April 30,
2018 by Jason Schneider in Economic News, Industry 
After a strong fourth quarter, furniture and bedding sales took a typical first-quarter dip but maintained growth over the first quarter of last year, according to the proprietary market model from Impact Consulting, parent company of Home Furnishings Business.
April 16,
2018 by Jason Schneider in Business Strategy, Economic News, Industry
Global home furnishings retailer Crate and Barrel has joined with Synchrony, a financial services company, to provide consumer financing options.
April 9,
2018 by Jason Schneider in Economic News, Industry
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2016 Population Estimates Report shows a population increase of over 2.2 million between 2015 and 2016, yet almost half of the U.S. counties downsized in population—a majority occurring in small and medium size counties.
April 6,
2018 by Jason Schneider in Economic News, Financial Reports, Industry
Havertys (NYSE: HVT) today reported sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.
April 6,
2018 by Jason Schneider in Economic News, Financial Reports, Industry
Hooker Furniture (NASDAQ: HOFT) reported consolidated net sales of $620.6 million and net income of $28.6 million, or $2.44 per diluted share, for its fifty-two-week fiscal year that ended on January 28, 2018.
April 6,
2018 by Jason Schneider in Business Strategy, Economic News, Industry
Podium, a customer communication platform for local businesses, today announced a strategic partnership with Profit Systems, a provider of retail software solutions for the furniture industry.
April 2,
2018 by Jane Chero in Economic News, Industry
Geographical spread of the American Population has transformed the U.S. into Big and Small America, a term coined by the U.S. Census Bureau.