Ashley outlines new price increases
ARCADIA, Wis. — Ashley Furniture Inds. is informing retailers of yet more price increases and surcharges coming next month to help cover the relentless rise …
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ARCADIA, Wis. — Ashley Furniture Inds. is informing retailers of yet more price increases and surcharges coming next month to help cover the relentless rise …
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They’ve come in small increments for good reason as the company sticks to a last-resort approach to hikes ARCADIA, Wis. — Even before the February …
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.
Planned Furniture Promotions Tom Liddell warned about a looming cash-flow danger for furniture stores this past summer. Now, as price increases have only worsened the liquidity crisis for some, PFP is offering a free tool to help retailers catch potential problems — hopefully before it’s too late.
While the hikes were no surprise, the way some price increases were imposed on already-sold goods is an irritating sticking point.
Letters are going out to furniture retailers warning of price hikes and surcharges of 4% or more