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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-06-073011
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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HOOKER FURNITURE CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001077688
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE [2510]
		IRS NUMBER:				540251350
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		440 E COMMONWEALTH BLVD
		CITY:			MARTINSVILLE
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			24112
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5406322133

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		440 E COMMONWEALTH BLVD
		CITY:			MARTINSVILLE
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			24112
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">BY EDGAR, FACSIMILE AND U. S. MAIL </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;John Cash </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Branch Chief </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Division of Corporation Finance </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Securities and Exchange Commission </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">100 F Street, NE </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Washington, DC 20549-7010 </FONT></P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Hooker Furniture Corporation </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended November&nbsp;30, 2005 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Filed February&nbsp;28, 2006 </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">File No. 0-25349 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dear
Mr.&nbsp;Cash: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Hooker Furniture Corporation is providing its responses to the Staff&#146;s comment letter dated March&nbsp;16, 2006 (the &#147;Staff
Letter&#148;) with respect to the Company&#146;s Form 10-K referenced above. This letter has been submitted via EDGAR, facsimile and a hard copy delivered by U. S. Mail. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Set forth below are each of the Staff&#146;s comments (<I>in italics</I>) followed by the Company&#146;s responses. The headings and numbered paragraphs in this letter correspond to the same contained in the Staff
Letter. Terms used in this letter, that are not otherwise defined herein, have the meanings given them in the Form 10-K unless the context indicates otherwise. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Commitments and Contractual Obligations, page 22 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>1.</I></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I></I><B><I><U>Staff Comment</U>: </I></B><I>Your tabular disclosure of contractual obligations does not appear to include all of your future obligations. In future filings, revise
the table to include all obligations including: estimated interest payments related to outstanding debt and other long-term liabilities recorded under GAAP, including expected funding requirements for employee benefit plans and executive benefits.
Refer to Item&nbsp;303(a)(5) of Regulation S-K and Release 33-8182. Additionally, we note that the Company generally negotiates firm pricing denominated in U.S. Dollars with its foreign suppliers. Please clarify for us if this also includes firm
purchase commitments regarding quantities of goods. If you do have purchase commitments please include them in your commitments and contractual obligations table in future filings. </I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Company Response</U>:</B> In future filings the Company will revise the Commitments and Contractual Obligations table to include (1)&nbsp;estimated
interest payments on outstanding long-term debt and (2)&nbsp;other long-term liabilities related to the Company&#146;s employee benefit and executive compensation plans to the extent those liabilities are reflected on </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Edwin L. Ryder &#149; Executive Vice President &#150; Finance&nbsp;&amp; Administration </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">P.O. Box 4708, Martinsville, Virginia 24115 &#149; 276-656-3314 &#149; Fax: 276-632-0026 &#149; Email: lryder@hookerfurniture.com </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">www.hookerfurniture.com </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr. John Cash </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">April 3, 2006
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Page 2 of 4 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the Company&#146;s balance sheet
prepared in accordance with GAAP. Currently, deferred compensation is the only employee benefit or executive compensation plan reflected on the Company&#146;s balance sheet. In addition, we confirm that the Company&#146;s pricing arrangements with
its foreign suppliers do not include firm purchase commitments regarding quantities of goods, other than purchase orders related to specific product orders, which are short-term in nature. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Non-GAAP Financial Information, page 25 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>2.</I></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I></I><B><I><U>Staff Comment</U>:</I></B><I> Since you present a non-GAAP performance measure that excludes recurring expenses, please revise your future presentations to fully
comply with our response to Question 8 of &#147;Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures,&#148; which you can find on our website at www.sec.gov. It appears to us that your current presentation does not address the
material limitations associated with the non-GAAP measure you present or the manner in which you compensate for these limitations. </I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B><U>Company Response</U>:</B> In future filings the Company will discuss the material limitations associated with its use of non-GAAP financial performance measures that exclude recurring expenses as compared to the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measure in accordance with the Staff&#146;s response to Question 8 of the &#147;Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.&#148; As discussed in the Company&#146;s Form 10-K, the Company
provides these non-GAAP financial measures because it believes they are useful to investors for the reasons discussed. The Company does not use these non-GAAP financial measures for any other purpose in the management or operation of its business.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Note 8 &#150; Derivatives, page F-14 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I></I><B><I><U>Staff Comment</U>: </I></B><I>We note that you are amortizing the $3.0 million payment to terminate the swap agreement to interest expense over the remaining
