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 …
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CPSC stepping up enforcement of recalls, AHFA presenter says
COLFAX, N.C. — At a recent presentation titled Recalls & Enforcement Under the New CPSC, Asha Allam, with Washington-based Cooley LLC, outlined what furniture makers, …
Editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest to be keynote speaker at High Point Market
HIGH POINT — The High Point Market Authority announces that Architectural Digest Editor-in-Chief Amy Astley will be the keynote speaker for the fall market, taking …
More homes on the market could be good news for the furniture industry
In case you missed it, Zillow just dropped a stat that turned a few heads: Housing inventory is up — and not just by a …
10 out of 10 with Jim Tobin, president and CEO of the National Association of Home Builders
Home News Now contributor Mark Schumacher interviews the top executive of the NAHB on issues ranging from the inconsistent nature of homebuilding activity to the …
This week’s AHFA Regulatory Summit to address key issues
HIGH POINT — The American Home Furnishings Alliance is presenting its annual Regulatory Summit this week, Aug. 20-21 at The Conference Center at Guilford Technical …
Time to take a bite out of Apple?
When most people think of Apple, they think of devices: iPhones, MacBooks, iPads and Apple watches. The product catalog seems straightforward — sleek, high-tech tools …
The future of AI-powered market research
Don’t ask me why, but I kept an article from The New York Times from February 2002 on a “groundbreaking” method of market research at the time called …
10 out of 10 with Alex Seaman, co-founder Furniture.com
Home News Now contributor Mark Schumacher interviews Alex Seaman, the co-founder of the digital residential furniture aggregator and soon-to-be marketplace Furniture.com. A graduate of the …
Sales of newly built homes decline 6.6% from June 2024
However, sales edged up .6% from May, offering a glimmer of hope for summer sales activity WASHINGTON — Sales of newly built homes declined from …
