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Amazon, Wayfair continue to tip scales on Top 25 lineup
Sep.02,2019
HIGH POINT — The 25 largest furniture and bedding retailers in the nation combined for a 7.5% increase sales in the category last year, fueled largely by the two e-commerce giants on the list.Read More + -
Despite Huge Differences, JC Penney And Pier 1 Got Backed Into The Same Retail Corner
Aug.01,2019
They are two very dissimilar retailing companies, with radically different backstories and merchandising positionings.Read More + -
Roots in textiles run deep at 295 Fifth Avenue
Jul.19,2019
Product innovation and a keen eye for emerging lifestyle trends are the lifeblood of the home fashions industry. What may surprise you is how many companies at 295 Fifth Avenue have been at it for a century or more.Read More + -
The shining stars of home accessories retail
Jul.12,2019
What do you do when you have so many great Retail Stars finalists that it would be painfully difficult to pare the list to 50?Read More + -
Sales and same-store sales dive as retailer clears out lower-priced, low-margin goods
Jul.04,2019
FORT WORTH, Texas — Pier 1 Imports posted a 15.5% slump in fiscal first quarter sales and a jump in its net loss for the period, as the retailer worked to clear out lower-margin, lower-priced goods in a bid to turn around its struggling business.Read More + -
Sears Home & Life stores open in Kansas, Louisiana and Alaska
Jun.20,2019
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears has opened three of its Sears Home & Life stores — the retailer’s new small-format specialized store concept — in Overland Park, Kan.; Lafayette, La.; and Anchorage, Alaska.Read More + -
The Future of Retail Is Not Big Box Stores
Jun.20,2019
Retail is a big business in America. In 2013 American consumers spent $3.2 billion shopping, 9% of which was online. With the Internet having become such a huge part of our lives and culture, it makes sense that retailers which want to survive the next 20 years will need to have an e-commerce strategy.Read More + -
Retailers wrestling with global trade disruptions
Jun.20,2019
HIGH POINT — Just as furniture retailers begin to raise prices on their floors for Chinese imports, along comes the new threat of a 5% tariff on Mexican imports that could climb to 25%, too.Read More + -
UK retail Christmas trading: a round-up
Jun.14,2019
Tesco announced its best Christmas trading performance in ten years following the recent festive period, Aldi said it experienced its “best ever” UK Christmas sales, and Joules’ positive momentum continued in December – but the overall picture for retail during its busiest time of year appeared challenging.Read More + -
Solaria Lighting under new ownership
Jun.14,2019
After its CEO retired last year, plans were in place for Solaria Lighting to cease procurement and production. Instead, the company has new ownership and a new home.Read More +
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