ICFA Recognizes Manufacturing & Retail Excellence at Gala Awards
ICFA Recognizes Manufacturing & Retail Excellence at Gala Awards The International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) recognized manufacturing and retailing excellence, honored its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients and celebrated outstanding service and leadership at a gala awards celebration during Casual Market Atlanta. ICFA members and guests gathered at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 17 for a dinner hosted […]
Furniture Store Sales Rise 5.2% from August 2024
Furniture Store Sales Rise 5.2% from August 2024 Strong year-over-year sales activity aligns with reports from retailers of a strong August that continued into the Labor Day holiday weekend. WASHINGTON — Furniture store sales continued their year-over-year winning streak in August, posting a 5.2% increase over August 2024, according to figures released by the U.S. […]
The Checkout Conundrum: Why Speed and Data Collection are Nonnegotiable for Mattress Stores
The Checkout Conundrum: Why Speed and Data Collection are Nonnegotiable for Mattress Stores In the competitive world of mattress retail, securing a sale is only half the battle. Whether a customer is finalizing their purchase on your showroom floor or clicking “confirm order” on your website, a clunky, slow or impersonal checkout experience can quickly […]
Best Home Furnishings Announces Partnership with HGTV Stars Erin & Ben Napier
Best Home Furnishings Announces Partnership with HGTV Stars Erin & Ben Napier Best Home Furnishings is proud to announce an exciting new partnership with Erin & Ben Co., the lifestyle brand founded by HGTV’s Home Town stars Erin and Ben Napier. The collaboration brings together Best Home’s decades of family-made craftsmanship with the Napiers’ celebrated design […]
Retailers Report Strong Labor Day Holiday Traffic, Sales
Retailers Report Strong Labor Day Holiday Traffic, Sales Big discounts, 0% financing offers made product attainable for many consumers. HIGH POINT — Labor Day proved strong for a number of retailers around the country, as consumers took advantage of huge deals, promotions and financing offers available throughout the holiday weekend — and beyond. With many […]
How Big is Amazon?
How Big is Amazon? How big is Amazon in mattresses? That’s a critical question for the mattress industry, and it’s one, sadly, that the industry is not asking. I know this from a series of off-the-record conversations that I conducted at the recent Las Vegas Market. I asked several industry leaders to give me their […]
King Koil More than Doubles Retailer Visits at Las Vegas Market
King Koil More than Doubles Retailer Visits at Las Vegas Market King Koil said that it more than doubled the number of retailer visits to its showroom at the recent Summer Las Vegas Market over last year, citing dealers looking for higher margin luxury product and interest in the brand’s new Drew & Jonathan Home by […]
High Point Market to be Subject of Documentary Film
High Point Market to be Subject of Documentary Film HIGH POINT, N.C. — The High Point Market Authority and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking are collaborating to produce at least one documentary film featuring High Point Market. Ben Muller, HPMA’s vice president of marketing and communications, entered into the partnership […]
Bedding Industry has Positive Outlook for 2nd Half of 2025
Bedding Industry has Positive Outlook for 2nd Half of 2025 With two sales holidays — Memorial Day and Fourth of July — behind us, the bedding industry is optimistic about the remainder of the year, including two of the biggest mattress sales holidays, Labor Day and Black Friday. “We’re still a holiday-propelled industry,” says Gerry […]
Mattress Mack & Gallery Furniture Helping Texas Flood Victims
Mattress Mack & Gallery Furniture Helping Texas Flood Victims According to a report by Fox7 in Austin, Tx, Mattress Mack and Gallery Furniture are stepping up to help those across Kerr County and the Austin area impacted by the deadly and devastating July 4th floods. Gallery Furniture will be distributing 400 twin, full, queen and king […]