YOY housing starts, building permits fall in January
Residential groundbreakings also fell from revised December rate, but building permits rose slightly from December WASHINGTON — January housing starts fell 21.4% from January 2022 …
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The latest from home furnishings markets
Avocado Green Mattress plans to expand its presence at brick-and-mortar stores
DTC brand seeks to sell line in more than 600 retail locations by year end HOBOKEN, N.J. — Avocado Green Mattress, a direct-to-consumer mattress brand …
Ashley opens store in Lake Grove, New York
LAKE GROVE, N.Y. – On February 3, Ashley Furniture relocated to a new 22,556 sq. ft. showroom located at 3230 Middle Country Road. The new store is …
Is there a paradigm shift happening in the bedding industry?
DTC brands look to make inroads in brick-and-mortar stores, seeing opportunity for revenue growth, brand exposure Purple. Casper. Ghostbed. Helix. What do all of these …
Thoughts on the winter Las Vegas Market
Attendance, order-writing activity indicate retailers are eager to fill their floors with goods they want, not desperately need Heading into any furniture Market, no one …
Malaysian International Furniture Fair sees surge in exhibitors for March 1-4 show
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Feb: Southeast Asia’s largest B2B furniture trade show –- Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) – will see a strong turnout of exhibitors …
New residential construction activity drops again in December
Some bright spots emerge in regions where housing construction, completion levels rise compared to November and last year WASHINGTON — Building permits and housing starts …
Weekends Only begins going-out-of-business sales at 8 store locations
ST. LOUIS — Weekends Only Furniture & Mattress is beginning a going-out-of-business sale for all its store locations, the company said this week. The company …
Existing home sales decline for 11th straight month in December
YOY sales fell across all regions, representing an overall drop of 34% from December 2021 WASHINGTON — Existing home sales fell for the 11th consecutive …
Ashley opens store in Malang, Indonesia
MALANG, EAST JAVA [Indonesia] – On December 31, 2022, Ashley Furniture HomeStore in Malang, Indonesia celebrated the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of its new 5,400 …
