A closer look at a smaller Bob’s
The new concept store opens the door to new markets STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Even before Bob’s Discount Furniture soft-opened its new concept store here …
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Severe storms throw another wrench in the supply chain
Foam chemical suppliers declare a new force majeure, resulting in allocation cuts to U.S. upholstery and bedding makers HIGH POINT — Just as U.S. bedding …
Blog: By the time this pandemic is over will the consumer be singing a different tune?
By Ray Allegrezza Last week, while I was listening to the radio, I think I stumbled across what could be the current theme song for …
Connie Post’s pivot
When the pandemic caused business to fall off a cliff for the industry’s well-known store designer, she decided to really go retail JAMESTOWN, N.C. — …
Bob’s opening smaller-format store
MANCHESTER, Conn — Bob’s Discount Furniture will open a new smaller format store in Staten Island, N.Y., March 4, in a move it said will offer …
Gallery Furniture opens as a shelter after the storm for cold and hungry residents
HOUSTON — Jim McIngvale and his Gallery Furniture are having a hard time staying out of the national news lately. First, there was that multi-million-dollar …
Van Elslanders buy back rights to Art Van name and other intellectual property for $6 million
DELAWARE — The Van Elslander family, through an investment company, is buying back the Art Van Furniture name, Art Van PureSleep and related intellectual property, …
BLOG: Are you focusing on the wrong type of retail growth?
When the cash flows in, it’s easy for retailers to think about growth in terms of opening more stores. But what if that’s the wrong type of growth to focus on?
Furniture stores are shrinking? Not so fast
Top retailers go big even in the face of e-commerce, digital advances HIGH POINT — In recent years, there have been plenty of reports on …
Retailers grapple with new round of price increases
Retailers say suppliers began handing down another round of price increases this month or warning that they’re on the way. It’s a move that, combined with an astronomical rise in freight rates, has left stores scrambling to adjust once again, after a similar action in the fall, even as delays in product shipments continue. And some wonder how long this can go on before consumers pull in their purse strings.
