Successful product introductions helped promotional upholstery source American Furniture Mfg. to a 26.7% sales increase in the third quarter, parent company Compass Diversified Holdings reported. American's sales of $26.3 million in the ...
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Berkshire Hathaway reported that revenues from its retail group were up 18.1% in the third quarter to $944 million, which the company attributed partly to "improved comparative results of the home furnishings and jewelry business groups." ...
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Top furniture industry executives are happy to comply with any government regulations that result in safer products. However, they question standards that they believe do little or nothing to increase product safety, while layering on ...
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Swedish retailer Ikea said worldwide sales rose 3.1% to 27.9 billion euros in the fiscal year ended Aug. 31. The sales figure, which equals about $37.38 billion, includes same-store sales growth of 1.8%. In a press release announcing ...
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Furniture Brands International's Chapter 11 filing lists the company's 30 largest unsecured claims, headed by the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. The amount of the pension claim isn't given. In its latest financial statement for ...
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The British kitchen-furniture manufacturer and dealer Howden Joinery Group (Howdens) showed year-on-year growth in turnover of 7.2% to £390.8m in the first half of 2013. The increase resulted primarily from the operations of Howden ...
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The Nation's Top 25 furniture and bedding retailers posted a double-digit sales gain last year, bolstered by strong bedding specialty and rental store sectors and a big comeback by Walmart. The combined companies on the list grew 2012 ...
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International Market Centers said the addition of 95 new furniture and bedding exhibitors since the winter 2012 market drove a 31% increase in Las Vegas Market buyer attendance this summer over summer 2012. IMC, which owns the Las Vegas ...
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Furniture factory orders in May were 6% ahead of May 2012, but were up just 4% for the first five months of the year, according to the latest survey from the accounting and consulting firm Smith Leonard. The survey also showed that May ...
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Online furniture sales continue to tick up, increasing 11.1% in 2012 compared with the year prior according to comScore. Total retail online sales were $186.2 billion last year, up 15.3%. In 2011, online furniture sales comprised 8% of ...
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Gerdt Furniture here has gone out of business after 53 years following the liquidation of its inventory. Sales and liquidation specialist Deere Park Assn. supervised the going-out-of-business sale, and Focus Media, which works closely ...
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The housing rebound combined with better traffic and higher tickets helped Havertys to double-digit increases in second quarter sales and same-store sales. Total sales increased 12.9% to $171.1 million for the period, from $151.5 million ...
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Driven by double-digit increases in its wholesale and retail divisions, Bassett Furniture Inds. said second-quarter sales rose 20.4%. It marked the third straight quarter in which sales were more than 20% ahead of the same quarter the ...
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Home accessories brand Surya has unveiled a vignette display system it says is proven to increase rug sales by up to four times. Surya Complements provides retailers a space-conscious way to showcase rugs from the company's selection of ...
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The living room is usually the core of any house. We're not talking about positioning but about importance. The living room is the largest room in the house and the space where family members spend time together. It's also where guests are ...