Whitley Furniture closing after 113 years in business
ZEBULON, N.C. — Whitley Furniture Galleries, a fourth-generation-owned retailer with a store that spans a full city block here, is closing after 113 years in …
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Blog: 7 Deadly Sins, the furniture version
HNN contributor and industry veteran Joe Carroll puts a distinct industry spin on the capital vices. I read Dan Brown’s best-selling novel, “Inferno” in 2013. …
YOY furniture store sales jump 11.1% in December
But sales slide significantly from November as inflation appears to be taking a toll WASHINGTON — December sales for U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores …
Remembering Simon Kaplan
The founder and CEO of NJ-based Crest Furniture is remembered for his love of, and unflinching dedication to, the furniture industry, family and friends MOUNTAINSIDE, …
Exhibitors upbeat about winter Las Vegas Market
Case goods, upholstery resources will have a mix of new and inline goods to show retailers that still plan to attend LAS VEGAS — Case …
Paul Robert Inc. seeks to hire more workers to lower its backlog
State grant received by custom upholstery manufacturer will result in 10-15 new jobs created TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. – Custom upholstery producer Paul Robert Inc. is looking …
Some line expansions, innovations take a back seat … for now
Price pressures and need for efficiencies, cause some companies to table or rethink programs launched pre-pandemic HIGH POINT — A number of product initiatives that …
How the lowly shipping container changed the world
First of a one-part series on the power of the box “Beneath those stars is a universe of gliding monsters.” –Herman Melville I spent part …
Price hikes start to surface – again
Rising transportation surcharges and product pricing started to take effect earlier this month and will continue into early February HIGH POINT – Rising shipping costs, …
N.C. business survey gives reason for optimism in the months ahead
For expanding companies, some challenges remain, namely finding the right talent for the job HIGH POINT — A survey of small to large businesses in …
