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Style trends: When less is more

My father and stepmother are selling a home in Wisconsin that has been in her family since 1911, first owned by her grandmother, then her …

August furniture store sales slip 1.6% YOY, down 1.3% from July

WASHINGTON — Furniture and home furnishings store sales finally hit the wall last month, down 1.6% from August a year ago, according to the U.S. …

Premarket kicks off fall market cycle

Exhibitors report steady attendance that many say makes traffic patterns feel more like pre-Covid times HIGH POINT – Premarket kicked off Sunday and Monday with …

The inevitability of the metaverse

Competing in the ‘attention economy’ Earlier this month, HNN Executive Editor Clint Engel warned us against getting sucked into the vortex of hype surrounding what …

Malaysia struggles through furniture industry’s uncertain times

Factories face slowdown as customers have canceled or delayed some orders on promotional to lower-middle-priced case goods, upholstery KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia —Being experts at case …

Retailer takeaways from the summer buying group expos

HIGH POINT — Two of the industry’s largest buying groups just concluded their big summer shows — Nationwide Marketing Group’s PrimeTime in Orlando, Fla., and …

Inflation creates uncertainty among consumers in the market for furniture

Consumer Insights Now research surveys shoppers about how higher prices may affect buying decisions HIGH POINT — One of the factors affecting furniture purchases in …

ITC agrees to investigate Chinese-made pillows, seat cushions

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States International Trade Commission has voted to institute an investigation of certain Chinese-made pillows, seat cushions and components and packaging …

Maxwood Furniture expands domestic warehouse capacity

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Youth and adult bedroom resource Maxwood Furniture is opening a second South Carolina warehouse, a move that will nearly quadruple its existing …