1+ week, 3+ day ago   (437+ words) Cindy W. Hodnett// Executive Editor of Brand Development//September 9, 2026 HIGH POINT — For three days each September, select manufacturers and retailers engage in what many call a “dress rehearsal” for High Point Market. Against the backdrop of a calmer, quieter High Point,…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (446+ words) Mike Root// President, Furniture Sales of Mid-America//September 9, 2026 I recently wrote an Amazon review saying I expected a furniture industry story and got something much more. What interested me most wasn’t necessarily the Ashley stories, but the business lessons behind…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (331+ words) A still shot from Stafford Home Furniture's Labor Day commercial. Image courtesy of Stafford Home Furniture. Thomas Lester// Retail Editor//September 9, 2026 ALBANY, Ga. — The leadup to Labor Day was the best in the short history of Stafford Home Furniture here....

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (512+ words) COMMERCE, Calif. – After moving away from its longtime name 18 months ago, Hollywood Bed is going back to its roots. The more than century-old bedding supplier is dropping its Home by Hollywood branding and returning to the Hollywood Bed name, a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (614+ words) Cindy W. Hodnett// Executive Editor of Brand Development//September 2, 2026 HIGH POINT — As the official countdown to High Point Market begins, a select group of manufacturers are heading into market with early insights into their planned introductions. As sponsors of Premarket, the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (508+ words) What’s leading to so many retail retirements? Thomas Lester// Retail Editor//September 1, 2026 HIGH POINT — In the second quarter of this year, we reported that the majority of the 17 retail operations that were closing or were paring down locations were doing…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (648+ words) Behind MotoMotion’s numbers | Ray Allegrezza Financial reports tell us what happened. Sometimes, however, the more interesting story is what a company is doing while those numbers are being produced. MotoMotion‘s first-half report offers some pretty good clues about where…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (697+ words) Mike Root// President, Furniture Sales of Mid-America//August 25, 2026 We usually hear about the law of unintended consequences when something goes wrong. Someone makes a decision with one outcome in mind, only to create another result they never anticipated. But unintended…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (970+ words) A reader recently sent me an article from Eagle Intelligence, an online publication covering trade and supply-chain issues. The headline certainly got my attention: “40% Plunge in Chinese Container Values Exposes Tariff Fraud Wave Across Supply Chain.” My first reaction was…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1314+ words) It’s been said that every picture tells a story. I would argue that every piece of furniture does, too. Before a sofa reaches a showroom floor, it may begin as a sketch on a designer’s desk. A dining table may…...