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Conn’s bankruptcy wind-down begins

Court approves 3rd amended plan Capping a busy month for bankruptcy proceedings, a Texas court confirmed Conn’s third amended plan to initiate the company’s final …

Former Buddy’s franchisees file to recover last settlement payment from escrow

Who is steering the ship at what was Franchise Group? A group of former Buddy’s Home Furnishings franchise operators has filed a motion in Delaware …

Remembering Sofa Super Store and the Charleston 9

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Just days before many of us fired up the grill for what I hope was a fun Fourth, two firefighters in Idaho …

Books to take to the beach

The summer months bring with them the promise of uninterrupted reading, preferably at the beach, ideally under an umbrella in a lounge chair with a …

Ashley expansion continues with new west Florida distribution center, Las Vegas store

LAKELAND, Fla. — With 75 stores to serve in Florida, Ashley Furniture has acquired a 705,000-square-foot facility in Lakeland, Florida, between Tampa and Orlando, according …

Smarter than you think

Making the most of language generators such as ChatGPT Like other significant moments in technological development as that development relates to knowledge creation – think Wikipedia …

In photos: What’s selling in Ireland

Home News Now contributor Brian Carroll checked out the retail furniture scene Galway, Ireland during a month-long multimedia journalism trip with college students this summer. …

Blog: Market quotes to live by

Remembering some of the crazy-ass things people have said With the High Point market in the books and, therefore, now another industry memory, I determined …