summerglen, Trilogy, Vineyard, Villagio, Chatham, Brookhaven, Belle Grove, Villa Grande, Villa Florence, Fairview, Mirabel, Danforth, Small Office Solutions, Preston Ridge, Moccato, Sienna Canyon, Ava, Wexford Square, Waverly Place, Sectional Sofas by Design, Accommodations, Seven Seas, Seven Seas Seating, SmartLiving ShowPlace, SmartWorks Home Office, SmartWorks Home Center and The Great Entertainers are registered-trademarks of Hooker Furniture Corporation.

Governmental Regulations

Our company is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations in the areas of safety, health, environmental pollution controls and importing. Compliance with these laws and regulations has not in the past had any material effect on our earnings, capital expenditures, or competitive position; however, the effect of compliance in the future cannot be predicted. We believe that we are in material compliance with applicable federal, state and local safety, health, environmental and importing regulations.

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Additional Information

You may visit us online at www.hookerfurniture.com, www.bradington-young.com, www.opusdesigns.com, www.sammoore.com, and www.envisionfurniture.com. Hooker makes available, free of charge through our website, our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, amendments to those reports, and other documents as soon as practical after they are filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. A free copy of our annual report on Form 10-K may also be obtained by contacting Robert W. Sherwood, Vice President - Credit, Secretary and Treasurer at our corporate offices by calling 276-632-2133.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this report, including under “Item 1 - Business” and “Item 7 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this report are not based on historical facts, but are forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our reasonable judgment with respect to future events and typically can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could” or “anticipates,” or the negative thereof, or other variations thereon, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to:

general economic or business conditions, both domestically and internationally, and instability in the financial and credit markets, including their potential impact on our (i) sales and operating costs and access to financing, (ii) customers and suppliers and their ability to obtain financing or generate the cash necessary to conduct their respective businesses;

§	risks associated with domestic manufacturing operations, including fluctuations in capacity utilization and the prices and availability of key raw materials as well as transportation, warehousing and domestic labor costs and environmental compliance and remediation costs;

§	our ability to successfully implement our business plan to increase sales and improve financial performance, including possible adverse effects on our results due to material restructuring or asset impairment charges if we are unsuccessful;

§	volatility in the increased costs of imported goods, including fluctuations and increases in the prices of purchased finished goods and transportation and warehousing costs;

§	higher than expected costs associated with product quality and safety, including costs related to defective or non-compliant products as well as regulatory compliance costs related to the sale of consumer products;

§	the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of our Enterprise Resource Planning system, including costs resulting from unanticipated disruptions to our business;

§	price competition in the furniture industry;

§	changes in domestic and international monetary policies and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates affecting the price of our imported products and raw materials;

§	the cyclical nature of the furniture industry, which is particularly sensitive to changes in the housing markets, consumer confidence, the amount of consumers’ income available for discretionary purchases, and the availability and terms of consumer credit;

§	supply, transportation and distribution disruptions, particularly those affecting imported products, including the availability of shipping containers and cargo ships;

§	achieving and managing growth and change, and the risks associated with international operations, acquisitions, restructurings, and strategic alliances;

§	adverse political acts or developments in, or affecting, the international markets from which we import products, including duties or tariffs imposed on those products;

§	risks associated with distribution through third-party retailers, such as non-binding dealership arrangements;

§	capital requirements and costs; and

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competition from non-traditional outlets, such as catalogs and internet retailers and home improvement centers; changes in consumer preferences, including increased demand for lower-quality, lower-priced furniture due to declines in consumer confidence and/or discretionary income available for furniture purchases and the availability of consumer credit.

Any forward looking statement that we make speaks only as of the date of that statement, and we undertake no obligation, except as required by law, to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Our business is subject to a variety of risks. The risk factors detailed below should be considered in conjunction with the other information contained in this annual report on Form 10-K. If any of these risks actually materialize, our business, financial condition and future prospects could be negatively impacted. These risks are not the only ones we face. There may be additional risks that are presently unknown to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial that could affect our business.

We depend on suppliers in China for almost all of our imported furniture products, and a disruption in supply from China or from our most significant Chinese supplier could undermine our ability to timely fill customer orders for these products and adversely affect our sourcing costs.

In fiscal 2012, imported products sourced from China accounted for approximately 90% of our import purchases and the factory in China from which we directly source the largest portion of our import products accounted for approximately 51% of our worldwide purchases of imported products. A sudden disruption in our supply chain from this factory, or from China in general, could significantly impact our ability to fill customer orders for products manufactured at that factory or in that country. If such a disruption were to occur, we believe that we would have sufficient inventory currently on hand and in transit to our U.S. warehouses in Martinsville, VA to adequately meet demand for approximately three months, with an up to additional three weeks available for immediate shipment from our primary Asia warehouses. We believe that we could, most likely at higher cost, source most of the products currently sourced in China from factories in other countries and could produce certain upholstered products domestically at our own factories. However, supply disruptions and delays on selected items could occur for up to six months before remedial measures could be implemented. If we were to be unsuccessful in obtaining those products from other sources or at comparable cost, then a sudden disruption in our supply chain from our largest import furniture supplier, or from China in general, could have a short-term material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Our transition from suppliers located in China to lower cost suppliers in other Asian countries could result in longer lead times and shipping delays which could decrease our earnings.

Inflation in China has prompted us to source more of our products from lower cost suppliers in other Asian countries, such as Vietnam and Indonesia, and we expect this transition to intensify. This transition involves significant planning and coordination on our part and on the part of our suppliers in these countries. Despite our best efforts and those of our sourcing partners, these transition efforts are likely to result in longer lead times and shipping delays which could decrease our earnings.

If demand for our domestically manufactured upholstered furniture declines and we respond by realigning manufacturing, our near-term earnings could decrease.

Our domestic manufacturing operations make only upholstered furniture. A decline in demand for our domestically produced upholstered furniture could result in the realignment of domestic manufacturing operations and capabilities and the implementation of cost savings programs. These programs could include the consolidation and integration of facilities, functions, systems and procedures. We may decide to source certain products from offshore suppliers instead of continuing to manufacture them domestically. These realignments and cost savings programs typically involve initial upfront costs and could result in decreases in our near-term earnings before the expected cost reductions from realignment are realized. We may not always accomplish these actions as quickly as anticipated and may not fully achieve the expected cost reductions.

We may experience impairment of our long-lived assets, which would decrease earnings and net worth.

Accounting rules require that long-lived assets be tested for impairment when circumstances indicate, but at least annually. At January 29, 2012 we had $22.9 million in net long-lived assets, consisting primarily of property, plant and equipment, trademarks and trade names. The outcome of annual impairments tests could result in the write-down of all or a portion of the value of these assets. A write-down of our assets would, in turn, reduce our earnings and net worth. Over the past three fiscal years, we have written down approximately $8.4 million in long lived assets. It is possible that we will have additional write-downs in the future, resulting in additional reductions to our earnings and net worth. Factors which may lead to additional write-downs of our long lived assets include, but are not limited to:

§	A significant decrease in the market value of the long-lived asset;

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§	A significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which a long-lived asset group is being used, or in its physical condition;

§	A significant adverse change in the legal factors or in the business climate that could affect the value of a long-lived asset, including an adverse action or assessment by a regulator;

§	An accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected to acquire or construct a long-lived asset;

§	A current period operating or cash flow loss or a projection or forecast that demonstrates continuing losses associated with the long-lived assets use; and

§	A current expectation that more-likely-than-not, a long-lived asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life.

We may not be able to maintain or to raise prices in response to inflation and increasing costs.

Competitive and market forces could prohibit future successful price increases of our products in order to offset increased costs of finished goods, raw materials, freight and other product-related costs, which could lower our earnings.

The implementation of our Enterprise Resource Planning system could disrupt our business and result in lower sales, earnings and net worth.

We are in the process of implementing a company-wide Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Our ERP system implementation may not result in improvements that outweigh its costs and may disrupt our operations. Our inability to mitigate existing and future disruptions could negatively affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. This implementation subjects us to substantial costs and inherent risks associated with migrating from our legacy systems. These costs and risks include, but are not limited to:

§	significant capital and administrative expenditures;

§	disruptions to our domestic and international supply chains;

§	the inability to fill customer orders;

§	the inability to process payments to suppliers, vendors and associates accurately and in a timely manner;

§	the disruption of our internal control structure;

§	the inability to fulfill our SEC reporting requirements in a timely manner;

§	the inability to fulfill federal and state tax filing requirements in a timely manner; and

§	increased demands on management and staff time to the detriment of other corporate initiatives.

The interruption or failure of our information systems or information technology infrastructure could adversely impact our business and operations.

Our information systems (software) and information technology (hardware) infrastructure platforms and those of third parties providing these services to us, facilitate and support every facet of our business, including the sourcing of raw materials and finished goods, planning, manufacturing, warehousing, customer service, shipping, accounting and human resources. Our systems (and those of third parties providing services to us) are also vulnerable to disruption or damage caused by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, power disruptions or outages, natural disasters, computer system or network failures, viruses or malware, physical or electronic break-ins, unauthorized access and cyber-attacks. If these information systems are interrupted or fail, our operations may be adversely affected, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position.

Economic downturns could result in a decrease in sales and earnings.

The furniture industry is particularly sensitive to cyclical variations in the general economy and to uncertainty regarding future economic prospects. Home furnishings are generally considered a postponable purchase by most consumers. Economic downturns could affect consumer spending habits by decreasing the overall demand for home furnishings. These events could also impact retailers, Hooker’s primary customers, possibly resulting in a decrease in our sales or earnings. Changes in interest rates, consumer confidence, new housing starts, existing home sales, the availability of consumer credit and geopolitical factors have particularly significant effects on our Company. A recovery in the Company’s sales could lag significantly behind a general recovery in the economy after an economic downturn due to the postponable nature and relatively significant cost of home furnishings purchases.

