As Loves winds down, creditors seek answers about abrupt collapse
DETROIT — By the end of next month, the last of the Loves Furniture & Mattresses stores will have closed, but the battle over how …
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Fatal accident at Purple plant leads to temporary partial shutdown
LEHI, Utah — Bedding producer and retailer Purple Innovation has temporarily shut down parts of production at its plants in Utah and near Atlanta following …
Blog: How many emails are too many emails?
I’m going to answer that headline right here at the top and say it’s about three. Any more than that and, well, I might just …
Steinhafels taking former Art Van space as it moves deeper into Chicagoland
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — Steinhafels Furniture will move into the former Art Van Furniture store later this year as the Top 100 furniture retailer pushes …
April furniture store sales jump triple digits
WASHINGTON — U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores posted a 196.4% gain over the same month last year, but it was an easy comparison as …
The grand luxury of Christopher Guy in miniature
Hat tip to Michael Uvanni of Michael J. Uvanni Interiors in Rome, N.Y., who pointed us to this video on the making of the Christopher …
American Freight franchising begins
Franchise Group’s Buddy’s RTO business adding on franchise locations, too DELAWARE, Ohio — American Freight Furniture, Mattress & Appliance has signed up two owner-operators for …
Hudson’s preps for 4 stores in 4 years
SANFORD, Fla. — Coming off its best sales year and expecting a new record in 2021, Hudson’s Furniture is prepping for multiple years of expansion. …
Wayfair plans to test stores again
And other takeaways from the Q1 earnings call BOSTON — Wayfair, which exited the brick and mortar business late last year, appears to be readying …
At Home selling to private equity in $2.8 billion deal
Shareholders to receive $36 per share in cash, a 15% premium to Wednesday’s close PLANO, Texas — At Home Group has agreed to be acquired …
