Furniture store sales lag behind other sectors for 1st 2 months of the year
Sales were down 5.6% from February 2025 and also were down 1% from January WASHINGTON — Year-over-year furniture store sales fell for the sixth month …
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Taking the evidence wall down: The tragedy of Franchise Group
1 last column explaining in narrative form the saga of FRG-B. Riley-Conn’s-Badcock-Buddy Mac-AF Newco/Phonix RBS A common visual trope in procedural crime dramas, a genre …
Weir’s Furniture to close its doors after nearly 80 years in business
The Dallas-based retailer is shuttering its online and brick-and-mortar operations DALLAS — It’s always a sad day when venerable furniture retailers announce they’re going out …
Ten More with Nicole Bergen, Elevate Marketing Research
In this follow-up interview, Home News Now contributor Mark Schumacher speaks with the marketing expert about the $23 trillion spending power of 45- to 60-year-old …
National Retail Federation forecasts 4.4% growth
Retail sales are expected to grow to $5.6 trillion in 2026 WASHINGTON — Finally, some good news. During the National Retail Federation’s sixth annual State …
CPSC announces recall of office chairs sold at HomeGoods
Base of chair can bend, posing a fall hazard to consumers working at home WASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a …
Josh Underhill’s Family Furniture going out of business after 80 years
LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Josh Underhill’s Family Furniture is going out of business after providing Lynnwood and surrounding communities with quality furniture for 80 years. The …
The shopping preferences of high-income earners
Latest segment of Consumer Insights Now delves into planned furniture spending of consumers earning $150,000 and up HIGH POINT — For high-income consumers shopping for …
Inside Meta’s New York flagship store: AI glasses, VR and immersive retail
Located in a 15,000-square-foot 5-story building, Meta Lab New York merges physical and digital worlds NEW YORK — Technology company Meta is making a significant …
Ten out of 10:00 with Nicole Bergen, Elevate Marketing Research
Home News Now contributor Mark Schumacher once again interviews the founder and chief marketing officer of Elevate Marketing Research. Here, Bergen discusses things retailers need …
