AHFA testing finds widespread clothing storage unit safety violations
HIGH POINT, N.C. — The American Home Furnishings Alliance conducted an analysis of clothing storage furniture available on top e-commerce sites earlier this year and …
Category: Up Close
Up-close features stories focused on a specific subject that offer insight from people close to it.
Former Kuka President Matt Harrison becomes executive consultant for Southern Motion, Fusion
PONTOTOC, Miss. — Former Kuka Home President Matt Harrison has taken a role as executive consultant for SoMo Home, the rebranded Southern Motion upholstery specialist …
Lifestyle Enterprise names Adam Leifer national sales manager for case goods
HIGH POINT — Lifestyle Enterprise has named Adam Leifer national sales manager for case goods, a new position. Leifer joined the company in 2008 as …
Consumer Insights Now Week 4 – What to know about where and when Gen Z consumers shop for furniture
In our fourth installment of Consumer Insights Now, sponsored by Bread Financial, we learn that Amazon is the preferred online resource for those in the 18-29 age group. Nearly 38% of those surveyed purchased a sofa on the platform compared with 32% shopping for primary bedroom furniture and 26% for a mattress. Citing convenience, selection and affordability, they also said Amazon is a retailer they trust. We also learn what triggers their desire to trade up and where they shop when looking for higher quality and more expensive furniture. For this and more, scroll through the slides below.
Inside Barbara Leflein’s ‘The Chic Home’
Author used AI to help create a beautiful refuge for herself and her husband, longtime industry sales professional Tommy Leflein BOCA RATON, Fla. — When …
Some thoughts on business heading into the October High Point Market
HIGH POINT — For most of us in the furniture industry, the semiannual High Point Market is the “Super Bowl,” with the fall exhibition traditionally …
Bassett Furniture reports 3.4% increase in fiscal Q3 revenues
Net income for the quarter ended Aug. 29 totals $2.1 million, compared with $801 million the same period last year BASSETT, Va. — Bassett Furniture …
Sarreid Ltd. promotes Steadman Lanier to vice president, marketing and social media
WILSON, N.C. — Luxury furniture resource Sarreid Ltd. has promoted Steadman Lanier to vice president of marketing and social media, a new position. She joined …
A conversation with HNN research expert Dana French on the Gen Z consumer
Home News Now Editor-in-Chief Thomas Russell speaks with Dana French about our latest research, sponsored by Bread Financial, that focuses on the Gen Z consumer. …
Ten out of 10:00 — ‘The Next Small Thing’
Home News Now contributor Mark Schumacher is the guest of this week’s edition, focusing on what he describes as “The Next Small Thing.” He juxtaposes …
