Furniture Today

14/07/2025

Regardless of whether traffic met expectations or fell short for retailers during the July 4 holiday sales period, most stores’ sales revolved around a pair of key categories.

Mattresses and bedding proved to be a top seller among retailers, while upholstery — in both stationary and motion — maintained its positioning among best-selling items from most sales floors.

How were your 4th of July sales?

Regardless of whether traffic met expectations or fell short for retailers during the July 4 holiday sales period, most stores’ sales revolved around a pair of key categories.

11/07/2025

Possible tariff increase for Canada

In a letter posted on Truth Social and addressed to Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, Trump said the tariffs would take effect Aug. 1 unless Canada makes unspecified concessions.

Move threatens to strain economic ties among close trading partners, as container shipping rates decline amid weak demand.

11/07/2025

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11/07/2025

One of the key features inside NFM large store is its Pop Up Shop. The Pop Up Shop is a dedicated space within the showroom that features a rotating, curated collection of seasonally relevant and trend-forward styles. Updated nearly every quarter, it offers a fresh, inspiring and unique shopping experience that stands apart from the rest of the showroom.

Through October, Ho**er Furnishings is the featured brand in the Pop Up Shop, which is a little larger than 2,500 square feet and creates an area that gives consumers something new to see each time they visit. The Ho**er display was introduced in June.

Selected products from the furniture manufacturer will be featured in the store at The Colony, Texas through October.

10/07/2025

Bassett Furniture reported a modest revenue increase and a return to profitability in its fiscal second quarter.

The company highlighted cost-cutting, its U.S. manufacturing base and improved margins for helping to offset the impact of a sluggish housing market that has weighed on consumer demand for home furnishings.

How was your last quarter?

Revenue up slightly despite weak housing market, marking a turnaround from prior year’s losses.

10/07/2025

KingKoil has landed one of the industry’s hottest licensing partnerships in the mattress business: twin brothers Drew & Jonathan Scott, hosts of “ Property Brothers.” (Property Brothers Home Design)

The company will unveil its new mattress collection under the Drew & Jonathan Home by King Koil and Scott Living at the summer Las Vegas Market, July 27-31.

Love those Property Brothers! Jonathan Scott and Drew Scott!

King Koil has landed one of the industry’s hottest licensing partnerships in the mattress business – twin brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott, hosts of “Property Brothers.”

10/07/2025

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10/07/2025

There was a lot to like about the four-day July 4 holiday for Top 100 retailer Factory Direct Enterprises, which owns and operates Ashley in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

The Edison, N.J.-based retailer reported strong sales and continued momentum throughout the mid-summer sales event.

https://www.furnituretoday.com/furniture-retailer/holiday-sale-hits-the-spot-for-top-100-fde/

Bedding and upholstery were the strong performers for the Edison, N.J.-based retailer, which owns and operates Ashley stores.

09/07/2025

By nearly every metric, Top 100 retailer Exclusive Furniture had itself a nice July 4 sales weekend.

Sales were strong, traffic was up and officials from the Houston-based retailer came away from the mid-summer tentpole event feeling good.

https://www.furnituretoday.com/furniture-retailer/july-4-sale-sizzles-for-exclusive-furniture/

Sales were strong, traffic was up and officials from the Top 100 retailer came away from the mid-summer tentpole event feeling good.

09/07/2025

While a few months of pulled-forward demand might have made for a slightly softer July 4 for Top 100 retailer Big Sandy Superstore, it saw momentum in a couple of key areas.

https://www.furnituretoday.com/furniture-retailer/mattresses-incentives-lead-to-larger-july-4-tickets-for-big-sandy/

09/07/2025

Here's the latest from the first motions hearing on the American Mattress bankruptcy case. Check out the story online for the details.

A challenging business environment, uncertainty in an election year and large line changeovers from two key mattress vendors and the cost incurred to reset its showroom floors contributed to American Mattress’ Chapter 11 filing.

08/07/2025

Five bedding companies are on the list of American Mattress’ top 20 unsecured creditors list for a total of $2.06 million in claims.

The specialty sleep retailer filed this week for Chapter 11 protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The American Mattress’ filing indicated that the top 20 unsecured creditors have claims of more than $3.76 million, less than double than the total of the five industry players.

https://www.furnituretoday.com/financial/5-bedding-companies-among-american-mattress-top-20-creditors/

Five bedding companies are on the list of American Mattress’ top 20 unsecured creditors list for a total of $2.06 million in claims.