repayment period for Term Loan A. In future filings please provide an enhanced discussion of the impact of this transaction on your current interest expense in Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis. </I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Company Response</U>:</B> Additional discussion regarding the impact of amortizing the $3.0&nbsp;million swap termination payment is provided in
Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis under Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources under the heading &#147;Swap Agreements&#148; on page 21. In future filings the Company will discuss the impact of this transaction on current
interest expense under &#147;Results of Operations&#148; to the extent it is material to the Company&#146;s results of operations. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Note 15 &#150;
Segment Information, page F-21 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I><U>Staff Comment</U>: </I></B><I>We note that you currently report your results of operations in one operating segment that imports, manufactures and markets residential
furniture products, principally in North America; however, you are still expected to include the enterprise-wide</I> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr. John Cash </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">April 3, 2006
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Page 3 of 4 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>disclosures required by SFAS
131 paragraphs 36-39, specifically the information about products and services and geographic information. It appears to us that you may be able to disclose this information for each distinct product line you offer.</I> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Company Response</U>:</B> The Company provides the enterprise-wide disclosures required by paragraphs 36-39 of SFAS 131 in various places in its
Form 10-K, including Item&nbsp;1. Business and Item&nbsp;7. Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, as well as in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Regarding paragraphs 36 and 37 of SFAS 131, the Company has one category of products, home furnishings, which includes two product sub-categories:
(1)&nbsp;wood and metal furniture products and (2)&nbsp;upholstered furniture products (see e.g. Item&nbsp;1. Business&nbsp;&#150; General on page 3 and Item&nbsp;7. Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations on pages 15 and 16). While the Company&#146;s furniture is marketed under &#147;furniture categories,&#148; such as wall and entertainment units and home office, dining and bedroom furniture, &#147;collections,&#148; such as Preston
Ridge, Intimate Home, Casa del Sol and Modern Classics, and &#147;product categories,&#148; such as The Great Entertainers, SmartWorks Home Office, SmartKids Youth and PGA Tour&reg; Home, these &#147;furniture categories,&#148;
&#147;collections&#148; and &#147;product categories&#148; generally include both wood/metal furniture and upholstered furniture having a common design, theme and lifestyle. In addition, in each case, there may be a significant degree of overlap
among &#147;furniture categories,&#148; &#147;collections&#148; and &#147;product categories.&#148; As a result, it would be impracticable to provide revenues from external customers for these &#147;furniture categories,&#148;
&#147;collections&#148; or &#147;product categories.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company: </FONT></P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Reports revenues as a percentage of net sales for its major product sub-categories (wood and metal furniture products and upholstered furniture products) under Item&nbsp;1. Business
&#150; General on page 3; and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Discusses revenues for its major product sub-categories in Item&nbsp;7. Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition Results of Operations under Results of
Operations &#150; 2005 Compared to 2004 on page 15 and Results of Operations &#150; 2004 Compared to 2003 on page 18. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Regarding SFAS 131 paragraph 38(a), the Company discloses under Item&nbsp;1. Business &#150; Distribution on page 5 as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:14%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">&#147;In addition to the Company&#146;s broad domestic customer base, the Company also sells to a limited international market. Approximately 3% of the Company&#146;s net sales in 2005 were to international customers.&#148; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For the periods reported in the Form 10-K, the Company had no external customers attributed to an individual foreign country from which revenues were
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr. John Cash </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">April 3, 2006
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Page 4 of 4 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Regarding SFAS 131 paragraph
38(b), the Company owns and operates facilities in Virginia and North Carolina and all of its long-lived assets are located in those states (see Item&nbsp;2. Properties on page 10). </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Regarding SFAS 131 paragraph 39, the Company reports in Item&nbsp;1. Business &#150; Distribution on page 5 as follows: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:14%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;The Company sold to over 4,900 customers during 2005. No single customer accounted for more than 4% of the Company&#146;s net sales in 2005. No
significant part of the Company&#146;s business is dependent upon a single customer, the loss of which would have a material effect on the business of the Company. However, the loss of several of the Company&#146;s major customers could have a
material impact on the business of the Company.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In connection with responding to the Staff&#146;s comments the
Company acknowledges that: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in its filings; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to Staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company may not assert Staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If you have any questions or require any additional information, please call me at (276)&nbsp;656-3314 or Gary Armbrister at
(276)&nbsp;656-3326, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Best regards, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mindy Hooker, Staff Accountant &#150; Division of Corporation Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">R. Gary Armbrister, Chief Accounting Officer, Hooker Furniture Corporation </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Henry G. Williamson, Jr., Audit Committee Chairman, Hooker Furniture Corporation </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dale Boyles, Partner, KPMG
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