Year-over-year July housing starts rose 5.9%
Number of residential permits issued fell 13% during the same period, while the number of units completed fell 5.4% WASHINGTON — July housing starts rose …
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Breaking news: Ohio jury awards $787 million to family of boy who died in bunk bed entrapment
Suit claims the bed produced by Vietnamese manufacturer Moash Enterprise Co. failed to comply with safety standards for bunk beds COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio …
Year-over-year furniture store sales fell 6.3% in July
Sales also lagged from the previous month as consumers shift spending to other areas WASHINGTON — Furniture store sales fell 6.3% in July as consumers …
Klaussner’s sudden demise leaves voids to fill in the marketplace
Top 10 retail customers are estimated to account for more than half of its business in 2021 ASHEBORO, N.C. — Last week’s news that Klaussner …
Big-box giants adapt to shopping shifts and find ways to get customers in their stores
HIGH POINT — A recent white paper from market research firm Placer.ai revealed some interesting trends regarding customer visit patterns at big-box giants Walmart, Costco …
Are inventories finally starting to level?
Department of Commerce data shows that retail and wholesale inventories may be getting closer to pre-pandemic levels HIGH POINT — For months on end, inventories …
These hyped med-beds do amazing things for the body
Recently, I took a look at the burgeoning market for health and wellness products and suggested that the primary drivers propelling that market forward might …
Klaussner WARN Act notice states it plans to lay off 884 workers in North Carolina
ASHEBORO, N.C. — Klaussner Home Furnishings has submitted a WARN Act Notice with the North Carolina Department of Commerce that has alerted the department of …
Bradington-Young’s custom model helps it succeed in challenging times
Demand from designers, clients fuels demand for domestic offerings in motion, stationary upholstery line HICKORY, N.C. — Domestic upholstery resource Bradington-Young saw its share of …
Times are tough. Are you responding?
I hope you are sitting down when you read this because what follows is probably going to sting. When times are hard, people make tough …
