October 31,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Financial Reports, Industry 
While e-commerce shipments have grown at a rapid pace since the mid-2000s, furniture and related products are still slightly behind all manufacturing in the percentage of e-commerce shipments to total shipments, according to a study by the U.S. Census Bureau.
October 24,
2016 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Economic News, Financial Reports, Industry
The dollar value of business-to-business e-commerce shipments within the furniture manufacturing segment in nearly 51% of the total value of all shipments in that segment, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report.
October 17,
2016 by Jane Chero in Economic News, Industry
A recent report by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that business-to-business e-shipments within the furniture manufacturing segment represented slightly more than half the total value of the shipments in 2014.
October 10,
2016 by Jane Chero in Economic News, Industry
While e-commerce now accounts for nearly 15% of all home furnishings sales, it remains a small part of overall retail sales, according to a report recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
October 3,
2016 by Jane Chero in Economic News, Industry
E-commerce retailers of furniture and home furnishings experienced the highest sales growth among five major consumer product categories coming out of the Great Recession, according to research by Impact Consulting, parent company of Home Furnishings Business.
September 26,
2016 by Jane Chero in Economic News, Industry
E-commerce sales from furniture and home furnishings stores doubled from 2004 to 2014, but still represented less than 1% of furniture store volume, according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau.
September 6,
2016 by Jane Chero in Economic News, Industry
Although Millennials are buying homes later in life than previous generations, they still prefer to own a home in the suburbs – much like Baby Boomers and Gen X.