Retailers get aggressive with Labor Day promotions
Many in the industry have been talking about Labor Day for weeks, even months on end, hoping for a holiday weekend extravaganza that will clear …
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Broad River’s outdoor category grows double digits
What a difference a year can make in outdoor retail. A 19 percentage point difference, as it turns out. A year ago, Broad River Retail, …
Getting real in the metaverse
Psst … over here … I’ve got a chair in the metaverse with your name on it I’ve been reading and hearing a lot about …
Exclusive research shows brick-and-mortar stores still key in shopping journey
As much as we talk about consumers moving to online shopping, brick-and-mortar stores remain an important stop on their home furnishings buying journey, according to …
BrandSource evolving into Furniture Technology Source for the industry
DALLAS — At the AVB BrandSource convention here this week, furniture dealers are seeing the evolution of a buying group that’s investing specifically in the …
Making sense of CSC Generation’s buyout offer of Flexsteel
Just who is ‘No Comment’ king Justin Yoshimura? This past week, CSC Generation initiated an unsolicited takeover bid of Flexsteel with an offer of $20.80 …
La-Z-Boy continues aggressive growth strategy
Fiscal Q1 conference call highlights efforts to expand retail, North American manufacturing and distribution base MONROE, Mich. — If anything, La-Z-Boy’s latest conference call highlighting …
Does a Flexsteel sale make sense?
Dealers and others weigh in on CSC Generation’s bid MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — The proposed sale of Flexsteel Inds. to digitally-native CSC Generation has the furniture …
Furniture stores sales edge up 2.1% in July
WASHINGTON — Furniture retailers appear to have made just a little progress unloading heavy inventories last month. Sales at U.S furniture and home furnishings stores …
HNN video tour: Sleep Number’s new look
MINNEAPOLIS – Sleep Number, maker and retailer of smart beds and related home furnishings, introduced the latest iteration of its evolving store design here, with …
