Furniture Store Sales Fell 2.7%. Every Other Category Grew.
Furniture stores sold 2.7% less than a year ago in September while every other retail category grew.
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Furniture orders rose 9%. Factories still aren't hiring for it.
Orders, shipments and backlog rose together for 3 months. Factory jobs haven't followed.
Furniture Freight Has a New Playbook
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Mortgage Rates Jumped to 7.28%. Housing Still Drags Tickets.
Mortgage Rates Jumped to 7.28%. Housing Still Drags Tickets.Today's big number is the mortgage rate. Freddie Mac's 30-year fixed average printed 7.28%, up from 7.03% last week. That’s a sharp weekly move, and it…
Furniture Sales Got Revised Down. Consumers Got Gloomier.
Census says our industry sold less this summer than we thought. Consumer confidence slipped again. Plus: Ethan Allen's board fight, a new patent case hitting recliners, and no news on tariff refunds.
New Home Sales Jumped in August. Mortgage Rates Crossed 7%.
Today's big number is new-home sales. August came in at a 684,000 annual pace, better than July but still below last year. Meanwhile, more homes are for sale, prices are softening, mortgage rates went back up, and…
The Wholesale Furniture Rep
What Happened to One of the Most Valuable Relationships in Our Industry?
Follow the Tariff Dollars
Who actually owns the refund, and why the answer isn't complicated.