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We may lose market share due to competition, which would decrease sales and earnings.

The furniture industry is very competitive and fragmented. Hooker competes with many domestic and foreign residential furniture sources. Some competitors have greater financial resources than we have and often offer extensively advertised, well-recognized, branded products. Competition from foreign sources has increased dramatically over the past decade. We may not be able to meet price competition or otherwise respond to competitive pressures, including increases in supplier and production costs. Also, due to the large number of competitors and their wide range of product offerings, we may not be able to continue to differentiate our products (through value and styling, finish and other construction techniques) from those of our competitors. In addition, some large furniture retailers are sourcing directly from Asian furniture factories. Over time, this practice may expand to smaller retailers. As a result, we are continually subject to the risk of losing market share, which may lower sales and earnings.

Failure to anticipate or timely respond to changes in fashion and consumer tastes could adversely impact our business and decrease sales and earnings.

Furniture is a styled product and is subject to rapidly changing fashion trends and consumer tastes, as well as to increasingly shorter product life cycles. If we fail to anticipate or promptly respond to these changes we may lose market share or be faced with the decision of whether to sell excess inventory at reduced prices. This could result in lower sales and earnings.

A loss of several large customers through business consolidations, failures or other reasons could result in a decrease in future sales and earnings.

The loss of several of our major customers through business consolidations, failures or otherwise, could materially adversely affect our sales and earnings. Lost sales may be difficult to replace. Amounts owed to Hooker by a customer whose business fails, or is failing, may become uncollectible.

Our ability to grow sales and earnings depends on the successful execution of our business strategies.

We are primarily a residential furniture design, sourcing, marketing and logistics company with domestic upholstery manufacturing capabilities. Our ability to maintain and grow sales and earnings depends on the continued correct selection and successful execution and refinement of our overall business strategies and business systems for designing, marketing, sourcing, distributing and servicing our products. We must also make good decisions about product mix and inventory availability targets. Since we are completely dependent on offshore suppliers for case goods furniture products, we must continue to enhance relationships and business systems that allow us to continue to work more efficiently and effectively with our global sourcing suppliers. We must also continue to evaluate the appropriate mix between domestic manufacturing and foreign sourcing for upholstered products. All of these factors affect our ability to grow sales and earnings.

Changes in the value of the U.S. Dollar compared to the currencies for the countries from which we obtain our products could adversely affect net sales and profit margins.

For imported products, we generally negotiate firm pricing with our foreign suppliers in U.S. Dollars, typically for periods of at least one year. We accept the exposure to exchange rate movements beyond these negotiated periods. We do not use derivative financial instruments to manage this risk but could choose to do so in the future. Since we transact our imported product purchases in U.S. Dollars, a relative decline in the value of the U.S. Dollar could increase the price we must pay for imported products beyond the negotiated periods. These price changes could adversely impact net sales and profit margins during affected periods.

Our dependence on offshore suppliers could, over time, adversely affect our ability to service customers, which could lower sales and earnings.

We rely exclusively on offshore suppliers for our casegoods furniture products and for a significant portion of our upholstered products. Our offshore suppliers may not provide goods that meet our quality, design or other specifications in a timely manner and at a competitive price. If our suppliers do not meet our specifications, we may need to find alternative vendors, potentially at a higher cost, or may be forced to discontinue products. Also, delivery of goods from offshore vendors may be delayed for reasons not typically encountered for domestically manufactured furniture, such as shipment delays caused by customs issues, labor issues, decreased availability of shipping containers and/or the inability to secure space aboard shipping vessels to transport our products. Our failure to timely fill customer orders during an extended business interruption for a major offshore supplier, or due to transportation issues, could negatively impact existing customer relationships resulting in decreased sales and earnings.

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We rely on offshore sourcing for all of our casegoods furniture products, and for a significant portion of our upholstered products. As a result, we are subject to changes in local government regulations, which could result in a decrease in sales and earnings.

Changes in political, economic, and social conditions, as well as in laws and regulations in the foreign countries where we source our products could have an adverse impact on our performance. These changes could make it more difficult to provide products and service to customers. International trade policies of the United States and the countries from which we source finished products could adversely affect us. Imposition of trade sanctions relating to imports, taxes, import duties and other charges on imports could increase our costs and decrease our earnings. For example beginning in 2004, the U.S. Department of Commerce has imposed tariffs on wooden bedroom furniture coming into the United States from China. In this case, none of the rates imposed were of sufficient magnitude to alter our import strategy in any meaningful way; however, these and other tariffs are subject to review and could be increased in the future.

Fluctuations in the price, availability or quality of raw materials for our domestically manufactured upholstered furniture could cause manufacturing delays, adversely affect our ability to provide goods to our customers or increase costs, any of which could decrease our sales or earnings.

We use various types of wood, leather, fabric, foam and other filling material, high carbon spring steel, bar and wire stock and other raw materials in manufacturing upholstered furniture. We depend on outside suppliers for raw materials and must obtain sufficient quantities of quality raw materials from these suppliers at acceptable prices and in a timely manner. We do not have long-term supply contracts with our suppliers. Unfavorable fluctuations in the price, quality or availability of required raw materials could negatively affect our ability to meet the demands of our customers. The inability to meet customers’ demands could result in the loss of future sales. We may not always be able to pass along price increases in raw materials to our customers due to competition and market pressures.

We may engage in acquisitions and investments in companies, which could disrupt our business, dilute our earnings per share and decrease the value of our common stock.

We may acquire or invest in businesses that offer complementary products and that we believe offer competitive advantages. However, we may fail to identify significant liabilities or risks that negatively affect us or result in our paying more for the acquired company or assets than they are worth. We may also have difficulty assimilating the operations and personnel of an acquired business into our current operations. Acquisitions may disrupt or distract management from our ongoing business. We may pay for future acquisitions using cash, stock, the assumption of debt, or a combination of these. Future acquisitions could result in dilution to existing shareholders and to earnings per share.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Set forth below is information with respect to our principal properties. We believe all of these properties are well-maintained and in good condition. During fiscal 2012, we estimate our upholstery plants operated at approximately 81% of capacity on a one-shift basis. All our production facilities are equipped with automatic sprinkler systems. All facilities maintain modern fire and spark detection systems, which we believe are adequate. We have leased certain warehouse facilities for our distribution and imports operation on a short and medium-term basis. We expect that we will be able to renew or extend these leases or find alternative facilities to meet our warehousing and distribution needs at a reasonable cost. All facilities set forth below are active and operational, representing approximately 2.2 million square feet of owned space, leased space or properties utilized under third-party operating agreements.

Location	Segment Use	Primary Use	Approximate Size in Square Feet	Owned or Leased
Martinsville, Va.	Both segments	Corporate Headquarters	43,000	Owned
Martinsville, Va.	Both segments	Distribution and Imports	580,000	Owned
Martinsville, Va.	Casegoods	Distribution	189,000	Owned
Martinsville, Va.	Casegoods	Customer Support Center	146,000	Owned
Martinsville, Va.	Both segments	Distribution	300,000	Leased (1)
High Point, N.C.	Both segments	Showroom	80,000	Leased (2)
Cherryville, N.C.	Upholstery	Manufacturing Supply Plant	53,000	Owned (3)
Hickory, N.C.	Upholstery	Manufacturing	91,000	Owned (3)
Hickory, N.C.	Upholstery	Manufacturing and Offices	36,400	Leased (3) (4)
Bedford, Va.	Upholstery	Manufacturing and Offices	327,000	Owned (5)

(1) Lease expires March 31, 2014. Can be expanded or contracted by 100,000 square feet on a month-to-month basis.
(2) Lease expires October 31, 2016.
(3) Comprise the principal properties of Bradington-Young LLC.
(4) Lease expires December 15, 2012 and provides for 2 one-year extensions at our election.
(5) Comprise the principal properties of Sam Moore Furniture LLC.

Set forth below is information regarding principal properties we utilize that are owned and operated by third parties.

Location	Segment Use	Primary Use	Approximate Size in Square Feet
Guangdong, China	Casegoods	Distribution	210,000 (1)
Guangdong, China	Casegoods	Distribution	35,000 (2)
Guangdong, China	Both segments	Distribution	22,000 (3)
Guangdong, China	Casegoods	Distribution	20,000 (4)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Casegoods	Distribution	20,000 (4)

(1) This property is subject to an operating agreement that expires on July 31, 2012.
(2) This property is subject to an operating agreement that expires on July 31, 2012 and automatically
renews for one year on its anniversary date.
(3) This property is subject to an informal operating agreement that expires on March 1, 2013 and automatically
renews for one year on its anniversary date.
(4) These properties are subject to operating agreements that expire on December 31, 2012.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF

HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION

Hooker Furniture’s executive officers and their ages as of April 12, 2012 and the year each joined the company are as follows:

Name	Age	Position	Year Joined Company
Paul B. Toms, Jr.	57	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	1983
Paul A. Huckfeldt	54	Vice President - Finance and Accounting and	2004
		Chief Financial Officer
Alan D. Cole	62	President - Hooker Furniture	2007
Arthur G. Raymond, Jr.	64	Senior Vice President - Casegoods Operations	2010
Michael W. Delgatti, Jr.	58	President - Hooker Upholstery	2009

Paul B. Toms, Jr. has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since December 2000 and served as President for most of the period from November 2006 to August 2011. Mr. Toms was President and Chief Operating Officer from December 1999 to December 2000, Executive Vice President - Marketing from 1994 to December 1999, Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing from 1993 to 1994, and Vice President - Sales from 1987 to 1993. Mr. Toms joined the Company in 1983 and has been a Director since 1993.

