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August 13, 2019
Would you order a house online? These retailers are banking on it
No longer content to just sell what’s inside the home, retailers like Amazon and IKEA are finding ways to offer the houses themselves. But as Market Watch columnist Warren Shoulberg points out, this latest offering is not exactly a new idea.
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July 26, 2019
How Bed Bath & Beyond plans to fix itself
Though it is knee-deep in troubles both self-inflicted and beyond its control, the big-box retailer is at least recognizing its problems and starting to address them.
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July 18, 2019
Is Neighborhood Goods … well, any good?
Born in Texas and coming to New York City this fall, the store is being touted as the next big thing in retailing. But is it? Market Watch columnist Warren Shoulberg visits the Plano location to find out.
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July 2, 2019
The great furniture store consolidation has begun
Over the past decade, furniture retailing has become concentrated in the hands of fewer (and bigger) brands such as Ashley Home Stores, Rooms to Go and Berkshire Hathaway. Here’s what that could mean for the industry.
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May 24, 2019
RH goes to the beach
The company quietly debuted RH Beach House—a clean, cool, somewhat coastal variation on its upscale furniture and decor model—on its website on Wednesday. With a new 136-page source book online, soon to be followed by a print version, RH stretches beyond its signature look with a mix of lighter colors and finishes, natural fabrications and contemporary silhouettes that will seemingly work anywhere from Malibu to Mykonos.
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May 21, 2019
Who is the most influential retailer in the home business right now?
For an international retailer that’s been around for more than 75 years, IKEA has a relatively small number of stores—and the unique distinction of being just as known for its meatballs as for any of its home products. But as Warren Shoulberg argues, the home furnishings retailer is developing the category's most innovative and ground-breaking products, programs and plans.
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April 23, 2019
How Jersey’s American Dream Mall became a nightmare
A decade and a half after ground was broken in 2005, the American Dream shopping center remains under construction. Located somewhere in the swamps of East Rutherford, New Jersey—and locally known as Xanadu or the Mess in the Meadowlands—the complex’s current owners have announced it will open in the fall. One can presume they mean this fall, though based on history, it’s anybody’s guess if the latest deadline will stick.
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