Here’s why consumer demand for furniture hasn’t slipped
Some suppliers are sending the opposite signal, but retailers have been working overtime on both the buy and sell sides of their businesses HIGH POINT …
Category: Supply chain logistics
Flexsteel opens new distribution center in Greencastle, Pa.
DUBUQUE, Iowa – Upholstery and case goods resource Flexsteel Inds. said it has opened a new 250,000-square-foot distribution center in Greencastle, Pa. that is expected …
October Market in pictures
Check out some scenes from the just-concluded High Point Market, from product picks to “Signs of the Times” to some of the first social gatherings …
Importers, manufacturers keep a close eye on mandated China power outages
HIGH POINT — Mandated power outages in China are expected to cause some further disruption in a marketplace that has already been besieged by Covid-related …
Importers bracing for more price hikes from Asia
Cost pressures mount as factories struggle to resume normal operations, including having to pay higher wages to get people back to work HIGH POINT — …
Companies used to sourcing exclusively in Asia begin importing some from Mexico
Resources say our southern neighbor presents many advantages, not the least of which is quicker delivery times to the U.S. market HIGH POINT — Companies …
Upholstery suppliers warn more furniture price increases/surcharges on the way
High POINT — So maybe the Manwah surcharge decrease was an anomaly. In the days following our coverage of Manwah USA’s “Surcharge Decrease Day,” Home News …
Official: Vietnam furniture industry may not return to near full capacity until Q2 of 2022
Resuming full operations will depend on factories and suppliers getting their employees back, new workers trained and steady flow of raw materials HO CHI MINH …
Manwah declares ‘Surcharge Decrease Day’
HIGH POINT — Could we be witnessing the beginning of an end to the industry’s long supply chain nightmare? Probably not. But retailers might want …
Blog: A silver lining in the dark clouds of shipping delays
National media attention helping consumers better understand the supply chain Just as the industry prepares for the High Point Market this month, national business news …
