Product preview from September premarket
HIGH POINT — At last week’s premarket, Home News Now spent a few days meeting with various industry case goods and upholstery resources to catch …
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News reports: East Coast, Gulf port workers returning to work Friday, Oct. 4
NEW YORK — Multiple news agencies are reporting that East and Gulf Coast port workers have agreed to a deal on compensation, ending in three …
July furniture orders down 5% from July 2023
July shipments rose 5.5% during the same period, according to the latest monthly Smith Leonard Furniture Insights report HIGH POINT — New orders for residential …
Premarket offers a glimpse at what the industry can expect in the weeks and months ahead
Being market-ready is an important part of the event, but so is gauging trends and the needs of retailers moving forward HIGH POINT — No …
Ikea’s ideas: Drones, pop-ups, resellers, renewables
We’ve lamented in this space before about the absence of an after-market of meaningful scale for furniture, a marketplace offering a bit more than the …
Industry observers weigh in on impact of port strike
HIGH POINT — With workers set to walk off the job today at every major East and Gulf Coast port, home furnishings importers are scrambling …
CIN research offers deep dive into living room
Upholstery remains the No. 1 category that consumers plan to purchase in the 2nd half of this year HIGH POINT — Once again, upholstery reins …
Premarket presents plethora of new product
Wood furniture and upholstery introductions are aggressive in size and scope, while also offering some competitive pricing HIGH POINT — The fall market cycle kicked …
Consumer confidence declines in September
Concerns about income, business and labor market conditions that could impact jobs affect several key readings in monthly survey WASHINGTON — Consumer confidence fell this …
People seen at premarket this week
Every six months, retailers around the country get together about a month before market for a sneak peek at some of the new product that …
