D.R. Horton year-end results show some resiliency in housing market
Yet numbers also point to signs of a slowdown in the months ahead ARLINGTON, Texas — By most accounts, D.R. Horton, which bills itself as …
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Is it time to reevaluate your social media strategy?
If you’ve been on Twitter recently, you know it’s going through some upheaval since Elon Musk of Tesla, Space X and being-a-billionaire fame purchased the …
Q&A: Jeff Scheffer, president and CEO of Universal Furniture
The retiring executive talks about his 14 years at Universal and other highlights in his 45-year career in the industry HIGH POINT — In September, …
Small boxes for big boxes
Handy Living re-imagines upholstery to reach furniture stores most efficiently HIGH POINT — Handy Living came to the October Market here with its eye on …
Purple Innovation maps out brand positioning, marketing strategy
Company’s Q3 conference call offers insights into how it plans to segment its line into a good, better, best offering LEHI, Utah — Purple Innovation’s …
Middle managers still play an important role in organizations
It seems that at every Market, most of the conversations seem to center around which retailers came and which ones bought. While that certainly is understandable, …
Industry faces tough realities of new tip-over standards
Understanding and open communication of issue will be critical among retailers, importers and manufacturers About a year ago, a long-time industry friend described the proposed …
Numbers show declines in housing activity following rise in interest rates
Sales of new and existing homes decrease, following periods of high demand HIGH POINT — Anyone selling furniture — as a manufacturer or retailer — …
The e-commerce clock is TikToking …
Social media giant taps into FOMO — the Fear of Missing Out What do 57-year-olds do when their daughters send them TikToks? Ignore them, mostly. …
Q&A: Scarlette Tapp, executive director of the Sustainable Furnishings Council
HIGH POINT — This past spring the Sustainable Furnishings Council named Scarlette Tapp as its new executive director, a position that had been held for …
