CPSC announces recall of more than 250,000 defective plastic tip restraints
Units can break over time, leading to possible tip-over and entrapment incidents that can harm children, older adults WASHINGTON — The United States Consumer Product …
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.
Universal Furniture celebrates opening of new upholstery plant in North Carolina
200,000-square-foot operation replaces the company’s former Southern Furniture facility in Conover, North Carolina, that it acquired in 2019 HILDEBRAN, N.C. — Universal Furniture’s move into …
Aria Designs to launch US-made upholstery program
Line seeks to offer a growing customer base of designers and independent retailers both custom options and speed to market HIGH POINT — Upholstery manufacturer …
Spring premarket offers dealers a bright spot in challenging times
With the war in Iran, high oil prices and uncertainty regarding tariffs, the event created a sense of stability and community much needed in the …
People seen at spring ’26 premarket
On Monday, Home News Now stopped by the premarket reception at the Grandover Resort & Spa in Greensboro. It’s come to be one of the …
CPSC announces recall of office chairs sold at HomeGoods
Base of chair can bend, posing a fall hazard to consumers working at home WASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a …
The shopping preferences of high-income earners
Latest segment of Consumer Insights Now delves into planned furniture spending of consumers earning $150,000 and up HIGH POINT — For high-income consumers shopping for …
Report: Furniture imports decline 12.7% from 2024
Analysis from investment banking firm Mann Armistead & Epperson shows the wholesale value of furniture shipments to the US totaled $29.6 billion last year RICHMOND, …
Value of 2025 US furniture exports falls 4.7% from 2024
Decline in shipments from overseas producers also appears to narrow the trade deficit in household furniture WASHINGTON — The wholesale value of 2025 residential furniture …
CPSC announces 2 clothing storage unit recalls
Units are unstable if not anchored to the wall, posing serious tip-over, entrapment hazard WASHINGTON — Two recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety …
