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Franchise Group buys Badcock in all-cash deal

DELAWARE, Ohio —Franchise Group has acquired Mulberry, Fla.-based W.S. Badcock Corp. in an all-cash deal valued at about $580 million. The move follows previous home …

La-Z-Boy remains bullish on brick-and-mortar

MONROE, Mich. – It’s clear from its latest fiscal Q2 earnings call that La-Z-Boy is bullish on opening new brick and mortar stores now and …

Tom Edmonds joins Home News Now as retail editor

HIGH POINT – Tom Edmonds, a long-time furniture industry journalist, is joining Home News Now as retail editor, a role in which he will report …

Bob’s Discount Furniture Donates $310K to hunger-relief organizations

Celebrates the holiday season by gifting $2,000 each to 155 food pantries Manchester, Conn., Nov. 18, 2021 – In celebration of the upcoming holidays, Bob’s Discount Furniture today …

October furniture store sales jump nearly 12% YOY

WASHINGTON — U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores posted an 11.9% jump in October sales over the same month a year ago, as demand continued …

Blog: Hail Mary or shrewd business move?

Wayfair’s foray into brick-and-mortar stores Wayfair keeps popping into my news feed. Brick-and-mortar stores in the offing for the brand in 2021, streaming video technology …

Wondersign’s endless aisle detour

TAMPA, Fla. — For years, a Wondersign endless aisle solution made all the sense in the world for furniture stores looking to play in the …

Blog: Taking a lesson from Tesla

And thinking growth in the midst of uncertainty Within the home furnishings space there are a lot of things out of our control right now …

Blog: Furniture hall of famer Joe Carroll reminisces

From an ever growing list of distribution channels to consumers’ reluctance to recognize the value of home furnishings, Carroll offers his thoughts on all that’s …