Scott Russell Turner of Turner’s Furniture dies at age 84
THOMASVILLE, Ga. —Scott Russell Turner, a longtime furniture retailer whose business later branched out into what is known today as 1915 South, died here on …
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Pending home sales reach all-time low in January
Monthly index shows declines in the Midwest, South and West, with a slight increase in the Northeast WASHINGTON — January pending home sales fell 4.6% …
Former Badcock dealers battle B. Riley Financial over commissions
Judge in Conn’s bankruptcy authorizes funds to be paid to independent dealers I don’t know which bankruptcy is messier, Franchise Group’s or Conn’s-Badcock’s. In the …
Slow housing market impacts Havertys’ Q4, full-year sales, earnings
Design consultants grow in importance to overall sales, representing nearly 32% of written business ATLANTA — Facing an ongoing housing slowdown that has impacted both …
January existing home sales rise 2% from January 2024
Despite year-over-year gains, rising home prices and affordability remain an issue, particularly for first-time buyers WASHINGTON — January existing home sales rose 2% from January …
Broad River plans westward expansion with new Ashley store in Washington state
At more than 100,000 square feet, the location in a former Macy’s department store would be the retailer’s largest SPOKANE, Wash. — As it prepares …
Wayfair reports slight increase in Q4 revenues, narrows net loss
Growth in US revenues offsets decline in international revenues BOSTON — Driven by sales increases in the U.S. market, Wayfair reported a slight increase in …
January housing completions rise 9.8% from January 2024
Meanwhile building permits and housing starts falter during the same period, signaling a possible decline in completions later in the year WASHINGTON — Housing completions …
Evidence mounting of a brick-and-mortar comeback
Exactly one year ago, I wrote of the seeming revivals of malls, train heists and piracy. We’ll call this column Throwback Tuesday, because since mid-February 2024, …
Conference Board offers economic outlook for year ahead
Decreases in residential investment are expected to slow in the 2nd and 3rd quarters WASHINGTON — A recently released economic forecast from The Conference Board …
