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Exclusive Furniture preps for Houston store No. 8

But future growth plans slow amidst economic uncertainty HOUSTON — With a little help from its utility company, Exclusive Furniture will open its eighth store …

DOC: Furniture stores sales climb 1.9% in May

The industry trails most sectors except those of other big tickets WASHINGTON — U.S. furniture and home furnishings store sales increased 1.9% in May from …

Slowing demand exacerbates retailers’ cash-flow problems

Now some furniture retailers are further imperiled by high-interest loans ENFIELD, Conn. — The cash-flow crisis that Planned Furniture Promotions Tom Liddell has been warning …

HNN launching Consumer Insights Now buying trends survey

Home News Now will launch a consumer buying trend research project this fall in collaboration with sister publications Decor News Now and Casual News Now. …

Gorman’s Tom Lias named Michiganian of the Year

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Tom Lias, president and CEO of Gorman’s Home Furnishings & Interior Design, has been named Michiganian of the Year by The …

Ballard Designs to open first Design Studio in Florida

ATLANTA — Ballard Designs, a multichannel home decor and furniture design company based in Atlanta, plans to open its first Design Studio in West Palm …

Final takeaways and scenes from Furniture First’s Symposium 2022

Independents stand to gain from the ‘great human reconnection’ ORLANDO, Fla. — It wasn’t the quick bump from an upcoming Memorial Day Weekend that was …

Classic Patio Furniture sees growth with bricks and clicks

It’s never unusual to see a retailer go from brick-and-mortar to click-and-order over the internet, but in the case of San Francisco-based retailer Classic Patio …