Furniture store sales fell 4.7% in December from prior year
For the full 12 months, sales fell 5.4% compared to calendar year 2022 WASHINGTON — Furniture store sales were once again one of the worst …
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Scherer’s Furniture to close its doors after 127 years in business
Liquidation handled by Planned Furniture Promotions begins Jan. 18 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Family-owned and -operated Scherer’s Furniture will close permanently after serving western New York …
Anti-tip restraint recall is latest challenge for case goods segment
Announcement impacts many more bedroom resources than the 31 listed in the CPSC notice HIGH POINT — Last week’s recall of anti-tip restraint kits produced …
Furniture First adds 2 new members to its ranks
MIDDLETOWN, Penn. — Furniture First capped off 2023 with the addition of two retailers to its rank of members: Blowing Rock Furniture Gallery in Blowing …
Motive, means, opportunity: Pinboarding the mystery of the Conn’s-Badcock deal
Lee Child, the prolific writer of the Jack Reacher series of page-turners, said that the way to write a thriller is “to ask a question …
Sales help — or lack of — at office superstore disappoints
Recent experience shows that assistance can help the consumer make the right purchase especially if they plan to spend more HIGH POINT — Furniture retailers …
Musings on yet another strange industry deal
Conn’s acquisition of W.S. Badcock has industry observers scratching their heads Does anybody other than me hear The Grateful Dead’s version of “Trucking” playing at full …
Sanchez Y Sanchez hosts grand reopening of Ashley store in Punta Arenas, Chile
PUNTA ARENAS, Magallanes, Chile – On December 14, Sanchez Y Sanchez SPA celebrated the grand reopening and ribbon cutting of its recently expanded 1,600-square-meter Ashley Furniture …
Arhaus opens newest store in Newport Beach, California
Opening of 16,000-square-foot location follows 2 other new stores in California in December; the state now has highest number of Arhaus locations outside Ohio and …
TJX recalls 29,000 foldable wood chairs because of fall hazard
Chair frame can break or collapse when a consumer is seated, which has resulted in 6 minor injuries WASHINGTON — Retailer TJX has recalled about …
