Retailers report strong Labor Day holiday traffic, sales
Big discounts, 0% financing offers made product attainable for many consumers HIGH POINT — Labor Day proved strong for a number of retailers around the …
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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.
Lifestyle Enterprise to launch flat-pack wood furniture line at High Point Market
Click & Build collection will offer 50-60 pieces including chests, dressers, nightstands, accent pieces and more HIGH POINT — Full-line furniture resource Lifestyle Enterprise is …
Smith Leonard report: Furniture orders up 3% from June 2024
Furniture Insights survey also shows residential furniture shipments declined 4% from June 2024 HIGH POINT — Residential furniture orders rose 3% in June compared with …
Walker Edison files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Twin-Star International identified as stalking horse bidder for company assets SALT LAKE CITY — RTA furniture specialist Walker Edison has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy …
Broad River Retail re-opens Columbia, South Carolina store
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Broad River Retail, one of the nation’s largest independently owned and operated Ashley Store licensees, celebrated the grand re-opening of its fully …
Court of Appeals tariff ruling fails to grant the industry immediate relief
Implementation of order halting tariffs delayed until Oct. 15, while decision on furniture-specific tariffs looms just before October market WASHINGTON — Friday’s decision by the …
CPSC announces recall of 3,500 chests sold on Amazon
If not anchored to the wall, these units pose a tip-over/entrapment hazard that can harm children WASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has …
Labor Day sales across the US offer consumers big values
As most retailers have come to realize, the start of the shopping experience for many consumers begins online. The store website is thus a gateway …
Home builder confidence declines in August
Affordability remains a key concern, a factor that also will impact what consumers are willing to spend on furniture WASHINGTON — Builder confidence relating to …
Year-to-date retail furniture sales remain strong
Segment posts 5.7% gain for 1st 6 and 7 months of the year, showing surprising resilience amid tariff and housing challenges WASHINGTON — As our …