Paul A. Huckfeldt has been Vice President - Finance and Accounting since December 2010 and Chief Financial Officer since January 31, 2011. Mr. Huckfeldt served as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from January 2010 to January 2011, Manager of Operations Accounting from March 2006 to December 2009 and led the Company’s Sarbanes-Oxley implementation and subsequent compliance efforts from April 2004 to March 2006.

Alan D. Cole has been President of Hooker Furniture since August 2011. Prior to his promotion, he served as President – Hooker Upholstery from August 2008 to August 2011 and as Executive Vice President – Upholstery Operations from April 2007 to August 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cole was President and Chief Executive Officer of Schnadig Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of a full line of medium-priced home furnishings from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Cole has been President of Parkwest LLC, a real estate development firm from 2002 to the present. Mr. Cole also served as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors in 2003.

Arthur G. Raymond, Jr. has been Senior Vice-President of Casegoods Operations since joining the Company in February 2010. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Raymond served as President of A.G. Raymond & Company, Inc., a management and technical consulting firm serving the furniture industry, from October 1980 through January 2010.

Michael W. Delgatti, Jr. has been President – Hooker Upholstery since August 2011. Mr. Delgatti joined the Company in January of 2009 as Executive Vice-President of Hooker Upholstery. Prior to that prior to that, Mr. Delgatti served as Executive Vice- President – Sales and Marketing at Southern Furniture Company, a privately-held manufacturer of upholstered furniture, from September 2007 to January 2009 and served as Executive Vice-President-Upholstery and Occasional at Broyhill Furniture, a subsidiary of Furniture Brands International, from June 2005 through August 2007.

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Hooker Furniture Corporation

Part II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Our stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “HOFT”. The table below sets forth the high and low sales prices per share for our common stock and the dividends per share we paid with respect to our common stock for the periods indicated.

	Sales Price Per Share				Dividends
	High		Low		Per Share
October 31, 2011 - January 29, 2012	$	12.38	$	9.01	$	0.10
August 1 - October 30, 2011		10.86		7.96		0.10
May 2 - July 31, 2011		12.50		8.25		0.10
January 31 - May 1, 2011		14.10		11.50		0.10

November 1, 2010 - January 30, 2011	$	14.75	$	10.47	$	0.10
August 2 - October 31, 2010		12.41		9.22		0.10
May 3 - August 1, 2010		17.95		10.01		0.10
February 1 - May 2, 2010		17.28		12.33		0.10

As of January 29, 2012, we had approximately 2,600 beneficial shareholders. We pay dividends on our common stock on or about the last day of February, May, August and November, when declared by the Board of Directors, to shareholders of record approximately two weeks earlier. Although we presently intend to continue to declare cash dividends on a quarterly basis for the foreseeable future, the determination as to the payment and the amount of any future dividends will be made by the Board of Directors from time to time and will depend on our then-current financial condition, capital requirements, results of operations and any other factors then deemed relevant by the Board of Directors.

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Performance Graph

The following graph compares cumulative total shareholder return for the Company with a broad performance indicator, the Russell 2000® Index, and an industry index, the Household Furniture Index, for the period from November 30, 2006 to January 29, 2012.

(1)	The graph shows the cumulative total return on $100 invested at the beginning of the measurement period in our common stock or the specified index, including reinvestment of dividends.

(2)	The Russell 2000® Index, prepared by Frank Russell Company, measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies out of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization.

(3)

The Household Furniture Index (SIC Codes 2510 and 2511) as prepared by Zacks Investment Research combines all home furnishings companies whose securities are registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. On February 14, 2012, Zacks Investment Research reported that the Household Furniture Index consisted of: Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc., Chromcraft Revington, Inc., Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., Flexsteel Industries, Inc., Furniture Brands International, Inc., Hooker Furniture Corporation, La-Z-Boy Incorporated, Natuzzi S.p.A, Tempur Pedic International, Inc., Leggett and Platt, Inc., Sealy Corp., Select Comfort Corp., Krauses Furn., Rowe, Dorel Inds. and Stanley Furniture Company, Inc.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following selected financial data for each of our last five fiscal years has been derived from our audited, consolidated financial statements. The selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included elsewhere in this report.

	Fiscal Year Ended (1)
	January 29,		January 30,		January 31,			February 1,			February 3,
	2012		2011		2010			2009			2008
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Income Statement Data:
Net sales	$	222,505	$	215,429	$	203,347		$	261,162		$	316,801
Cost of sales		173,642		168,547		154,931			200,878			235,057
Gross profit		48,863		46,882		48,416			60,284			81,744
Selling and adminstrative expenses		40,375		41,022		41,956			45,980			51,738
Restructuring charges (credits) (2)		-		1,403		-			(951	)		309
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges (3)		1,815		396		1,274			4,914			-
Operating income		6,673		4,061		5,186			10,341			29,697
Other income (expense), net		272		108		(99	)		323			1,472
Income before income taxes		6,945		4,169		5,087			10,664			31,169
Income taxes		1,888		929		2,079			3,754			11,514
Net income		5,057		3,240		3,008			6,910			19,655

Per Share Data:
Basic and diluted earnings per share	$	0.47	$	0.30	$	0.28		$	0.62		$	1.58
Cash dividends per share		0.40		0.40		0.40			0.40			0.40
Net book value per share (4)		11.78		11.78		11.86			12.06			12.18
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic)		10,762		10,757		10,753			11,060			12,442

Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	40,355	$	16,623	$	37,995		$	11,804		$	33,076
Trade accounts receivable		25,807		27,670		25,894			30,261			38,229
Inventories		34,136		57,438		36,176			60,248			50,560
Working capital		89,534		89,297		87,894			91,261			102,307
Total assets		149,171		150,411		149,099			153,467			175,232
Long-term debt (including current maturites)		-		-		-			5,218			7,912
Shareholders' equity		127,113		126,770		127,592			129,710			140,826

(1)	Our fiscal years end on the Sunday closest to January 31. The fiscal years presented above all had 52 weeks, except for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2008, which had 53 weeks.

(2)

We have closed facilities in order to reduce and ultimately eliminate our domestic wood furniture manufacturing capacity and to consolidate our domestic leather upholstered furniture operations. As a result, we recorded restructuring charges and credits, principally for severance and asset impairment, as follows:

a)	in fiscal 2011 we recorded a charge of $1.4 million pretax ($874,000 after tax, or $0.08 per share) related to the consolidation and transfer of Bradington-Young’s Cherryville, NC manufacturing facility and offices to Hickory, NC;

b)	in fiscal 2009 we recorded credits of $951,000 pretax ($592,000 after tax, or $0.05 per share) to reverse previously accrued employee benefits and environmental costs not expected to be paid; and

c)	in fiscal 2008, we recorded charges of $309,000 pretax ($190,000 after tax, or $0.02 per share) principally related to the March 2007 closing and sale of our Martinsville, Va. casegoods manufacturing facility;

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(3)	Based on our annual impairment analyses, we have recorded the following goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges:

a)	in fiscal 2012, we recorded intangible asset charges of $1.8 million pretax ($1.1 million after tax or $0.10 per share) on our Bradington-Young trade name;

b)	in fiscal 2011, we recorded intangible asset impairment charges of $396,000 pretax ($247,000 after tax, or $0.02 per share) on our Opus Designs by Hooker Furniture trade name;

c)	in fiscal 2010, we recorded intangible asset impairment charges of $661,000 pretax ($412,000 after tax, or $0.04 per share) on our Opus Designs by Hooker Furniture trade name and $613,000 pretax ($382,000 after tax, or $0.04 per share) on our Bradington-Young trade name; and

in fiscal 2009, we recorded intangible asset impairment charges of $3.8 million pretax ($2.5 million after tax, or $0.22 per share), primarily related to the write-off of goodwill resulting from the acquisition of Opus Designs in 2007 and of Bradington-Young in 2003, and $1.1 million ($685,000 after tax, or $0.06) per share to write down the Bradington-Young trade name.

(4)	Net book value per share is derived by dividing (a) “shareholders’ equity” by (b) the number of common shares issued and outstanding, excluding unearned ESOP and unvested restricted shares, all determined as of the end of each fiscal period.

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the selected financial data and the consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, contained elsewhere in this annual report. All references to the Company in this discussion refer to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless specifically referring to segment information.

Our fiscal years end on the Sunday closest to January 31, in some years (generally once every six years) the fourth quarter will be fourteen weeks long and the fiscal year will consist of fifty-three weeks (for example, the fiscal year that ended February 3, 2008 was fifty-three weeks.) Our quarterly periods are based on thirteen-week “reporting periods” (which end on a Sunday) rather than quarterly periods consisting of three calendar months. As a result, each quarterly period generally is thirteen weeks, or 91 days, long.

The financial statements filed as part of this annual report on Form 10-K include the:

§	fifty-two week period that began January 31, 2011 and ended on January 29, 2012 (fiscal 2012);

§	fifty-two week period that began February 1, 2010 and ended on January 30, 2011 (fiscal 2011); and

§	fifty-two week period that began February 2, 2009 and ended on January 31, 2010 (fiscal 2010).

Overview

We design and import high-quality casegoods and certain upholstered furniture. We also domestically manufacture upholstered furniture in order to offer quick turnaround on orders for custom leather and fabric upholstered seating.

Beginning in 2006, and to a greater degree in the fall of 2008, the home furnishings industry saw significant declines in demand for its products due to a variety of factors including low levels of consumer confidence, difficult housing and mortgage markets, high unemployment and volatile financial markets. Discretionary purchases of furniture, particularly at the middle and upper-middle price points where we primarily compete, have been significantly affected by these factors. Our upholstery segment has sustained operating losses during the downturn, primarily due to the combination of significantly lower sales volumes and the high fixed cost nature of domestic manufacturing.

Despite these challenges, the flexibility of our import business model has allowed us to respond proactively to difficult and changing market conditions by adjusting the types and quantities of inventory we purchase from suppliers and cover upholstery segment operating losses. We believe that increases in our net sales over the last two fiscal years are evidence of both our ability to effectively adjust to and accommodate changing market conditions, including changing consumer tastes and demands and a slowly improving retail environment for home furnishings.

