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 …
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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.
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 …
Moving forward with the STURDY Act
Companies are now preparing to meet new ASTM F2057-23 standard, which they say requires less weight and fewer changes to individual clothing storage units HIGH …
Q&A with Doug Rozenboom, president of A.R.T., Jonathan Charles
Executive discusses how he sees success for the high-end furniture resource moving forward Doug Rozenboom, the new president of Jonathan Charles, recently spoke with Home …
A closer look at what’s driving interest in area rugs
Some 29% of households plan to buy an area rug between now and the end of June, with younger consumers representing a third of those …
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams names Chris Moye interim CEO and board member
TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. – Modern American home retailer Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams has named Chris Moye as interim chief executive officer and board member effective immediately. Moye fills …
