Are the best days for store expansions behind us?
Rising rental costs, higher competition for less available space could make it more difficult to expand stores for the time being ATLANTA — Have the …
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.
Hooker Furnishings earnings call offers some optimism for the year ahead
Company execs reveal strategies to help boost sales, profitability of HMI segment MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Hooker Furnishings’ latest conference call this week again highlights the …
Bestar recalls 182,000 wall beds after death of 79-year-old woman
QUEBEC – RTA manufacturer Bestar is recalling 182,000 wall beds that have been associated with the death of a 79-year-old woman who succumbed to her …
Hooker Furnishings legacy brands to move to Showplace building next April
HIGH POINT – Hooker Furnishings has revealed its plans to move its longtime showroom from the International Home Furnishings Center to the Showplace building here next …
Deliveright names Kevin Walker executive vp, sales and marketing
RALEIGH, N.C. – Final-mile delivery specialist Deliveright has named industry veteran Kevin Walker executive vice president, sales and marketing, a newly created position. Walker was …
Hooker Furnishings reports fiscal year increases in sales, earnings
Lower sales, earnings in Q4 are related to challenges with supply chain, rising materials costs MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Hooker Furnishings reported increases in sales and …
RMP Partners makes growth play in branded home furnishings segment
Houston-based liquidation specialist has purchased the names and IP of Lillian August and Stanley Furniture HOUSTON — RMP Partners, an advisory firm and liquidation specialist …
Turkish-based Yatas Bedding seeks to make inroads in North American market
Line is produced in 2M square feet of manufacturing space in Kayseri, Turkey HIGH POINT — What has evolved as one of the major bedding …
Live with Sarreid at High Point Market
Home News Now sat down with Sarreid Ltd. President and CEO Brad Cates during the April market. In this exclusive interview, Cates talks about market …
New Classic Furniture alerts customers to fraudulent email payment schemes
FONTANA, Calif. — Full line furniture resource New Classic Furniture has alerted dealers to a scam involving fraudulent emails asking customers to make a payment …