On a consolidated basis, for the 2012 fiscal year we realized a low single digit sales increase as compared to fiscal 2011 and, as a percentage of net sales as compared to the 2011 fiscal year, realized flat gross margins as a percentage of net sales, lower selling and administrative expense, higher operating income despite the write-down of our upholstery segments’ Bradington-Young trade name, higher other income and higher net income, despite increased income tax expense. Our fiscal 2012 results of operations are discussed in more detail below.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth the percentage relationship to net sales of certain items for the annual periods included in the consolidated statements of income:

	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 29,			January 30,			January 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Net sales		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%
Cost of sales		78.0			78.0			76.2
Casualty loss		-			1.0			-
Insurance recovery		-			(0.8	)		-
Gross profit		22.0			21.8			23.8
Selling and administrative expenses		18.1			19.0			20.6
Restructuring charges		-			0.7			0.0
Intangible asset impairment charges		0.8			0.2			0.6
Operating income		3.0			1.9			2.6
Other income (expense), net		0.1			0.1			(0.1	)
Income before income taxes		3.1			1.9			2.5
Income taxes		0.8			0.4			1.0
Net income		2.3			1.5			1.5

Fiscal 2012 Compared to Fiscal 2011

Net Sales

Net Sales
	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 29, 2012		% Net Sales			January 30, 2011		% Net Sales			$ Change		% Change

Casegoods	$	147,927		66.5	%	$	143,157		66.5	%	$	4,770		3.3	%
Upholstery		74,578		33.5	%		72,272		33.5	%	$	2,306		3.2	%
Consolidated	$	222,505		100.0	%	$	215,429		100.0	%	$	7,076		3.3	%

Unit Volume	FY12 % Increase vs. PY			Average Selling Price	FY12 % Increase vs. PY

Casegoods		1.4	%	Casegoods		2.1	%
Upholstery		1.3	%	Upholstery		3.4	%
Consolidated		1.4	%	Consolidated		2.5	%

The consolidated net sales increase was principally due to increased unit volume and average selling prices across both our casegoods and upholstery segments. In particular, the increase in net sales for the upholstery segment reflects increases in fabric upholstery average selling price and unit volume of 7.3% and 4.2%, respectively, compared to the prior fiscal year, with such increases primarily due to the mix of products shipped.

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Gross Income and Margin

Gross Income and Margin
	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 29, 2012		% Net Sales			January 30, 2011		% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change

Casegoods	$	37,550		25.4	%	$	37,642		26.3	%	$	(92	)		-0.2	%
Upholstery		11,313		15.2	%		9,240		12.8	%		2,073			22.4	%
Consolidated	$	48,863		22.0	%	$	46,882		21.8	%	$	1,981			4.2	%

Casegoods gross margins decreased as compared to the prior fiscal year primarily due to increased product discounting partially offset by lower freight costs on imported products during the second half of fiscal 2012. As a percentage of net sales, product discounting increased approximately 200 basis points over the prior fiscal year, primarily due to a conscious effort to reduce excess inventory. Upholstery margins increased primarily due to cost reduction efforts and higher fabric upholstery selling prices partially offset by increased raw material costs and a casualty loss expense of $181,000 related to a sprinkler malfunction at one of our warehouses during the 2012 fiscal year.

Selling and Administrative Expenses

Selling and Administrative Expenses
	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 29, 2012		% Net Sales			January 30, 2011		% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change

Casegoods	$	26,905		18.2	%	$	27,897		19.5	%	$	(992	)		-3.6	%
Upholstery		13,470		18.1	%		13,125		18.2	%		345			2.6	%
Consolidated	$	40,375		18.1	%	$	41,022		19.0	%	$	(647	)		-1.6	%

Fiscal 2012 selling and administrative expense decreased in our casegoods segment, primarily due to:

§	Lower salary related costs, due to:

o	an insurance gain of $610,000 on Company-owned life insurance due to the death of a former executive during the fiscal 2012 first quarter;

o	realignments in our officer group; and

o	the reversal of an accrual for long-term incentive compensation during the first quarter of fiscal 2012;

§	Lower advertising supplies expense and sample expense, due to cost reduction measures;

§	Lower depreciation and amortization expense primarily due to decreased information systems spending on our legacy systems in anticipation of the implementation of our current ERP project; and

§	Lower bad debt expense due to adjustments in our accounts receivable reserves to reflect favorable collection trends.

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These decreased expenses were partially offset by higher sales and design commissions due to increased sales, a charge to write-off a note receivable and a charge to write down leasehold improvements related to the relocation and consolidation of our showroom space at the International Home Furnishings Center.

Fiscal 2012 selling and administrative expenses increased as compared to the prior year in our upholstery segment primarily due to:

§	Increased commissions and sales incentives due to higher sales and initiatives to drive sales volume growth;

§	A charge to write down leasehold improvements related to the relocation and consolidation of our showroom space at the International Home Furnishings Center; and

§	Increased sample expense incurred for swatches for new leather and fabric upholstery offerings.

These increased expenses were partially offset by decreased market expense due to cost reduction efforts and decreased advertising expense due to cost cutting measures.

Operating Income and Margin

Operating Margin
	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 29, 2012			% Net Sales			January 30, 2011			% Net Sales			$ Change		% Change

Casegoods	$	10,644			7.2	%	$	9,348			6.5	%	$	1,296		13.9	%
Upholstery		(3,971	)		-5.3	%		(5,287	)		-7.3	%		1,316		24.9	%
Consolidated	$	6,673			3.0	%	$	4,061			1.9	%	$	2,612		64.3	%

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, our upholstery segment recorded a non-cash charge of $1.8 million ($1.1 million, or $0.10 per share, after tax) to write-down the value of the Bradington-Young trade name. We wrote down the carrying value of the Bradington-Young trade name because of operating losses in that division over the last few years. We believe that we’ve taken the proper steps to adjust capacity and reduce cost structure. We expect it to become a contributor to consolidated profitability during fiscal 2013. See notes 7 and 14 to the consolidated financial statements on pages F-15 and F-22 for more information about this charge.

Fiscal 2012 operating profitability increased year over year compared to fiscal 2011 due to the factors discussed above, despite the charges to write-down intangibles assets. The following table reconciles operating income as a percentage of net sales (“operating margin”) to operating margin excluding restructuring and impairment charges as a percentage of net sales for each period:

GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Margin Reconciliation
	Fifty-Two Weeks Ended
	January 29,			January 30,
	2012			2011
Consolidated operating margin, including restructuring and impairment charges		3.0	%		1.9	%
Intangible asset impairment charges		0.8			0.2
Restructuring charges		-			0.7
Consolidated operating margin, excluding restructuring and impairment charges		3.8	%		2.8	%

Operating margin excluding the impact of restructuring and impairment charges is a “non-GAAP” financial measure. We provide this information because we believe it is useful to investors in evaluating our ongoing operations. This Non-GAAP financial measure is intended to provide insight into our operating margin and should be evaluated in the context in which it is presented. This measure is not intended to reflect our overall financial results.

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Other income, net

Other income, net
	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 29, 2012			% Net Sales			January 30, 2011			% Net Sales			$ Change		% Change

Casegoods	$	755			0.5	%	$	625			0.5	%	$	130		20.8	%
Upholstery		(483	)		-0.7	%		(517	)		-0.7	%		34		6.6	%
Consolidated	$	272			0.1	%	$	108			0.1	%	$	164		151.9	%

The increase in other income, net is primarily due to interest earned on a federal tax refund and anti-dumping duty refunds and increased other miscellaneous income.

Income Taxes

Income taxes
	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 29, 2012			% Net Sales			January 30, 2011			% Net Sales			$ Change		% Change

Consolidated income tax expense	$	1,888			0.8	%	$	929			0.4	%	$	959		103.2	%

Effective Tax Rate		27.2	%					22.3	%

We recorded income tax expense of $1.9 million during fiscal 2012, compared to $929,000 for fiscal 2011, due primarily to an increase in pre-tax income. Our effective tax rate rose to 27.2% from 22.3%. The effective rate in fiscal 2012 was higher than in fiscal 2011 mainly because we successfully obtained abatement of a large federal tax penalty during fiscal 2011, we received a smaller benefit on charitable contributions of inventory during fiscal 2012 and the amount of subpart F income allocated from our former captive insurance arrangement was significantly smaller in fiscal 2012. Additionally, in fiscal 2012, the impact of permanent book-tax differences resulted in a smaller improvement in our effective tax rate because of the larger amount of income compared to fiscal 2011.

Net Income and Earnings Per Share

	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 29, 2012		% Net Sales			January 30, 2011		% Net Sales			$ Change		% Change
Net Income
Consolidated	$	5,057		2.3	%	$	3,240		1.5	%	$	1,818		56.1	%

Earnings per share	$	0.47				$	0.30

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Fiscal 2011 Compared to Fiscal 2010

Net Sales

Net Sales
	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 30, 2011					January 31, 2010					$ Change		% Change
			% Net Sales					% Net Sales
Casegoods	$	143,157		66.5	%	$	140,365		69.0	%	$	2,792		2.0	%
Upholstery		72,272		33.5	%		62,982		31.0	%	$	9,290		14.8	%
Consolidated	$	215,429		100	%	$	203,347		100	%	$	12,082		5.9	%

Unit Volume	FY11 % Increase (decrease) vs. PY			Average Selling Price	FY11 % Increase (decrease) vs. PY

Casegoods		3.6	%	Casegoods		-3.0	%
Upholstery		22.0	%	Upholstery		-4.4	%
Consolidated		7.9	%	Consolidated		-2.4	%

Consolidated fiscal 2011 net sales increases were primarily due to increased unit volume across the casegoods and upholstery segments, with the upholstery segment showing a significant increase in unit volume as compared to fiscal 2010. The upholstery segment’s unit volume increase was driven by a 47% increase in Bradington-Young’s imported leather upholstery unit volume compared to fiscal 2010. Consolidated average selling prices decreased due primarily to the mix of products shipped.

