WMC co-founder launches new virtual showroom platform
1 Click Design President Jack Kashani says the speed to market, business model and features are all better than those touted with his former Virtual …
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G Lipscomb launches motion upholstery resource Homestead Furniture
70,000-square-foot production facility in New Albany will employ 117 workers NEW ALBANY, Miss. — G Lipscomb, a former executive at Southern Motion, is getting back …
Weekends Only to close all stores
ST. LOUIS — Weekends Only Furniture & Mattress will liquidate all eight of its stores in Missouri and greater Indianapolis, following the departure of its …
Small boxes for big boxes
Handy Living re-imagines upholstery to reach furniture stores most efficiently HIGH POINT — Handy Living came to the October Market here with its eye on …
Primo expands Tempur Sealy lineup with Sealy loungers, office chairs
Company nearly doubles its offering of the recently introduced Stearns & Foster furniture collection HIGH POINT — Primo International expanded its partnership with Tempur Sealy …
People and places at October Market
HIGH POINT — At Market, Home News Now captured some of the social scene that epitomizes the people- and relationship-focused nature of the industry. From …
September furniture store sales increase 0.9%
WASHINGTON — Sales at furniture and home furnishings stores rose 0.9% in September over the same month last year — making the sector one of …
How things changed for Home Consignment Center after the CSC Generation deal
And a look at how they didn’t change may offer a glimpse into what CSC was aiming for with its failed bid to buy Flexsteel …
August furniture store sales slip 1.6% YOY, down 1.3% from July
WASHINGTON — Furniture and home furnishings store sales finally hit the wall last month, down 1.6% from August a year ago, according to the U.S. …
Retailer takeaways from the summer buying group expos
HIGH POINT — Two of the industry’s largest buying groups just concluded their big summer shows — Nationwide Marketing Group’s PrimeTime in Orlando, Fla., and …
