Ashley licensee 1915 South opens 41st Ashley showroom
1915 South’s newest store in Harvey, Louisiana, is the company’s 1st in the Greater New Orleans market HARVEY, La. — Family-owned home furnishings retailer 1915 …
Category: Up Close
Up-close features stories focused on a specific subject that offer insight from people close to it.
Jerry Sagerdahl to retire from Legacy Classic after 27 years
Executive helped found company in 1999 with Kevin O’Connor and Richard Mihalik HIGH POINT — As an entrepreneur, Jerry Sagerdahl was a co-founder and head …
Ten out of 10:00 with Wendy Turner-Williams, chief data and AI officer
Here the data expert offers her take on the idea of moratoriums and kill switches on AI at a time when many are voicing alarm …
CPSC announces recall of 25,000 clothing storage units sold online
Agency said units are unstable if not anchored to the wall and also violate the STURDY Act WASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission …
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 …
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 …
