’Tis the season for holiday deals, even if they can’t fit under the Christmas tree. Home furnishings retailers are trying to cash in on the spending season despite typically being unaffected by holiday shopping sprees.
It looks like 2025 may well repeat many of the same conditions of last year’s holiday shopping season: Consumers will spend, but home investments are at the bottom of their wish list.
Among new quarterly financial results, Wayfair and Havertys saw positive news, while Ethan Allen and Bed Bath & Beyond’s numbers were more disappointing.
The Museum of Modern Art’s retail business is among the (if not the) largest among American museums, generating more annual transactions than visitors to its galleries. The newly relaunched downtown MoMA Design Store highlights how important retail has become to the brand’s bottom line.
With the development of the new Manhattan locations—one slated to open in 2026, and the other in 2028—the retail giant doubles down on a target audience of city dwellers who have a taste for Scandinavian style and ethical production.