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Broad River Retail grows its footprint in tough times

The independently owned Ashley Furniture licensee expanded aggressively during the pandemic and succeeded despite many challenges. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chalk it up to good timing, …

HNN takes readers inside Broad River’s new Ashley store in Southern Pines

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. – This week, Home News Now’s Tom Russell visited Broad River’s Ashley store in Southern Pines, North Carolina that opened in late …

Miskelly amps up relationship selling in response to the slowdown

JACKSON, Miss. — There’s no doubt 2022 is turning into a correction year for furniture retailers. They recognize business was at an artificial high, and …

What’s selling in Ireland

A dispatch from the furniture stores on the Emerald Isle I last visited Ireland in October 2019, well before Covid. Returning with a student group …

Are you ready for an ugly 12 months?

Might as well rip the Band-Aid off and just come out and say it: It’s going to be an ugly, rough ride for the furniture …

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. …