Shorter hours lead to better business for BiltRite Furniture
Sundays with families, no nights and no turning back for the Milwaukee retailer, even post-Covid GREENFIELD, Wis. — For years, furniture retailers have been hearing …
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March Furniture store sales rise but not as fast as soaring inflation
WASHINGTON — Sales for U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores in March rose 3.6% over the same month a year ago, posting the 22oth consecutive …
Diamond Mattress partners with Child Creativity Lab to up-cycle production waste materials
RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, Calif. — Omnichannel bedding brand Diamond Mattress is giving new life to waste materials and inspiring young minds to create new products. Diamond is donating …
Scenes from April High Point Market
HIGH POINT — As April Market heads to its conclusion, we’re sharing just a few scenes that helped separate the spring event from recent, pandemic-stifled …
Wayfair promotes Fitzpatrick to VP, furniture and decor
BOSTON, Mass. — Home furnishings e-commerce giant Wayfair has promoted Ryan Fitzpatrick from director, category management to vice president, furniture & decor. In this role, …
Top execs out at Star Furniture
CEO Bob Price and COO Jodi FitzGerald no longer work for the Berkshire Hathaway company following shakeup HOUSTON — Bob Price, who exited Art Van …
NB Liebman closing after 76 years in Harrisburg, Pa., market
Second-generation owner Charles Liebman says he’s ready to retire on heels of strong sales year MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — NB Liebman will close here later this …
AFW accelerates growth plans
7 stores in three states are slated to open through 2023 CONROE, Texas — As American Furniture Warehouse prepares to open its third Houston-market store …
Mitchell Gold renews effort to market former High Point showroom building
HIGH POINT — Just over two years ago, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams announced plans to pull up stakes here and sell or lease its …
Miskelly finds consumer financing sweet spot
JACKSON, Miss. — Back in 2019, Miskelly Furniture was of two minds when it came to consumer financing. On one hand, the seven-store Mississippi retailer …
