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Existing home sales are key to driving furniture sales this year — and beyond

First-time buyers could hold the keys to creating some movement in the market HIGH POINT — One of the big issues that most people in …

Andmore: Layoffs won’t impact buyers or the quality of markets

CEO Bob Maricich says that the organization is not cutting back on its overall financial commitment to the markets, including High Point, Las Vegas and …

Wayfair reports Q4, full-year 2023 results

Online home furnishings retailer reports slight gains in Q4 revenues, narrows net loss for the quarter and full year BOSTON — Online home furnishings retailer …

Havertys Q4, full-year sales impacted by industrywide slowdown

Retailer reports 24.9% decrease in consolidated quarterly sales and 17.7% decline in sales for the full year ended Dec. 31 ATLANTA — Havertys reported double-digit …

January existing home sales fell 1.7% from last year

Sales rose 3.1% from December, a slight rebound that could continue into the spring WASHINGTON — January existing home sales fell 1.7% from last year …

Are you embracing AI solutions? Ikea is

If you are in the home furnishings sector, you know all about Ikea. And whether you see them as a friend or foe, the retailer’s ability …

Back to the future: malls, train heists … pirates?

If the past is a prison, I suggest that there’s been some sort of jailbreak. In last week’s news, I read of the heady returns …

Report: 2023 furniture imports fell 21.6%

Mann, Armistead & Epperson analysis shows major decline in shipments from China, Vietnam and Malaysia HIGH POINT — Furniture imports were battered in 2023, largely …

January housing starts fell less than 1% from last year

Year-over-year increase in home completions and permits issued signals potential rebound in new construction WASHINGTON — U.S. housing starts fell in January compared to the …