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 …
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.
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 …
Will furniture manufacturing jobs magically reappear with tariffs?
In a brief cabinet talk earlier this week, Trump again reiterates promises to return furniture manufacturing jobs to North Carolina, other former manufacturing hubs WASHINGTON …
Century Furniture names John Jokinen VP, upholstery
HICKORY, N.C. — Century Furniture has named industry veteran John Jokinen as vice president of upholstery. In this position, Jokinen will oversee all sales and …
Existing home sales rise .8% from July 2024
In addition to posting their 1st year-over-year gain since January, sales also were up 2% from June WASHINGTON — The National Association of Realtors reported …
Trump administration plans investigation that could create furniture-specific tariffs
Initiative promises to bring furniture manufacturing jobs back to the US WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday announced a measure that could place further tariffs …
