Existing home sales rise 3.2% from May 2025 and April
Year-over-year sales rose in the Midwest, South and West and declined in the Northeast, while sales from April rose in the Northeast, Midwest and South …
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 reports $1.1 million in net income for Q1
The company attributed the increase in net income to a $17.5 million reduction in fixed operating costs last year MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Despite ongoing challenges …
Sydney Wells Martin returns to Theodore Alexander as VP, marketing
HIGH POINT — Luxury furniture manufacturer Theodore Alexander has rehired Sydney Wells Martin to the newly created position of vice president of marketing. In this …
CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows furniture store sales up 3.4% from May 2025
This compares with an overall 7.2% increase in retail sales overall during the same period, excluding automobile dealers and gasoline stations WASHINGTON — Retail sales …
What does Section 301 Vietnam investigation have to do with the furniture industry?
Claims of online piracy and counterfeit products have little to do with furniture developed and produced in cooperation with US importers WASHINGTON — Once again, …
NAHB report addresses slowdown in home appreciation
While home prices in most states rose during the 1st quarter, appreciation slowed from its pandemic-era housing boom WASHINGTON — Many view investments — including …
Furniture Manufacturing Expo offers equipment, services to furniture, bedding industries
Held June 3-4 in Charlotte, it featured about 100 exhibits ranging from large-scale fiber processing and fabric-cutting equipment to drawer glides and decorative hardware CHARLOTTE, …
A visit to FME 2026
Last week, Home News Now spent a day at the Furniture Manufacturing Expo in Charlotte, North Carolina. As always, the event was a go-to resource …
A look inside Woodhaven’s manufacturing facilities
CAIRO, Ga. — In late April, Home News Now visited the upholstery manufacturer here to get a better understanding of its business model and manufacturing …
CPSC announces recall of 10,400 motion seating units sold at Raymour & Flanigan
While no injuries have been reported as of the May 28 filing, there have been 41 incidents thus far, including 2 that have resulted in …
