New home sales rebound in March
Government data shows single-family home sales rose 3.3% from March 2025 and 7.4% from February WASHINGTON — A rebound in new home sales this past …
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Furniture store sales decline 3.6% from April 2025
WASHINGTON — Furniture and home furnishings stores remained a weak spot in April’s retail landscape, according to advance estimates released Thursday morning by the U.S. …
ICFF shifts to November dates in 2027
NEW YORK — Beginning in 2027, ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair), North America’s leading platform for contemporary design, will take place annually in November. The …
Raymour & Flanigan opens 1st Maryland showroom
SYRACUSE, NY — Raymour & Flanigan, the largest furniture and mattress retailer in the Northeast and the seventh-largest nationwide, announced the opening of its first Maryland …
Bassett Furniture plants 250,000th tree as part of sustainability efforts
BASSETT, Va. – Bassett Furniture recently marked a corporate sustainability milestone, when Rob Spilman Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, planted its 250,000th tree in …
CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows increase in furniture spending from April 2025
Sales rose 2.6% from a year earlier, marking the 4th straight month of year-over-year gains in the furniture retail sector WASHINGTON — Furniture store sales …
Ten More with Berry College professor and Home News Now contributor Brian Carroll
Home News Now contributor Mark Schumacher continues his discussion with Brian Carroll, who talks about the sixth edition of his book, Writing and Editing for …
Court filing cites key factors leading to the demise of Bestar, Bush Furniture
High levels of unsold inventory post-pandemic were a major factor, but so was a $4 million settlement related to a July 2018 Bestar wall bed …
Retailers versus manufacturers: Adjudicating who should get tariff refunds
Though this column is guaranteed to offend, the intent is to foster conversation While I teach a law course, I am not a lawyer. I …
A tale of 2 furniture retailers
The Q1 results of Arhaus and Bob’s Discount Furniture highlight the growing divide between premium and price-focused consumers BOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio — Two furniture retailers’ …
