January furniture store sales rocket up 12%
WASHINGTON — U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores posted a massive 11.7% sales increase in January over the same month a year ago and a …
Category: Up Close
Up-close features stories focused on a specific subject that offer insight from people close to it.
Service Hub creator to launch consumer app
n the technology world, speed, flexibility and customization are the name of the game. Playing off of that need, technology company Service Technologies, Inc. is working on a consumer app to help retailers stay connected to customers.
5 takeaways from Epperson’s February Digest
RICHMOND, Va. — Industry analyst Jerry Epperson is out with his February Furnishings Digest, and in it, he calls attention to the odd contradictions in …
At Home opening 4 stores as expansion kicks into higher gear
PLANO, Texas — At Home opened three superstores this week and has another planned for later this month as the home furnishings retailer returned to …
BrandSource marketing arm unveils new and enhanced digital tools
AVB Marketing, the e-commerce, digital advertising and social media arm of AVB/BrandSource, held a webinar on Tuesday that offered the industry a sneak peek at updates to its Alta website platform and its LINQ 2.0 product and price management tool.
Casual Classics Group members band together to overcome product shortages
Last year, Casual Classics Group (CCG) revamped its business model with Managing Director Kevin Ventrice at the helm. However, just as CCG prepared to reintroduce itself to the industry, COVID-19 hit.
Rotmans’ business booms during “closing sale”
Parent Vystar updates progress at retailer, other businesses WORCESTER, Mass. — Vystar Corp., the parent company of Rotmans here, issued an update on the retailer’s …
Textile trends: What’s hot for performance fabrics in 2021?
Note: This story appeared first in Casual News Now, HNN’s sister website and newsletter for the casual home furnishings industry. Click here to see more …
What the Biden administration could mean to the furniture industry
Association leaders and analysts weigh in on the pros and cons of a Democrat-controlled Whitehouse and Congress HIGH POINT — While acknowledging it’s a bit …
Retailers grapple with new round of price increases
Retailers say suppliers began handing down another round of price increases this month or warning that they’re on the way. It’s a move that, combined with an astronomical rise in freight rates, has left stores scrambling to adjust once again, after a similar action in the fall, even as delays in product shipments continue. And some wonder how long this can go on before consumers pull in their purse strings.
