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Furniture of America plans new expanded East Coast distribution center in New Jersey
Facility will serve retailers in a 14-state area where the full-line furniture resource expects to achieve significant growth CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. — As part …
Product preview from September premarket
HIGH POINT — At last week’s premarket, Home News Now spent a few days meeting with various industry case goods and upholstery resources to catch …
News reports: East Coast, Gulf port workers returning to work Friday, Oct. 4
NEW YORK — Multiple news agencies are reporting that East and Gulf Coast port workers have agreed to a deal on compensation, ending in three …
Industry mobilizes to help victims of Hurricane Helene
Efforts range from purchasing food and water to other supplies for families whose lives have been upended by the disaster ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Following the …
July furniture orders down 5% from July 2023
July shipments rose 5.5% during the same period, according to the latest monthly Smith Leonard Furniture Insights report HIGH POINT — New orders for residential …
Premarket offers a glimpse at what the industry can expect in the weeks and months ahead
Being market-ready is an important part of the event, but so is gauging trends and the needs of retailers moving forward HIGH POINT — No …
Ikea’s ideas: Drones, pop-ups, resellers, renewables
We’ve lamented in this space before about the absence of an after-market of meaningful scale for furniture, a marketplace offering a bit more than the …
Industry observers weigh in on impact of port strike
HIGH POINT — With workers set to walk off the job today at every major East and Gulf Coast port, home furnishings importers are scrambling …
CIN research offers deep dive into living room
Upholstery remains the No. 1 category that consumers plan to purchase in the 2nd half of this year HIGH POINT — Once again, upholstery reins …
