Industry reacts with caution to Supreme Court ruling on tariffs
Officials say they are not taking any specific measures regarding pricing until they know what actions the Trump administration may take next on tariffs WASHINGTON …
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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.
Furniture stores manage slight 12-month gain in 2025
However, larger macro economic factors such as tepid housing sales and high tariffs likely stalled consumer spending in the segment WASHINGTON — Recently released retail …
Magnussen Home seeks to improve service, availability from Asia, US warehouses
Case goods resource is expanding its temperature-controlled Vietnam warehouse, relocating its longtime US facility to the East Coast HIGH POINT — In order to improve …
CPSC issues warning regarding defective tip restraints
Plastic units aimed at anchoring clothing storage units to the wall can break over time WASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued …
Wayfair reports increases in Q4, full-year 2025 revenues
Company also narrows net loss to $116 million for the quarter and $313 million for the year BOSTON — Home furnishings retailer Wayfair reported a …
La-Z-Boy reports 4% increase in Q3 sales
Increase is driven largely by newly acquired stores and gains in its wholesale business and offset by declines in same-store sales and its Joybird division …
Asia furniture show circuit starts in early March
Buyers from around the world will have many events to attend in Malaysia, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and China KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Starting in early …
Existing home sales fall 4.4% from January 2025
Sales also declined 8.4% from December, according to National Association of Realtors WASHINGTON — Existing home sales declined in all major regional markets in January …
Martin Furniture names Kurt Berlin to lead new mass merchandising division
SAN DIEGO — Martin Furniture has named industry veteran Kurt Berlin as vice president of its new mass merchandising division. The company said the move …
NAR report cites improvements in housing affordability
A key takeaway is that lower mortgage payments provide more room in the budget for durable goods purchases such as furniture WASHINGTON — A recent …
