February furniture store sales down 10.1% from last year
Sector continues to struggle as consumers delay large-ticket purchases WASHINGTON — Furniture store sales fell more than 10% in February compared to the same month …
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Kuka Home signs licensing partnership with Southern California designer Becki Owens
20-piece Becki Owens Home x Kuka Home collection will debut at April High Point Market HIGH POINT — Full-line upholstery manufacturer Kuka Home has signed …
Premarket kicks off spring market cycle
Slow economy creates uncertainty despite some aggressive — and aggressively priced — product introductions HIGH POINT — Battling a tepid retail environment with some of …
People seen at premarket spring 2024
Every six months, retailers from around the country come to see the latest product introductions about a month before the spring and fall High Point …
Arhaus reports Q4, full-year 2023 results
3.5% decline in Q4 revenues attributed to strong year of shipments of 2022 backlog BOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio — Lifestyle retailer Arhaus reported decreases in net …
A charcuterie board of furniture biz news bytes: Conn’s, B. Riley and Scherer & Sons
When no column idea tickles the little gray cells, my pro move is to hit the research databases and shake a few trees to see …
Generative AI: Is it being overhyped?
Here in home furnishings land, I believe we all intuitively know that artificial intelligence is the key that will somehow, someway, someday unlock the door …
December furniture orders up 6% from December 2022
Smith Leonard survey results also show that December shipments fell 14% from December 2022 and were down 17% for the entire year HIGH POINT — …
High Point Styrofoam recycling program kicks into high gear
Effort begun last fall continues this spring with daily downtown pickup of Styrofoam through the April market HIGH POINT — Thanks to a new program …
What are the major hurdles the industry is facing this year?
In my most recent episode of The Last Word, I interviewed design diva Amy Archer. Amy, a Pinnacle winner and someone who happens to be …
