Furniture Manufacturing Expo returning to Hickory, North Carolina, June 11-12
Event will highlight products and services from more than 100 exhibitors HICKORY, N.C. — The Furniture Manufacturing Expo is returning to the Hickory Metro Convention …
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More tariff-related price increases on the way
Letters to customers indicate that companies have done what they can to avoid increases and surcharges until now HIGH POINT — More tariff-related price increases …
Deco USA acquires assets of UMA Home Decor
Line will be sold under the Deco Marché brand ERLANGER, Ky. — Home furnishings resource Deco USA has told dealers it has acquired various assets …
City Furniture to open store in Sarasota this month
Soft opening of 120,000-square-foot store is planned for the third week in June SARASOTA, Fla. — Home News Now 125 retailer City Furniture is opening …
Moving forward, US trade policy needs to be smart, strategic, targeted and consistent
HIGH POINT — Just this past week, HNN Editor-in-Chief Tom Russell did a great job reporting about the court case alleging that the president overstepped …
2 recent reports offer opposing views of the economy
Consumer confidence was up significantly in May, while the April Pending Home Sales Index declined 6.3% from March WASHINGTON — Two recent economic reports offer …
Smith Leonard report: March furniture orders, shipments up 1% from March 2024
Two-thirds of survey respondents report increases in year-over-year activity HIGH POINT — Orders and shipments for residential furniture were up slightly in March from a …
Memorial Day receives mostly positive reviews from retailers across the US
Despite the threat of tariffs, consumers appeared eager to take advantage of sales offering big savings across categories HIGH POINT — A number of retailers …
Judge OKs reorganization plan for Franchise Group
WILMINGTON, Del. — U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Laurie S. Silverstein confirmed the Ninth Amended Plan of Reorganization for 53 out of the 54 debtors affiliated with Franchise …
IMF forecasts lower growth because of tariffs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. growth forecast for this year has been given the biggest downgrade among advanced economies by the International Monetary Fund as a …
