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October 21, 2021

High Point: They came, they saw, they tried to buy

Fall’s High Point Market was a resounding success, in spite of high prices and lower-than-usual attendance and product availability. Warren Shoulberg reports from the ground.

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October 14, 2021

Nordstrom’s new home store is more about gifting than living

Recently opened in the brand’s New York flagship, Nordstrom Home offers an expanded assortment of gift-driven home accents and accessories—a move that aligns with its broader home strategy.

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October 7, 2021

Low attendance and high spirits at New York’s in-person markets

While both the tabletop and retail textiles sectors resumed traditional, in-person markets in New York this week, all was not quite back to normal.

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September 30, 2021

Call it used, call it pre-owned—it’s the furniture that’s selling

The home furnishings business is getting in on the market for pre-owned products, a sector which is suddenly exploding as both start-ups and legacy players start to sell used furniture.

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September 23, 2021

Big retailers are getting into the vintage game

National retailers are increasingly turning to vintage goods as a way to freshen their assortments, keep customers coming in, and beat supply chain woes.

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September 16, 2021

Will ABC Carpet & Home be able to reinvent itself after bankruptcy?

Days ago, rumors of ABC’s financial struggles gave way to official reports of its Chapter 11 filing. Retail Watch columnist Warren Shoulberg, longtime friend of ABC creative director Paulette Cole, unpacks the iconic brand’s journey.

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September 9, 2021

RH’s latest earnings call details grand plans for first store abroad, hotel properties and more

In announcing second-quarter earnings that border on the insanely great, RH laid out its latest vision for the future, both short term in 2022, and for the next decade. In doing so, it took up its forecasts for the rest of its fiscal year, putting its faith in a sustained future for America’s love for their homes—and in RH to furnish them.

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September 2, 2021

How Ikea is revamping stores and rehabbing its image

The Swedish home furnishings retailer, known for its disposable furniture and mazelike stores, is taking steps to refresh its merchandising approach and combat its unsustainable reputation.

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August 19, 2021

Norwalk Furniture leaders just sold the company—to their own employees

Norwalk Furniture, one of the legendary names in the upholstered furniture business, has weathered happy highs and devastating lows over its nearly 120 years in business. Today brings another major notch on the company timeline: Employees just learned the company is being sold—to them.

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August 12, 2021

Meet the $15 billion Chinese retailer that Gen Z is obsessed with

You may not be all that familiar with Shein, but it’s pretty certain that millions of your customers (or your teenage niece) already are. Here’s why the largest fast-fashion retailer in the U.S. might matter to your business.

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