Gross Income and Margin

Gross Margin
	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 30, 2011		% Net Sales			January 31, 2010		% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change

Casegoods	$	37,642		26.3	%	$	40,704		29.0	%	$	(3,062	)		-7.5	%
Upholstery		9,240		12.8	%		7,712		12.2	%		1,528			19.8	%
Consolidated	$	46,882		21.8	%	$	48,416		23.8	%	$	(1,534	)		-3.2	%

Casegoods margins in fiscal 2011 decreased as compared to the prior fiscal year primarily due to:

§	increased freight costs on imported products and

§	a $500,000 net charge to casegoods cost of sales for our insurance deductible paid in connection with a distribution center fire in fiscal 2011,

§	partially offset by lower product discounting, lower returns and allowances and cost savings from the exit from our California warehouse in fiscal 2010.

Upholstery margins in fiscal 2011 increased as compared to the prior fiscal year primarily due to:

§	manufacturing efficiencies due to increased production rates and

§	cost reduction initiatives;

§	partially offset by higher raw material and manufacturing costs as a percentage of sales.

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Selling and Administrative Expenses

Selling and Administrative Expenses
	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 30, 2011		% Net Sales			January 31, 2010		% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change

Casegoods	$	27,897		19.5	%	$	28,995		20.7	%	$	(1,098	)		-3.8	%
Upholstery		13,125		18.2	%		12,961		20.6	%		164			1.3	%
Consolidated	$	41,022		19.0	%	$	41,956		20.6	%	$	(934	)		-2.2	%

Fiscal 2011, casegoods selling and administrative expenses decreased as compared to the prior fiscal year primarily due to:

§	lower professional services expense due to cost cutting measures and

§	lower bad debts expense due to favorable collection trends.

These decreases were partially offset by increased sales and design commissions due to higher sales in the 2011 fiscal period.

Fiscal 2011 upholstery selling and administrative expenses increased as compared to the prior fiscal year primarily due to:

§	increased salaries and wages expense due primarily to transfers of employees into selling and administrative salaries and wages from other internal cost centers, and, to a lesser extent, overtime in upholstery product development; and

§	increased commission expense due to higher sales in the 2011 fiscal period.

These increases were partially offset by decreased advertising and sample expense due to cost cutting measures.

Restructuring and Intangible Asset Impairment Charges

	Restructuring and intangible asset impairment charges
	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 30, 2011		% Net Sales			January 31, 2010		% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change

Casegoods	$	396		0.2	%	$	661		0.3	%	$	(265	)		-40.1	%
Upholstery		1,403		0.7	%		613		0.3	%		790			128.9	%
Consolidated	$	1,799		0.9	%	$	1,274		0.6	%	$	525			41.2	%

During fiscal 2011, we recorded $1.8 million pretax ($1.1 million after tax, or $0.10 per share) in restructuring and intangible asset impairment charges related to:

§	the write-down of our Opus Designs by Hooker trade name ($396,000 pretax, $247,000 after tax, or $0.02 per share recorded in our casegoods segment); and

§	the consolidation of Bradington-Young’s Cherryville, NC manufacturing facility and offices to Hickory, NC ($1.4 million, pretax, $874,000 after tax or $0.08 per share recorded in our upholstery segment).

During fiscal 2010, we recorded $1.3 million pretax ($794,000 after tax or $0.07 per share) in intangible asset impairment charges related to the write-down of our Bradington –Young and Opus Designs by Hooker trade names.

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Operating Income and Margin

Operating Margin
	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 30, 2011			% Net Sales			January 31, 2010			% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change

Casegoods	$	9,348			6.5	%	$	11,048			7.9	%	$	(1,700	)		-15.4	%
Upholstery		(5,287	)		-7.3	%		(5,862	)		-9.3	%		575			-9.8	%
Consolidated	$	4,061			1.9	%	$	5,186			2.6	%	$	(1,125	)		-21.7	%

Consolidated operating margin decreased in fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010, primarily due to:

§	the previously mentioned increase in freight costs on imported products and the $500,000 casualty loss charge for a warehouse fire in our casegoods segment, and

§	restructuring and intangible asset impairment charges in both our casegoods and upholstery segments.

These decreases were partially offset by improved margins in our upholstery segment and lower selling and administrative expenses in our casegoods segment.

Excluding the effect of restructuring and intangible asset impairment charges, consolidated operating profitability in fiscal 2011 still declined year over year compared to fiscal 2010, due to the other factors discussed above. The following table reconciles consolidated operating income as a percentage of consolidated net sales (“operating margin”) to consolidated operating margin excluding these charges (“restructuring and impairment charges”) as a percentage of consolidated net sales for each period:

GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Margin Reconciliation
	Fifty-Two Weeks Ended
	January 30,			January 31,
	2011			2010
Consolidated Operating margin, including restructuring and impairment charges		1.9	%		2.6	%
Intangible asset impairment charges		0.2			0.6
Restructuring charges		0.7			-
Consolidated Operating margin, excluding restructuring and impairment charges		2.8	%		3.2	%

Consolidated operating margin excluding the impact of restructuring and impairment charges is a “non-GAAP” financial measure. We provide this information because we believe it is useful to investors in evaluating our ongoing operations. This non-GAAP financial measure is intended to provide insight into our operating margin and should be evaluated in the context in which it is presented. This measure is not intended to reflect our overall financial results.

Other Income, net

Other income, net
	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 30, 2011			% Net Sales			January 31, 2010			% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change

Casegoods	$	625			0.5	%	$	414			0.5	%	$	211			51.0	%
Upholstery		(517	)		-0.7	%		(513	)		0.6	%		(4	)		0
Consolidated	$	108			0.1	%	$	(99	)		-0.1	%	$	207			209.1	%

The increase in casegoods other income was primarily the consequence of lower interest expense in fiscal 2011 due to the early payoff of our term loans during fiscal 2010.

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Income Tax

Income taxes
	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 30, 2011			% Net Sales			January 31, 2010			% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change

Consolidated Income Tax Expense	$	929			0.4	%	$	2,079			1.0	%	$	(1,150	)		-55.3	%

Effective Tax Rate		22.3	%					40.9	%

We recorded decreased income tax expense during fiscal 2011, as compared to fiscal 2010, due primarily to a decline in pretax income. The effective rate in fiscal 2011 was lower than our typical effective tax rate due to:

§	the reversal of two federal income tax penalties that had been accrued or paid in prior years;

§	the establishment of a valuation allowance against certain state loss carry forwards that occurred in fiscal 2010;

§	a smaller amount of subpart F income required to be included in income in fiscal 2011;

§	a distribution from our captive insurance subsidiary, which was treated as income for financial reporting purposes but was a return of capital for tax purposes, and

§	an increase in the tax benefit related to Company-owned life insurance policies.

Additionally, in fiscal 2011, the impact of permanent book-tax differences resulted in a larger improvement in our effective tax rate because of the decrease in income compared to fiscal 2010.

Net Income and Earnings Per Share

Net Income
	Fifty-two weeks ended
	January 30, 2011		% Net Sales			January 31, 2010		% Net Sales			$ Change		% Change

Consolidated Net Income	$	3,240		1.5	%	$	3,008		1.5	%	$	232		7.7	%

Earnings per share	$	0.30				$	0.28

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Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Balance Sheet and Working Capital

The following chart shows changes in our total assets, current assets, current liabilities, net working capital and working capital ratio:

	Balance Sheet and Working Capital
	January 29, 2012		January 30, 2011		$ Change

Total Assets	$	149,171	$	150,411	$	(1,240	)

Cash	$	40,355	$	16,623	$	23,732
Trade Receivables		25,807		27,670		(1,863	)
Inventories		34,136		57,438		(23,302	)
Prepaid Expenses & Other		4,194		4,965		(771	)

Total Current Assets	$	104,492	$	106,696	$	(2,204	)

Trade accounts payable	$	9,233	$	11,785	$	(2,552	)
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits		3,855		3,426		429
Other accrued epenses		1,870		2,188		(318	)

Total current liabilities	$	14,958	$	17,399	$	(2,441	)

Net working capital	$	89,534	$	89,297	$	237

Working capital ratio	7.0 to 1		6.1 to 1

Total assets decreased year-over-year between fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011, principally due to decreased inventories, trade receivables and prepaid expenses and other current assets, partially offset by an increase in cash.

Fiscal 2012 net working capital (current assets less current liabilities) was essentially flat as compared to the 2011 fiscal year, primarily due to:

§	decreased inventories due to a concerted effort to reduce excess inventory;

§	decreased prepaid expenses and other due to decreases in deferred taxes, and

§	decreased in trade receivables due to lower sales near the end of the fiscal year.

These decreases were almost entirely offset by:

§	increased cash balances; and

§	decreased trade accounts payable due to lower inventory purchases.

Despite the fact that our net working capital in fiscal 2012 was essentially flat as compared to the prior fiscal year, our working capital ratio (the relationship between our current assets and current liabilities) increased at January 29, 2012 as compared to January 30, 2011, primarily due to the magnitude of the change to our total current assets as compared to the change to our total current liabilities.

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Summary Cash Flow Information – Operating, Investing and Financing Activities

	Fifty-Two Weeks Ended
	January 29,			January 30,			January 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	32,276		$	(15,459	)	$	36,846
Net cash used in investing activities		(4,229	)		(1,601	)		(1,128	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(4,315	)		(4,312	)		(9,527	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	23,732		$	(21,372	)	$	26,191

During fiscal 2012, $32.3 million in cash generated from operations funded an increase in cash and cash equivalents of $23.7 million, cash dividends of $4.3 million, capital expenditures of $3.8 million related to our business operating systems and facilities and premiums paid on Company-owned life insurance policies of $1.1 million. Company-owned life insurance policies are in place to compensate us for the loss of key employees, to facilitate business continuity and to serve as a funding mechanism for certain executive benefits.

