The bedding industry's rocky road continued in November, when units dipped 2.5% and the dollar value of bedding shipments declined 1.3%. The November results, which reflect the performance of 14 U.S. mattress producers accounting for a ...
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Retail Planning Guide 2014Furniture Today's 2014 Retail Planning Guide includes our economic analyses of the year that was 2013 and our outlook for 2014. The exclusive issue and report includes: Economic Outlook - A detailed look at 2013 ...
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Powered by a 35.1% same-store sales gain and a 95% gain in furniture and mattress sales, retailer Conn's said its third-quarter profits were more than double last year's third quarter. The company, which ...
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The up-and-down bedding industry took a turn downward in September, with unit sales falling 1.0% and the dollar value of bedding shipments dropping 0.6%. The September Bedding Barometer report from the International Sleep Products Assn., ...
Tempur Sealy International reported earnings of $40.2 million or 65 cents per share in the third quarter on sales of $735.5 million, a figure that more than doubled from a year earlier on Tempur-Pedic's acquisition of Sealy. In the ...
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The bedding industry turned in a solid performance in August, with units increasing by 3.5% and the dollar value of bedding shipments rising a healthy 6.9%. The average unit price rose 3.3%, to $212.01. Those figures from the August ...
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The Top 25 U.S. Bedding Retailers, led by a sizzling Mattress Firm now in the top spot on the list, posted a 16.3% increase in bedding revenues last year. The strong performance of the group, which featured 12 double-digit sales gainers, ...
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The bedding industry recorded solid gains in July, with units jumping 4.9% and the wholesale dollar value of bedding shipments increasing 5.9%. For the first seven months of the year, the industry solidified the tenuous gains it recorded ...
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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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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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The bedding industry took a dismal turn in February, with units declining 7.4% and the dollar value of wholesale shipments dropping 6.7%. For the first two months of the year, units are down 3.9% while dollars are down 3.2%, according to ...
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Most mattress retail sales associates have at least an hour of down time in a typical work day, a survey of RSAs done for Leggett & Platt reveals. And one-third of those RSAs have more than three hours of down time a day. Mark Quinn, ...
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Driven by a 54% increase in furniture and bedding sales, specialty retailer Conn's Inc. said net sales rose 9.9% to $208.4 million in the quarter ended Jan. 31. In a preliminary financial report issued ...
U.S. furniture and bedding sales will grow a little more slowly this year as economic growth tapers off and unemployment remains stubbornly high, according to Furniture Today's new consensus forecast. Consumer spending on furniture and ...
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LAS VEGAS — Educational seminars at the Las Vegas Market will give buyers a chance to soak up an array of ideas, advice and information about the home furnishings business. Here's a rundown of the dates, times and locations. All ...
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