April furniture orders fell 19% compared to last year
Year-over-year shipments also were down 28% during the same period, with backlogs down 8% from March and 64% from April 2022 HIGH POINT — Furniture …
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Kerry Lebensburger retires from Ashley Furniture
Kerry Lebensburger, the longtime Ashley executive responsible for a multitude of initiatives that helped propel the company into the largest home furnishings resource in the …
3 industry leaders to be inducted into American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Oct 15
Joining the 131 current Hall of Fame members are Alexander Peykar, Erie J. Sauder and Jeffrey Seaman HIGH POINT — Three influential industry leaders will …
Summer market schedule offers interest, opportunity, excitement
Casual Market to debut in Atlanta along with new Andmore brand campaign ATLANTA — Often, summer markets don’t have the same appeal as winter markets …
RH reaching for the stars with debut in England
Summertime is for reading. I have been reading a lot. This past week, I read of the super-rich hiring big-name bands for their private events, …
May existing home sales decline 20.4% from last year
Sales rose slightly from April with larger increases recorded in the South and West WASHINGTON — May existing home sales fell 20.4% from May 2022 …
Report reveals notable homebuyer migration patterns
I just happened upon a recently released report based on a March 2023 analysis of Freddie Mac Loan Product Advisor data that I think home …
AkzoNobel opens $60M R&D, customer support center in High Point
Facility represents single largest investment the company has made in its wood coatings business in the past decade HIGH POINT — On June 22, AkzoNobel …
Remembering Parker Goss
President of Hickory Chair held various executive roles at the high end of the industry for many years HICKORY, N.C. — Steven Parker Goss, a …
Is housing construction on the upswing?
Numbers issued this week show a rebound in single-family and multifamily unit building activity in May compared to April. Still, some figures continue to lag …