During fiscal year 2011, cash-on-hand, insurance proceeds received on our warehouse casualty loss ($1.7 million), and proceeds received under Company-owned life insurance policies ($1.7 million) were used to fund $15.5 million in operating cash usage (primarily to fund increased inventory purchases in anticipation of higher sales), cash dividends ($4.3 million), premiums paid on Company-owned life insurance policies ($1.3 million) and capital expenditures to maintain and enhance our business operating systems and facilities ($2.0 million).

During fiscal year 2010, cash generated from operations ($36.8 million) funded repayment of our long-term debt ($5.2 million), cash dividends ($4.3 million), capital expenditures ($1.7 million), premium paid on Company-owned life insurance policies ($556,000) and an increase in cash and cash equivalents ($26.2 million).

Investing activities consumed $4.2 million in fiscal 2012 compared to $1.6 million in fiscal 2011. In fiscal 2012, we invested $3.8 million in property, plant and equipment and $1.1 million in Company-owned life insurance premium payments. These payments were partially offset by $560,000 in proceeds received on Company-owned life insurance.

Investing activities consumed $1.6 million in fiscal 2011 compared to $1.1 million consumed in fiscal 2010. In fiscal 2011, we invested $2.0 million in property, plant and equipment and $1.3 million for Company-owned life insurance premium payments, partially offset by $1.7 million proceeds received from Company-owned life insurance policies.

Investing activities consumed $1.1 million in fiscal 2010. In fiscal 2010, we invested in $1.7 million in property, plant and equipment, and $556,000 for Company-owned life insurance premium payments, partially offset by $739,000 in proceeds received from Company-owned life insurance policies and $337,000 in proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment.

Financing activities consumed $4.3 million in both fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 and consisted entirely of dividend payments.

Financing activities consumed $9.5 million in cash in fiscal 2010. During fiscal year 2010, we repaid $5.2 million of long-term debt and paid $4.3 million in cash dividends.

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Liquidity, Financial Resources and Capital Expenditures

Our credit agreement, which is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2013, includes the following terms:

§	a $15.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility, up to $3.0 million of which can be used to support letters of credit;

§	a floating interest rate, adjusted monthly, based on LIBOR, plus an applicable margin based on the ratio of our funded debt to EBITDA (each as defined in the agreement);

§	a quarterly unused commitment fee, based on our ratio of funded debt to EBITDA; and

§	no pre-payment penalty.

The agreement includes customary representations and warranties and requires us to comply with customary covenants, including, among other things, the following financial covenants:

§	Maintain a tangible net worth of at least $108.0 million;

§	Limit capital expenditures to no more than $15.0 million during any fiscal year; and

§	Maintain a ratio of funded debt to EBITDA not exceeding 2.0:1.0.

The loan agreement does not restrict our ability to pay cash dividends on, or repurchase shares of our common stock, subject to complying with the financial covenants under the agreement.

We were in compliance with our debt covenants as of January 29, 2012.

As of January 29, 2012, we had an aggregate $13.1 million available under our revolving credit facility to fund working capital needs. Standby letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $1.9 million, used to collateralize certain insurance arrangements and for imported product purchases, were outstanding under our revolving credit facility as of January 29, 2012. There were no additional borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility on January 29, 2012. Any principal outstanding under the revolving credit line is due July 31, 2013.

We factor substantially all of our domestic upholstery accounts receivable, in most cases without recourse to us. We factor these receivables because:

§	factoring allows us to outsource the administrative burden of credit and collections functions for our upholstery operations;

§	factoring allows us to transfer the collection risk associated with the majority of our domestic upholstery receivables to the factor; and

§	factoring provides us with an additional, potential source of short-term liquidity.

We believe that we have the financial resources (including available cash and cash equivalents, expected cash flow from operations, lines of credit and the cash surrender value of Company-owned life insurance) needed to meet business requirements for the foreseeable future, including capital expenditures, and working capital, as well as to pay dividends on our common stock. Cash flow from operations is highly dependent on incoming order rates and our operating performance.

Our case goods segment has funded upholstery segment operating losses of $4.0 million, $5.3 million and $5.9 million in fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. We believe that improved upholstery segment profitability will further enhance our operating cash flows in fiscal 2013.

We expect to spend between $3.5 million to $5.5 million in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2013 to maintain and enhance our operating systems and facilities. Of these estimated amounts, we expect to spend between $1.5 million to $2.0 million on the implementation of our ERP system and approximately $1 million on our new showroom at the International Home Furnishings Center.

In addition to capital spending, we expect to invest approximately $6 million - $8 million in fiscal 2013 in order to build inventory in order to maintain customer service levels and grow sales.

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Enterprise Resource Planning

During our fiscal 2011 second fiscal quarter, we began an in-depth review of our current business processes and information systems and our anticipated future needs. This review involved many of our associates from both of our divisions and took approximately six months. Based on this review, senior management concluded that we needed a common platform supporting and integrating our casegoods and upholstery businesses and processes. After significant due-diligence, including numerous in-depth reviews of leading Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) systems and interviews with potential ERP systems implementation partners, we chose an ERP systems solution and implementation partner during our fiscal 2011 fourth quarter. Implementation began during our fiscal 2012 first quarter. We expect to implement the ERP system at our casegoods division during our fiscal 2013 first half, and at our upholstery division sometime during late fiscal 2013 or early fiscal 2014. To complete the ERP system implementation as anticipated, we expect to expend significant financial and human resources. We have spent approximately $2.0 million on this project through January 29, 2012 and anticipate spending approximately $6.0 million in additional funds over the course of this project, with a significant amount of time invested by our associates.

Dividends

At its April 10, 2012 meeting, our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on May 25, 2012 to shareholders of record at May 11, 2012.

Commitments and Contractual Obligations

As of January 29, 2012, our commitments and contractual obligations were as follows:

	Cash Payments Due by Period (In thousands)
	Less than						More than
	1 Year		1-3 Years		3-5 Years		5 years		Total
Deferred compensation payments (1)	$	469	$	1,305	$	1,426	$	8,896	$	12,096
Operating leases (2)		1,270		1,980		601		-		3,851
Other long-term obligations (3)		1,466		681		36		-		2,183
Total contractual cash obligations	$	3,205	$	3,966	$	2,063	$	8,896	$	18,130

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(1)

These amounts represent estimated cash payments to be paid to participants in our supplemental retirement income plan or “SRIP” through fiscal year 2038, which is 15 years after the last current SRIP participant is assumed to have retired. The present value of these benefits (the actuarially derived projected benefit obligation for this plan) was approximately $7.6 million at January 29, 2012 and is shown on our consolidated balance sheets, with $469,000 recorded in current liabilities and $7.1 million recorded in long-term liabilities. In addition, the monthly retirement benefit for each participant, regardless of age, would become fully vested and the present value of that benefit would be paid to each participant in a lump sum upon a change in control of the Company as defined in the plan. See note 10 to the consolidated financial statements beginning on page F- 16 for additional information about the SRIP.

(2)	These amounts represent estimated cash payments due under operating leases for various office equipment, warehouse equipment and real estate utilized in our operations. See Item 2 “Properties,” for a description of our leased real estate.

(3)	These amounts represent estimated cash payments due under various long-term service and support agreements, for items such as warehouse management services, information technology support and human resources related consulting and support.

Standby letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $1.9 million, used to collateralize certain insurance arrangements and for imported product purchases, were outstanding under our revolving credit facility as of January 29, 2012. There were no additional borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit line on January 29, 2012.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

On June 16, 2011 the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2011-05: Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income. This ASU will change the way we present comprehensive income. We currently present comprehensive income in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements during interim periods (see Note 6, Other Comprehensive Income, above) and as a component of the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity in our annual financial statements. This update eliminates the option of presenting other comprehensive income in the statement of changes in shareholder’s equity and requires that an entity present the components of net income and comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The provisions of ASU 2011-05 are to be applied retrospectively and are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, including both interim and annual periods thereafter. ASU 2011-05 is effective for us beginning with our fiscal 2013 first quarter ending April 29, 2012. This ASU will only affect our financial statement presentation; consequently, there will be no impact to our consolidated balances sheets or consolidated statements of operations other than the way in which we present comprehensive income. We are currently evaluating the presentation options allowed under this update.

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On November 8, 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposal to defer the requirement to present reclassifications of other comprehensive income on the face of the income statement under ASU 2011-05. Companies would still be required to adopt the other requirements contained in ASU 2011-05 for the presentation of comprehensive income. We are continuing to monitor developments surrounding this proposal.

Strategy and Outlook

Our strategy is to offer world-class style, quality and product value as a complete residential casegoods and upholstered furniture resource through excellence in product design, global sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, sales, marketing and customer service. We strive to be an industry leader in sales growth and profitability performance, thereby providing an outstanding investment for our shareholders and contributing to the well-being of our employees, customers, suppliers and community. Additionally, we strive to nurture the relationship-focused, team-oriented and honor-driven corporate culture that has distinguished our company for over 87 years.

In order to successfully execute our strategy in fiscal 2013, we must:

§	Continue to develop the “right” product, in other words, the product the consumer wants at a price they are willing to pay;

§	Align our import supplier base with our product standards for quality, delivery, value and cost by:

□	continuing to develop existing successful supplier relationships,

□	exiting non-compliant suppliers for more promising supplier relationships in existing or new locales, and

□	developing our Asian supply-team to reduce product quality issues and costs.

