Ethan Allen appears poised for growth
DANBURY, Conn. — Like others in the industry, Ethan Allen is facing tough economic times as evidenced by its latest financial results. For its third …
Author: Thomas Russell
Home News Now Editor-in-Chief Thomas Russell has covered the furniture industry for 25 years at various daily and weekly consumer and trade publications. He can be reached at tom@homenewsnow.com and at 336-508-4616.
Furniture orders down 17% in February over last year
Decrease follows 25% year-over-year drop in orders in January HIGH POINT — New orders for residential furniture in February were down 17% from February 2022 …
Flexsteel reports 29.5% decline in revenues in fiscal Q3
Decrease was driven by $36.7 million drop in sales of furniture sold through retail stores and $4.7 million decrease through e-commerce channels DUBUQUE, Iowa — …
Fritz Hansen names Chris Paulsen vice president, Americas
Executive will help drive growth for the Danish home furnishings resource in the North American market COPENHAGEN, Denmark — As part of a strategy to …
Home construction activity dropped in March over last year
Building permits fell 24.8% and housing starts fell 17.2% below March 2022, while the number of units completed rose 13% WASHINGTON — March building permits …
Existing home sales fell 22% in March over last year
Sales also were down 2.4% from February, a sign buyers are holding out to see where interest rates land WASHINGTON — March existing home sales …
A battle for limited retail floor space
Case goods, upholstery resources compete to secure placements among retailers still dealing with high inventories HIGH POINT — Competition in a post-pandemic marketplace rose to …
Seen at April High Point Market
The team at Home News Now took a cue from some retailers who come into town early for market and showed up as early as …
Ethan Allen reports fiscal Q3 decline in net sales, income
Company says written orders in its retail segment are still up 3.6% compared to its pre-pandemic third quarter of fiscal 2019 DANBURY, Conn. — Ethan …
High Point Market registrations up 6% from last April
Numbers were flat from October, which officials said was extremely well attended HIGH POINT — April High Point Market registrations were 6% above last April …
