July 6,
2015 by in Economic News, Industry 
During the Great Recession, households had to cope with the dramatic rise in health care and housing costs, along with an increasing cost of food and accommodations.
July 6,
2015 by in Economic News, Industry
Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RH), a curator in the luxury lifestyle market, has closed the sale of an additional $50 million of 0 percent convertible senior notes due 2020 pursuant to the exercise of the entire over-allotment option granted in the original offering of $250 million of notes.
June 29,
2015 by in Economic News, Industry
Since 2000, spending on housing, including rent and utilities, has continued to grow rapidly each year.
June 29,
2015 by in Economic News, Industry
Consumer sentiment climbed to a five-month high in June, according to the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers released Friday.
June 22,
2015 by in Economic News, Industry
The last 15 years have brought a shift in how consumers are spending their money. Spending on services and lifestyle expenditures has increased, while spending on durable goods such as home furnishings and automobiles have fallen to make up the difference.
June 15,
2015 by in Economic News, Industry
Sales at traditional home furnishings stores were nearly evenly divided between the upholstery category and living, dining room and bedroom goods.
June 8,
2015 by in Economic News, Industry
This week we continue the detailing of distribution channels in the furniture industry with a breakdown of the percent of sales of particular product categories in each of the main distribution channels.