Furniture stores see a 15.6% YOY sales gain in July
Sales dipped from June but but continued to outpace the overall retail sector WASHINGTON — Furniture and home furnishings stores continued their winning ways in …
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Living Spaces readies Houston market entry
LA MIRADA, Calif. — Living Spaces is preparing to enter the greater Houston market — in a sense, coming full-circle to the place where the …
Nice Link calls attention to expanded quick ship program
ORLANDO, Fla. – Nice Link Home Furnishings highlighted its expanded U.S. quick ship program in a release this week, and noted how the company’s investments in …
Wayfair’s Q2 sales and net profit slip
But stock soars on earnings beat as the e-commerce giant laps pandemic buying frenzy BOSTON — Home furnishings e-commerce giant Wayfair posted a 10.4% drop …
Vietnam extends lockdown
Suppliers warn industry to brace for impact HIGH POINT — The Vietnam government extended and mandated lockdown to at least Aug. 15, and some furniture …
New player Renaissance Elevated Sleep Technology launches adjustable base program
MIAMI SPRINGS, Fla. ― Renaissance Elevated Sleep Technology (R.E.S.T.), a new player led by an industry veteran, has launched a five-model program of adjustable bases …
Big Sandy spells success with OTT
The Top 100 retailer is reaching the growing number of cable cord-cutters in its market via streaming networks and cutting its marketing costs in the …
Havertys growth continues despite supply chain woes
The retailer is boosting its Capex budget as it looks to $1B in sales ATLANTA — Container prices are soaring, ports are congested, labor is …
Vietnam lockdown strikes another blow to furniture supply chain
Production is hampered during a two-week lockdown as importers scramble to secure vaccines By Clint Engel and Tom Russell HIGH POINT — The situation in Vietnam …
Manwah halts Vietnam production as lockdown is extended
Company aims to buy 9,000 vaccines to avoid a Covid-driven cycle of stops and starts Asian upholstery producer Manwah is informing customers that government panic …
