New virtual showroom platform aims to ‘reduce need for physical space’
Jack Kashani, the co-founder of World Market Center in Las Vegas, is having a second go at virtual showrooms with the recent launch of 1 …
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Jack Kashani, the co-founder of World Market Center in Las Vegas, is having a second go at virtual showrooms with the recent launch of 1 …
Psst … over here … I’ve got a chair in the metaverse with your name on it I’ve been reading and hearing a lot about …
Furniture retailers appear to have made just a little progress unloading heavy inventories last month. Sales at U.S furniture and home furnishings stores increased 2.1% in July from the same month a year ago.
Industry analyst Jerry Epperson thinks so. In his latest quarterly newsletter, Epperson says the bottom is almost here, and the furniture industry could start seeing a “slow but visible recovery” beginning in September. Sound too good to be true? We ask Jerry to elaborate on the bold forecast.
There’s no doubt 2022 is turning into a correction year for furniture retailers. They recognize business was at an artificial high, and now they’ve adjusted …
U.S. furniture and home furnishings store sales increased 1.9% in May from the same month a year ago, one of the smallest gains of any retail sector and well below the 8.1% increase for the combined retail and food services sectors.
January sales for U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores were up 2.7% as consumers’ appetite for the industry’s products appears to be slowing, at least in relation to other retail sectors.
U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores posted a 16.3% increase in November sales over the same month a year ago as demand and, most likely, inflation continued to propel sales numbers.
For years, a Wondersign endless aisle solution made all the sense in the world for furniture stores looking to play in the e-commerce space or just better compete digitally with Wayfair, Amazon, and the rest. With just a couple of clicks, a retailer could “select all” from a manufacturer’s digital catalog and load it into the in-store kiosk or website and instantly offer a much deeper selection than anything it could contain within its showroom walls.
To-the-trade business isn’t a brand new concept for City Furniture. In fact, the Florida retailer has had a commercial sales team for years, offering specialized services and attention to home builders and other home-related professionals for years.