Scenes from April High Point Market
HIGH POINT — As April Market heads to its conclusion, we’re sharing just a few scenes that helped separate the spring event from recent, pandemic-stifled …
Category: Retail
Retail category is about stores and their stories.
Bassett Furniture Industries reports strong first quarter
BASSETT, Va. — Bassett Furniture Industries got the year off to a strong start with a nearly 16% increase in first quarter sales and a …
Top execs out at Star Furniture
CEO Bob Price and COO Jodi FitzGerald no longer work for the Berkshire Hathaway company following shakeup HOUSTON — Bob Price, who exited Art Van …
NB Liebman closing after 76 years in Harrisburg, Pa., market
Second-generation owner Charles Liebman says he’s ready to retire on heels of strong sales year MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — NB Liebman will close here later this …
Ashley Furniture announces price decrease on imports
Move aims to reconcile charges dealers have incurred from previous price hikes announced earlier this year ARCADIA, Wisc. – In a reversal that offers a …
AFW accelerates growth plans
7 stores in three states are slated to open through 2023 CONROE, Texas — As American Furniture Warehouse prepares to open its third Houston-market store …
American Furniture Warehouse plans for growth in outdoor category
For American Furniture Warehouse, Owner Jake Jabs says that his call to add outdoor furniture came down to which outdoors you were talking about. For …
Blog: Home furnishings, corporate speech and a new law in Florida
Furniture companies in the Sunshine State should proceed with caution At a time when many, if not most, big U.S. companies are promoting diversity, including …
Miskelly finds consumer financing sweet spot
JACKSON, Miss. — Back in 2019, Miskelly Furniture was of two minds when it came to consumer financing. On one hand, the seven-store Mississippi retailer …
February furniture store sales up 7.4% YOY
But an inflation-induced slowdown appears to have begun WASHINGTON — Sales for U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores increased 7.4% in February over the same …
