Rotmans rebounds
Massachusetts retailer’s high-impact sale drives Vystar’s topline WORCESTER, Mass. — First-quarter revenue for Vystar, the parent company of Rotmans here, more than doubled, and the …
Category: Up Close
Up-close features stories focused on a specific subject that offer insight from people close to it.
Booming business, supply disruptions shape performance fabric industry
This story first appeared on our sister site Casual News Now. HIGH POINT — At the recent ITA Showtime Market, the lingering effects of the …
High Point Market product preview
Get a first look at new and trending products you can expect to see at the June High Point Market. Copeland Furniture’s Camden Bed is …
R&A Marketing introduces Growth Suite
R&A Marketing has launched Growth Suite, a new platform that allows retailers to track and gather data from customers based on the customer’s location.
April furniture store sales jump triple digits
WASHINGTON — U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores posted a 196.4% gain over the same month last year, but it was an easy comparison as …
Retailers talk post-pandemic challenges in IMC webinar
During the recent Market Insights webinar, “Back to Business: Attracting Buyers Back to In-Person Visits,” four retailers discussed ways to bring the consumer experience back into stores—including information about how they have maintained and increased in-store buying, merchandising tips, and more.
Watson’s expands greater St. Louis presence with O’Fallon, Ill., store
Watson’s Furniture soft-opened a new 50,000-square-foot store in O’Fallon, IL at the beginning of April, and they’re preparing to grand-open it and take it to market the Tuesday after Memorial Day.
American Freight franchising begins
Franchise Group’s Buddy’s RTO business adding on franchise locations, too DELAWARE, Ohio — American Freight Furniture, Mattress & Appliance has signed up two owner-operators for …
5 takeaways from Havertys’ blowout Q1
ATLANTA — Continuing shipping delays and a backlog that’s nearly four times what it was a year ago, didn’t curb consumers’ appetite for Havertys as …
Blog: Pondering the future of home furnishings markets
By Gerry Borreggine PRINCETON, N.J. — It appears that the behavior, and perhaps opinions, of both dealers and manufacturers in the home furnishings industry has …
