Gustafson’s Furniture & Mattress going out of business after 98 years
ROCKFORD, Ill. — Family-owned Gustafson’s Furniture & Mattress is going out of business after 98 years. The final liquidation sale opened to the public May …
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Home improvement retailer Lowe’s reports 10.3% increase in fiscal Q1 sales
Net income totaled $1.63 billion, compared with $1.64 billion the same period last year MOORESVILLE, N.C — Home improvement retailer Lowe’s Companies reported a 10.3% …
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 …
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 …
