Blog: 3 ways the pandemic has permanently changed retail
Aside from Covid, what’s the single most important event in the U.S. of the last 30 years? I was talking to Doug Sanicola, president of …
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Retailers start saying no to some containers
HIGH POINT — When it comes to containers, the price isn’t right, and some furniture stores are starting to say, “Thanks, but no thanks.” As …
Purple plant accident and shutdown delays shipments after all
LEHI, Utah — The fatal industrial accident that Purple Innovation said temporarily shut down operations but wasn’t expected to disrupt deliveries apparently is disrupting deliveries …
Vaughan-Bassett invokes “wartime” tactics to meet increased demand
Vaughan-Bassett made a series of changes that helped increase its production of bedroom furniture by nearly 70 percent. Now the company is on pace to sell $100 million in 2021.
Manufacturer as publisher
Furniture brands find new value in an old medium By Kimberley Wray Walking the June Market in High Point, it was clear an old marketing …
Blog: The great Premarket debate?
Early this week the organizers of High Point Premarket announced what seemed like fairly minor changes in policy and a new communications push. They wanted …
A Premarket reset
Sponsors shorten time, make other moves to rein in the event and bring dealers’ full attention back to official High Point Market HIGH POINT — …
The other American Furniture Warehouse
GM Jason Fletcher talks about “going deep” and other lessons learned in the “School of Pandemic” GREENSBORO, N.C. — Jason Fletcher was at the beach …
May furniture store sales jump 67% YOY
WASHINGTON — Furniture and home furnishings store sales returned a little closer to earth in May, posting a 66.6% gain over the same month a …
The moon or bust: Vietnam’s surprising ascendancy
During a visit to Singapore two decades ago, I asked Larry Moh, founder of Universal Furniture Inds. and a pioneer in Southeast Asian furniture manufacturing, …
