A recent wave of changes at the top of some of the biggest retail players in the business seems to show there is no one
Category: #department stores
2025 Was the Year That Wasn’t
It was supposed to be a turnaround year…yet it was anything but. For the winners and losers in home furnishings retailing, 2025 was pretty dismal
Do Department Stores REALLY Need to Be in the Furniture Business?
Department stores have gotten out of so many categories — toys, major appliances, even selling cars and entire automobiles — you have to wonder if
Trees, Trees, Whose Got the Trees?
As reports come in that the Black Friday weekend wasn’t as bad as some (including yours truly) had predicted, now we could have a different
Retailers Coming Down the Home Stretch
The holiday selling season may not be quite the make-or-break period for home furnishings retailers as it is for apparel, beauty and toy sellers but
Home for the Holidays? Not So Much
Holiday retail sales are projected to top the $1 trillion level this year, which is a big deal. But less of a big deal is