Memorial Day sales offer consumers major values
This weekend marks the return of one of the most important holiday sales periods of the year, with sales often starting a week or two …
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Home Depot reports 4.8% increase in fiscal Q1 sales
Home improvement retailer also reports net income of $3.3 billion, compared with $3.4 billion last year ATLANTA — Home improvement retailer Home Depot reported a …
The 20 with Satya and Parvati Tiwari: Transforming loss into meaningful action
In this special edition of The 20, Home News Now contributor Mark Schumacher interviews the owners of Surya about the Yuvaan Tiwari Foundation, the not …
Why and how independent retailers can win
Agility, not scale, is the biggest advantage for independent retailers Second of two parts WILMINGTON, N.C. In my last column, “Is Independent Retail Doomed?” I …
Wayfair to open large-format Cincinnati store in 2027
BOSTON — Wayfair Inc. has announced plans to open a new large-format retail store in Cincinnati, further accelerating its expansion into high-impact markets across the …
CIN Week 5 addresses the second-home market
14% of those surveyed making $150,000 per year or more own a second home compared with 25% of those earning more than $250,000 HIGH POINT …
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. …
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 …
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 …
