Furniture store sales rise 4.5% from June 2024
Consumer spending continues to hold up amid slow housing market and concerns over tariffs WASHINGTON — Furniture store sales rose 4.5% from June 2024, continuing …
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.
Park Hill Collection continues product design transformation
Mix of 166 furniture pieces being shown in Atlanta this week includes styles that reflect efforts to build a sense of “permanence versus trend” ATLANTA …
Survey shows drop in new home mortgage applications from May 2024
Data shows average loan size for new homes also rose to $379,209 in May from $376,992 in April WASHINGTON — Mortgage applications for new home …
CPSC announces recall of 6,600 clothing storage units sold on Amazon
SEATTLE — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of 6,600 clothing storage units sold on Amazon because of a tip-over hazard …
Taylor King implements price increase for orders placed on or after July 14
The increase replaces the company’s baseline tariff surcharge and China tariff surcharge so that pricing is consistent with how Taylor King priced orders previously TAYLORSVILLE, …
Kuka Home expands Vietnam manufacturing presence
New 470,000-square-foot plant will begin operations in September, bringing its total footprint in the Ho Chi Minh City region to nearly 5.2 million square feet …
Jodi Brookshire joins Carpenter Co. as commercial development manager
HIGH POINT — Industry marketing and business development specialist Jodi Brookshire has joined polyurethane foam manufacturer Carpenter Co. as commercial development manager for the fiber …
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 …
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 …
