Latest consumer confidence data highlights ongoing concerns about tariffs, inflation
With the exception of autos, consumers also remain leery of spending on other big-ticket items such as TVs and computers WASHINGTON — The latest Consumer …
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Null Furniture announces plans to close after more than 50 years in business
As it winds down operations, it continues to sell remaining inventory from its warehouse HICKORY, N.C. — Null Furniture, a long-standing family-owned producer of occasional …
Labor Day sales across the US offer consumers big values
As most retailers have come to realize, the start of the shopping experience for many consumers begins online. The store website is thus a gateway …
Home builder confidence declines in August
Affordability remains a key concern, a factor that also will impact what consumers are willing to spend on furniture WASHINGTON — Builder confidence relating to …
Year-to-date retail furniture sales remain strong
Segment posts 5.7% gain for 1st 6 and 7 months of the year, showing surprising resilience amid tariff and housing challenges WASHINGTON — As our …
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 …
AHFA forum educates manufacturers on new packaging laws
Responsibility for packaging waste will be shifted away from consumers and municipalities and onto the companies that put products into commerce COLFAX, N.C. — At …
False Claims Act presents new risks for importers
The contrasts between the previous administration and the current one could not be starker, and nowhere is this more evident than in law enforcement, particularly …
Existing home sales rise .8% from July 2024
In addition to posting their 1st year-over-year gain since January, sales also were up 2% from June WASHINGTON — The National Association of Realtors reported …
Trump administration plans investigation that could create furniture-specific tariffs
Initiative promises to bring furniture manufacturing jobs back to the US WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday announced a measure that could place further tariffs …