§	Achieve upholstery segment profitability;

§	Build on fiscal 2012 casegoods volume and profitability increases; and

§	Implement our corporate Enterprise Resource Planning system for our casegoods segment and substantially complete ERP implementation for our upholstery segment.

To do so, we expect to:

§	Develop the right product by continuing the collaboration between experienced merchants and younger members of our design team. In fiscal 2012, this collaboration resulted in a Pinnacle Design Award from the American Society of Furniture Designers and several Pinnacle Award nominations;

Better align our supplier base with our product standards for quality, delivery, value and cost by building on the strengths of our Asian supply team through the effort of our new Vice President -Asian Operations, a seasoned sourcing executive with a record of success and by continuing to leverage our existing successful supplier relationships;

§	Achieve upholstery segment profitability through volume increases driven by:

□	introducing new product lines and categories,

□	building on the success of our Bradington-Young division’s “comfort@home” in-store gallery program and whole-home collections like Harbor Pointe and Primrose Hill, which include both casegoods and upholstery, and

□	continued focus on critical cost reduction projects;

§	Build on fiscal 2012 casegoods volume and profitability increases by continued focus on offering strong product lines, reducing discounting through improved inventory management and growing our international business; and

§	Implement our ERP system for our case goods division during FY 2013 and leverage our current progress and the knowledge of our associates and implementation partner to substantially complete the ERP implementation for our upholstery segment.

We enter fiscal 2013 with cautious optimism. Most macroeconomic indicators appear to be continuing the long thaw that began twelve to eighteen months ago. We expect consumer confidence and furniture retail demand to improve as we progress through fiscal 2013. We realized double-digit sales increases in the fiscal 2012 first quarter. Due to our operational improvements, reduced discounting activity and more favorable freight rates, we expect to deliver better profitability on reduced sales in the fiscal 2013 first quarter. However, certain headwinds persist; the slow rebound of the housing market, global economic instability and most recently, rising petroleum prices. These factors continue to dampen consumer confidence, which has improved but remains below its historical average, and discretionary spending ability. More specific to our Company, the costs and risks related to changes to our imports supply chain will present significant challenges in the coming fiscal year. Vendor shifts from China to Vietnam and Indonesia resulted in the delay of several well-placed new collections and negatively impacted fiscal 2012 fourth quarter sales. We expect our sourcing transition from some of our vendors in China to vendors in Vietnam and Indonesia will continue to result in somewhat longer lead times and shipping delays, which will likely impact sales throughout the fiscal 2013 first quarter, and to a diminishing degree, the fiscal 2013 second quarter.

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We face a number of significant risks and uncertainties, as more fully discussed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 and in our “Forward Looking Statements” beginning on page 10. Despite these risks and uncertainties, we believe that our business model and strategy offer a unique opportunity to successfully deliver shareholder value in the coming fiscal year.

Environmental Matters

Hooker Furniture is committed to protecting the environment. As a part of our business operations, our manufacturing sites generate non-hazardous and hazardous wastes; the treatment, storage, transportation and disposal of which are subject to various local, state and national laws relating to protecting the environment. We are in various stages of investigation, remediation or monitoring of alleged or acknowledged contamination at current or former manufacturing sites for soil and groundwater contamination and visible air emissions, none of which we believe is material to our results of operations or financial position. Our policy is to record monitoring commitments and environmental liabilities when expenses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. The costs associated with our environmental responsibilities, compliance with federal, state and local laws regulating the discharge of materials into the environment, or costs otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, have not had and are not expected to have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations, capital expenditures or competitive position.

We participate in a voluntary industry-wide environmental stewardship program referred to as Enhancing Furniture’s Environmental Culture or “EFEC.” In September of fiscal 2010, the American Home Furnishings Alliance granted us EFEC registration, recognizing the successful company-wide implementation of the EFEC program, which includes the successful reduction of water and electricity usage, as well as recycling efforts to reduce landfill use.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Hooker Furniture’s significant accounting policies are described in “Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the consolidated financial statements beginning at page F-1 in this report. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires us to make estimates and assumptions in certain circumstances that affect amounts reported in the accompanying financial statements and related notes. In preparing these financial statements, we have made our best estimates and judgments of certain amounts included in the financial statements, giving due consideration to materiality. We do not believe that actual results will deviate materially from our estimates related to our accounting policies described below. However, because application of these accounting policies involves the exercise of judgment and the use of assumptions as to future uncertainties, actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. We evaluate the adequacy of our allowance for doubtful accounts at the end of each quarter. In performing this evaluation, we analyze the payment history of our significant past due accounts, subsequent cash collections on these accounts and comparative accounts receivable aging statistics. Based on this information, along with consideration of the general condition of the economy, we develop what we consider to be a reasonable estimate of the uncollectible amounts included in accounts receivable. This estimate involves significant judgment and actual uncollectible amounts may differ materially from our estimate.

Valuation of Inventories. We value all of our inventories at the lower of cost (using the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method) or market. LIFO cost for all of our inventories is determined using the dollar-value, link-chain method. This method allows for the more current cost of inventories to be reported in cost of sales, while the inventories reported on the balance sheet consist of the costs of inventories acquired earlier, subject to adjustment to the lower of cost or market. Hence, if prices are rising, the LIFO method will generally lead to higher cost of sales and lower profitability as compared to the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. We evaluate our inventory for excess or slow moving items based on recent and projected sales and order patterns. We establish an allowance for those items when the estimated market or net sales value is lower than their recorded cost. This estimate involves significant judgment and actual values may differ materially from our estimate.

Restructuring and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Tangible Assets

We regularly review our property, plant and equipment for indicators of impairment, as specified in the Property, Plant, and Equipment topic of the Accounting Standards Codification. Although not exhaustive, this accounting guidance lists potential indicators of impairment, which we use to facilitate our review. These potential indicators of impairment include:

§	A significant decrease in the market value of the long-lived asset;

§	A significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which a long-lived asset group is being used, or in its physical condition;

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§	A significant adverse change in the legal factors or in the business climate that could affect the value of a long-lived asset, including an adverse action or assessment by a regulator;

§	An accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected to acquire or construct a long-lived asset;

§	A current period operating or cash flow loss or a projection or forecast that demonstrates continuing losses associated with the long-lived assets use; and

§	A current expectation that more-likely-than-not, a long-lived asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life.

The impairment test for our property, plant and equipment requires us to assess the recoverability of the value of the assets by comparing their net carrying value to the sum of undiscounted estimated future cash flows directly associated with and arising from use and eventual disposition of the assets. We principally use our internal forecasts to estimate the undiscounted future cash flows used in our impairment analyses. These forecasts are subjective and are largely based on management’s judgment, primarily due to the changing industry in which we compete; changing consumer tastes, trends and demographics; and the current economic environment. We monitor changes in these factors as part of the quarter-end review of these assets. While our forecasts have been reasonably accurate in the past, during periods of economic instability, uncertainty, or rapid change within our industry, we may not be able to accurately forecast future cash flows from our long-lived assets and our future cash flows may be diminished. Therefore, our estimates and assumptions related to the viability of our long-lived assets may change, and are reasonably likely to change in future periods. These changes could adversely affect our consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of financial position. As of January 29, 2012, the fair value of our property, plant and equipment was substantially in excess of its carrying value.

When we conclude that any of these assets is impaired, the asset is written down to its fair value. Any impaired assets that we expect to dispose of by sale are measured at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value, less estimated cost to sell; are no longer depreciated; and are reported separately as “assets held for sale” in the consolidated balance sheets, if we expect to dispose of the assets in one year or less.

The costs to dispose of these assets are recognized when we commit to a plan of disposal. Severance and related benefits to be paid to terminated employees affected by the facility closings are recorded in the period when management commits to a plan of termination. We recognize liabilities for these exit and disposal activities at fair value in the period in which the liability is incurred. Asset impairment charges related to the closure of facilities are based on our best estimate of expected sales prices, less related selling expenses for assets to be sold. The recognition of asset impairment and restructuring charges for exit and disposal activities requires significant judgment and estimates by management. We reassess our accrual of restructuring and asset impairment charges each reporting period. Any change in estimated restructuring and related asset impairment charges is recognized in the period during which the change occurs.

Intangible Assets

We own certain indefinite-lived intangible assets related to Bradington-Young, Sam Moore and Opus Designs by Hooker. We may acquire additional amortizable assets and/or indefinite lived intangible assets in future asset purchases or business combinations. The principal indefinite-lived intangible assets are trademarks and trade names which are not amortized but are tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. The fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets is determined based on the estimated earnings and cash flow capacity of those assets. The impairment test consists of a comparison of the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets with their carrying amount. If the carrying amount of the indefinite-lived intangible assets exceeds their fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.

Trade names are tested for impairment annually as of the first day of our fiscal fourth quarter or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. Circumstances that could indicate a potential impairment include, but are not limited to:

§	a significant adverse change in the economic or business climate either within the furniture industry or the national or global economy;

§	significant changes in demand for our products;

§	loss of key personnel; and

§	the likelihood that a reporting unit or significant portion of a reporting unit will be sold or otherwise disposed of.

The assumptions used to determine the fair value of our intangible assets are highly subjective and judgmental and include long term growth rates, sales volumes, projected revenues, assumed royalty rates and factors used to develop an applied discount rate. If the assumptions that we use in these calculations differ from actual results, we may realize additional impairment on our intangible assets which may have a material, adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations and consolidated balance sheets.

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During the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter, we recorded a $1.8 million ($1.1 million after tax, or $0.10 per share) intangible asset impairment charge to write down the value of our upholstery segment’s Bradington-Young trade name, due to operating losses in that division over the last few years and near-term performance expectations. Despite this charge, we believe we’ve taken the proper steps to adjust capacity and reduce the cost structure at Bradington-Young and expect it to contribute to consolidated profitability in fiscal 2013.

