What a difference a year — or just a few short months — make
Remember a year ago — or less — when most retailers were still clamoring for anything that was in stock? It may seem like a …
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Michael Alan Furniture & Design is trying something new with second location
For decades, Michael Alan Furniture & Design, an independent retailer in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, has been known for warm customer service, a richly merchandised …
Homestead House to close after a decade in business
CONROE, Texas — Due to what management described as unsustainable increases in domestic transportation rates and other challenges running the day-to-day business, upper end furniture …
Streaming to counter the slowdown
Connected TV and streaming audio spots, bought the right way, may be the ticket to … well, tickets FRANKLIN FURNACE, Ohio — As consumer demand …
Furniture retailers step up promotions to move product
Shift back to more aggressive price points occurs as consumer demand and store traffic slows at some stores HIGH POINT — Faced with a slowdown …
Now is not the time to start discounting
In some ways Covid was a gift to home furnishings retailers, says Taylor Ganz, senior vice president at Profitability Consulting Group and former owner and …
Letter: Is it time for a change?
Reader Michael Uvanni questions the wisdom of industry and media attempts to qualify buyers as either retailers or designers I read with interest Tom Russell’s …
1915 South acquiring Jacksonville, Fla.-area HomeStores
Plans already in the works for additional stores in the market JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — 1915 South, the growth-minded Ashley HomeStore licensee, has acquired the five …
Furniture store sales inch up in April
WASHINGTON — Sales at U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores rose less than 1% in April from the same month a year ago, providing new …
No slowdown at Arhaus
BOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio — Arhaus’ first quarter results reflect a bifurcation in the experience of home furnishings retailers today. On one hand, we have the …
