Furniture retailers step up promotions to move product
Shift back to more aggressive price points occurs as consumer demand and store traffic slows at some stores HIGH POINT — Faced with a slowdown …
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Now is not the time to start discounting
In some ways Covid was a gift to home furnishings retailers, says Taylor Ganz, senior vice president at Profitability Consulting Group and former owner and …
Maitland-Smith’s latest acquisition aims to expand company’s traditional design aesthetic
Purchase of Scarborough House brings new designs to the company’s case goods portfolio HIGH POINT – Maitland-Smith’s planned acquisition of Scarborough House continues a strategy …
Workable: Home office designs combine fashion and function
About half of all U.S. workers have worked remotely over the past two years — and a lot of them like it. A Morning Consult …
1915 South acquiring Jacksonville, Fla.-area HomeStores
Plans already in the works for additional stores in the market JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — 1915 South, the growth-minded Ashley HomeStore licensee, has acquired the five …
Furniture store sales inch up in April
WASHINGTON — Sales at U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores rose less than 1% in April from the same month a year ago, providing new …
Bestar recall alerts retailers, consumers to potential hazards with wall beds
Units not installed properly can fall, posing a high risk of injury or death HIGH POINT – While most industry attention has been on the …
Homes: What consumers want, what they really, really want
Early in the pandemic, people turned any available room into a home office/classroom and folks discovered that entertaining outdoors was kind of nice, there were …
In challenging times, trimming SKUs makes for a safer bet
This strategy is one way to help lower lead times and get product to customers sooner versus later In recent months, Home News Now has …
No slowdown at Arhaus
BOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio — Arhaus’ first quarter results reflect a bifurcation in the experience of home furnishings retailers today. On one hand, we have the …