At January 29, 2012, the fair value of our Bradington-Young trade name approximated its fair value and the fair value of our Sam Moore trade name was approximately $400,000 in excess of its carrying value.

Concentrations of Sourcing Risk

We source imported products through over 32 different vendors, from 32 separate factories, located in seven countries. Because of the large number and diverse nature of the foreign factories from which we can source our imported products, we have some flexibility in the placement of products in any particular factory or country.

Factories located in China are an important resource for Hooker Furniture. In fiscal year 2012, imported products sourced from China accounted for approximately 90% of import purchases, and the factory in China from which we directly source the most product accounted for approximately 51% of our worldwide purchases of imported product. A sudden disruption in our supply chain from this factory, or from China in general, could significantly impact our ability to fill customer orders for products manufactured at that factory or in that country. If such a disruption were to occur, we believe that we would have sufficient inventory currently on hand in and in transit to our US warehouses in Martinsville, VA to adequately meet demand for approximately three months, with an additional three weeks available for immediate shipment from our Asia warehouse. Also, with the broad spectrum of product we offer, we believe that, in some cases, buyers could be offered similar product available from alternative sources. We believe that we could, most likely at higher cost, source most of the products currently sourced in China from factories in other countries and could produce certain upholstered products domestically at our own factories. However, supply disruptions and delays on selected items could occur for approximately six months. If we were to be unsuccessful in obtaining those products from other sources, or at comparable cost, then a sudden disruption in the supply chain from our largest import furniture supplier, or from China in general, could have a short-term material adverse effect on our results of operations. Given the capacity available in China and other low-cost producing countries, we believe the risks from these potential supply disruptions are manageable.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to market risk from foreign currency exchange rates, which could impact our results of operations or financial condition. We manage our exposure to this risk through our normal operating activities.

For imported products, we generally negotiate firm pricing denominated in U.S. Dollars with our foreign suppliers, typically for periods of at least six months. We accept the exposure to exchange rate movements beyond these negotiated periods. We do not use derivative financial instruments to manage this risk, but could choose to do so in the future. Most of our imports are purchased from suppliers located in China. The Chinese currency floats within a limited range in relation to the U.S. Dollar, resulting in exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

Since we transact our imported product purchases in U.S. Dollars, a relative decline in the value of the U.S. Dollar could increase the price we pay for imported products beyond the negotiated periods. We generally expect to reflect substantially all of the effect of any price increases from suppliers in the prices we charge for imported products. However, these changes could adversely impact sales volume or profit margins during affected periods.

Amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility would bear interest at variable rates. In the past, we have entered into swap agreements to hedge against the potential impact of increases in interest rates on our floating-rate debt instruments. There was no outstanding balance under our revolving credit facility as of January 29, 2012, other than standby letters of credit in the amount of $1.9 million. Therefore, a fluctuation in market interest rates of one percentage point (or 100 basis points) would not have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Our consolidated financial statements listed in Item 15(a), and which begin on page F-1, of this report are incorporated herein by reference and are filed as a part of this report.

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Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In our Annual Report to Shareholders (of which this annual report on Form 10-K is a part), under the heading “Financial Highlights,” we reported net income and earnings per share both including and excluding the impact of restructuring and asset impairment charges, and the December 2007 charge related to the donation of two former Bradington-Young showrooms. In this Form 10-K in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, under the headings “Results of Operations Fiscal 2011 Compared to Fiscal 2010” and “Results of Operations Fiscal 2010 Compared to Fiscal 2009”, we have reported operating income margin both including and excluding the impact of restructuring and asset impairment charges.

The net income, earnings per share and operating income margin figures excluding the impact of the items specified above are “non-GAAP” financial measures. We provide this information because we believe it is useful to investors in evaluating our ongoing operations. Non-GAAP financial measures provide insight into this selected financial information and should be evaluated in the context in which they are presented. These measures are of limited usefulness in evaluating our overall financial results presented in accordance with GAAP and should be considered in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included elsewhere in this report.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended January 29, 2012. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

In accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and SEC rules thereunder, management has conducted an assessment of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 29, 2012. Management’s report regarding that assessment is included on page F-2 of this report, with our consolidated financial statements, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Report of Registered Public Accounting Firm

Our independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, audited the consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 10-K and has issued an audit report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. KPMG’s report is included on page F-4 of this report, with our consolidated financial statements, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting for our fourth quarter ended January 29, 2012, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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Part III

In accordance with General Instruction G (3) of Form 10-K, the information called for by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III is incorporated by reference to the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held June 5, 2012 (the “2012 Proxy Statement”), as set forth below:

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Information relating to Hooker Furniture’s directors will be set forth under the caption “Proposal One Election of Directors” in the 2012 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Information relating to the executive officers of the Company is included in Part I of this report under the caption “Executive Officers of Hooker Furniture Corporation” and is incorporated herein by reference.

Information relating to compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act will be set forth under the caption “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the 2012 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Information relating to the code of ethics that applies to Hooker Furniture’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions will be set forth under the caption “Code of Business Conduct and Ethics” in the 2012 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Information relating to material changes, if any, in the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to Hooker Furniture’s Board of Directors will be set forth under the caption “Procedures for Shareholder Recommendations of Director Nominees” in the 2012 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Information relating to the Audit Committee of Hooker Furniture’s Board of Directors, including the composition of the Audit Committee and the Board’s determinations concerning whether certain members of the Audit Committee are “financial experts” as that term is defined under Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K will be set forth under the captions “Corporate Governance” and “Audit Committee” in the 2012 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Information relating to this item will be set forth under the captions “Report of the Compensation Committee,” “Executive Compensation” and “Director Compensation” in the 2012 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS

Information relating to this item will be set forth under the captions “Equity Compensation Plan Information” and “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in the 2012 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Information relating to this item will be set forth under the last paragraph under the caption “Audit Committee” and the caption “Corporate Governance” in the 2012 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

Information relating to this item will be set forth under the caption “Proposal Two Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the 2012 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Part IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)	Documents filed as part of this report on Form 10-K:

(1)	The following financial statements are included in this report on Form 10-K:

		Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

		Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

		Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011

		Consolidated Statements of Operations for the fifty-two weeks ended January 29, 2012, January 30, 2011 and January 31, 2010

		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fifty-two weeks ended January 29, 2012, January 30, 2011and January 31, 2010

		Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income for the fifty-two weeks ended January 31, 2010, January 30, 2011 and January 29, 2012

		Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(2)	Financial Statement Schedules:

	Financial Statement Schedules have been omitted because the information required has been separately disclosed in the consolidated financial statements or related notes.

(b)	Exhibits:

3.1	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended March 28, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Form 10-Q (SEC File No. 000-25349) for the quarter ended February 28, 2003)

3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q ((SEC File No. 000-25349) for the quarter ended August 31, 2006)

4.1	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (See Exhibit 3.1)

4.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (See Exhibit 3.2)

	Pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(4)(iii), instruments evidencing long-term debt not exceeding 10% of the Company’s total assets have been omitted and will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

10.1(a)	Form of Executive Life Insurance Agreement dated December 31, 2003, between the Company and certain of its executive officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 10-Q (SEC File No. 000-25349) for the quarter ended February 29, 2004)*

10.1(b)	Form of Outside Director Restricted Stock Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 000-25349) filed on January 17, 2006)*

10.1(c)	2010 Amendment and Restatement of the Hooker Furniture Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated March 7, 2010 (SEC File No. 000-25349))*

10.1(d)	2010 Amended and Restated Hooker Furniture Corporation Supplemental Retirement Income Plan, dated as of June 8, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 10-Q (SEC File No. 000-25349) for the quarter ended October 31, 2010)*

10.1(e)	Summary of Annual Base Salary and Annual Cash Incentive Compensation for Named Executive Officers (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Forms 8-K (SEC File No. 000-25349) filed on January 12, 2012)

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10.1(f)	Summary of Director Compensation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Form 10-Q (SEC File No. 000-25349) for the quarter ended on July 31, 2011)*

10.1(g)	Form of Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 000-25349) filed on February 13, 2012)*

10.1(h)	Form of Performance Grant Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 000-25349) filed on February 13, 2012)*

10.1(i)	Employment Agreement, dated June 15, 2007, between Alan D. Cole and the Company incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1(h) of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (SEC File No. 000-25349) filed on April 16, 2008*

10.1(j)	Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated June 3, 2008, between Alan D. Cole and the Company incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 000-25349) filed on June 5, 2008*

10.1(k)	Employment Agreement, dated January 22, 2010, between Arthur G. Raymond, Jr. and the Company incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1(h) of the Company’s Form 10-K (SEC File No. 000-25349) filed on April 15, 2010*

10.1(l)	Employment Agreement, dated August 22, 2011, between Michael W. Delgatti, Jr. and the Company (filed herewith)*

10.1(m)	Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2011, between Michael W. Delgatti, Jr. and the Company (filed herewith)*

10.2	Loan Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2010, between Bank of America, N.A. and the Company (incorporated by referenced to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 000-25349) filed on December 8, 2010.

21	List of Subsidiaries:

	Bradington-Young LLC, a Virginia limited liability company

	Sam Moore Furniture LLC, a Virginia limited liability company

23	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith)

31.1	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Company’s principal executive officer (filed herewith)

31.2	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Company’s principal financial officer (filed herewith)

32.1	Rule 13a-14(b) Certification of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

101	The following financial statements from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2012, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”): (i) consolidated balance sheets, (ii) consolidated statements of operations, (iii) consolidated statements of cash flows, (iv) consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income and (iv) the notes to the consolidated financial statements, tagged as blocks of text (filed herewith) #

*Management contract or compensatory plan

#Under Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this exhibit is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under those sections

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION

Date April 12, 2012	By:	/s/ Paul B. Toms, Jr.
		Paul B. Toms, Jr.
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature	Title	Date

/s/ Paul B. Toms, Jr.	Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and