March retail sales climb 1.7% as gas prices mask softer spending
Census data shows modest 0.6% growth excluding autos and gasoline, with furniture improving month to month but still trailing 2025 WASHINGTON — Retail sales rose …
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Sales rep Neil Anderson celebrates 162nd HP market
Editor’s Note: In case you missed it, this story ran in our High Point Market dailies. We are rerunning it because data shows it was …
Gigacloud Technology enters agreement to acquire New Classic Home Furnishings
Acquisition expands Gigacloud’s B2B ecosystem into brick-and-mortar wholesale EL MONTE, Calif. — GigaCloud Technology Inc., a pioneer of global end-to-end B2B technology solutions for large …
Franchise Group bankruptcy likely to conclude May 20
Lenders, creditors agree on global settlement WILMINGTON, Del. — After months of legal warfare, the various litigants in the contentious Franchise Group bankruptcy proceeding have …
Design Summit helps designers focus on short-term rental market
HIGH POINT — The second annual Vacation Rental Design Summit brought hundreds of interior designers, property managers, home brands and others to High Point a …
Primo launches Smithsonian licensed collection
3 key brands are now being produced by a single Indian factory, making it easier for customers to buy in smaller quantities HIGH POINT — …
Industry veteran Bill Benton dies at 71
Billy D. Benton, a successful and well-known veteran in the furniture industry, died March 13 at his home in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was 71. …
Covid-19 continues to impact world’s supply chain
China’s lockdowns and harsh pandemic-related restrictions, along with protests there, are causing ripples around the world When I was a kid, a popular song every …
United, Lane cease operations permanently
TUPELO, Miss. — In a surprise and sudden development, United Furniture Industries announced it is closing its doors permanently, a move that will impact all …
Home building slows in October
Month-over-month and year-over-year rates have fallen, marking a further slowdown in housing activity WASHINGTON — Month-over-month and year-over-year building permits and housing starts fell during …
