furniture

Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating, eating, and sleeping. Furniture is also used to hold objects at a convenient height for work, or to store things. Furniture can be a product of design and is considered a form of decorative art.

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Couch Potatoes Turns Furniture Shopping Into Retail Experience With Factory-Store
Couch Potatoes Turns Furniture Shopping Into Retail Experience With Factory-Store
September 03, 2024  |  Retail

For Brian Morgan, owner of Couch Potatoes Furniture & Mattress Stores, standing out in a crowd is the company’s collective mission. On Saturday (Aug. 31),...

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Report: Big Lots Seeking Investors and Considering Bankruptcy
Report: Big Lots Seeking Investors and Considering Bankruptcy
August 28, 2024  |  Retail

Big Lots is reportedly considering bankruptcy amid continued declines in sales. The off-price home goods retailer received a loan earlier this year to help it navigate...

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Ikea Tests Appetite for Secondhand Furniture With ‘Preowned’ Marketplace
Ikea Tests Appetite for Secondhand Furniture With ‘Preowned’ Marketplace
August 26, 2024  |  Retail

IKEA is reportedly testing a peer-to-peer marketplace where customers can sell each other secondhand furniture. IKEA Preowned is the Swedish retailer’s attempt to take on...

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From Travel to Coffee to eCommerce, Consumers are Pulling Back
From Travel to Coffee to eCommerce, Consumers are Pulling Back
August 09, 2024  |  Retail

Consumers are thinking twice before pulling the trigger to buy even everyday items — a hesitation to spend that’s evidencing itself in slowdowns and headwinds for...

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Wayfair: Home Furnishings Sales Slow to 2008 Crisis Levels
Wayfair: Home Furnishings Sales Slow to 2008 Crisis Levels
August 01, 2024  |  Earnings

Wayfair saw its quarterly sales dip amid continued pressure on home goods consumers. “Customers remain cautious in their spending on the home, and our credit card...

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LoadUp Launches Logistics Division for eCommerce Furniture Retailers
LoadUp Launches Logistics Division for eCommerce Furniture Retailers
June 04, 2024  |  Retail

On-demand junk removal company LoadUp has launched a division dedicated to helping eCommerce furniture retailers generate additional revenue from each customer interaction, including in traditional...

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Consumers Demand Deals on Big-Ticket Items Amid Economic Uncertainty
Consumers Demand Deals on Big-Ticket Items Amid Economic Uncertainty
April 11, 2024  |  Retail

With ongoing financial challenges constraining shoppers’ purchasing power, furniture companies’ recent earnings reports show that consumers may not be willing to buy, say, a new...

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Amazon Extends Home Goods Lead Over Walmart With Discounts
Amazon Extends Home Goods Lead Over Walmart With Discounts
March 15, 2024  |  Retail

With mega-retailers Amazon and Walmart competing to secure consumers’ loyalty for high-ticket purchases such as furniture, the eCommerce giant is pulling further ahead by the...

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Retail Sales Top Estimates, but Key Discretionary Spending Declines
Retail Sales Top Estimates, but Key Discretionary Spending Declines
August 15, 2023  |  Economy

Retail sales keep on chugging along. To that end, the data released Tuesday (Aug. 15) by the Commerce Department showed that consumer spending, overall, remained...

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