Howard Miller, Hekman to cease operations
Sister companies impacted by a confluence of factors ranging from high interest rates and a slow housing market to the costs associated with Trump tariffs …
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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.
Bassett Furniture reports 1.1% increase in Q2 revenue
Company also reports continued profitability for 2nd quarter and 1st half, resulting from cost-cutting initiatives last year BASSETT, Va. — Driven by gains in its …
Riverside Furniture promotes 3 to executive-level roles
Individuals include Elicia Oliver, chief operating officer, Dana Howard, chief strategic officer, and Wesley Sims, SVP, sales HIGH POINT — As part of an organizational …
Pending home sales rise 1.1% from May 2024
Activity rises in the Midwest and South, while declining in the Northeast and West WASHINGTON — May pending home sales rose 1.1% from May 2024, …
Jonathan Charles doubles previously announced price increase
Adjustment falls on heels of recent doubling of tariffs on Vietnam HIGH POINT — Luxury furniture manufacturer Jonathan Charles recently told its customers that increasing …
April furniture orders, shipments decline from April 2024
Smith Leonard Furniture Insights survey shows that orders and shipments also were down in the single digits compared with March HIGH POINT — New orders …
Dorel Home to cease all North American manufacturing
The move, along with other consolidation efforts, aims to return the segment to profitability sometime next year CORNWALL, Ontario — Dorel Industries has decided to …
Survey analyzes spending on home appliances that compete with furniture purchases
Many of these improvements cost consumers thousands of dollars, thus potentially delaying spending on things like furniture HIGH POINT — Stating the obvious, owning a …
EPR packaging laws are on the horizon in several states
Rules aim to help divert product shipping materials such as cardboard, plastics and foam from the public waste stream WASHINGTON — The implementation of Extended …
Elk Home to cease operations, liquidate its entire inventory
GA Group to handle liquidation process of company founded in 1983 NESQUEHONING, Pa. – Furniture and lighting resource Elk Home is liquidating its entire inventory, …
