Some assorted thoughts on the wonderful world of retailing, Target’s 1,800-person layoffs: Yeah, it’s a big number but let’s remember it’s only 8 percent of
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Furniture Wars
The furniture industry is getting together this week in High Point, NC, the center of that universe, with the Trumpian Tariff Trauma hanging over the
Timber…..!!!
The latest Trumpian tariff tragedy is on — of all things — wood, as in the raw material used for housing materials, furniture and kitchen
Can You Say Panic Buying?
Is this the calm before the tariff storm? How else to explain the surprisingly positive retail numbers we’ve been seeing over the past few weeks.
The Biggest Invasion in Georgia Since Sherman
Maybe it’s the devil went down to Georgia? Or the day the lights went out in Dixie? I’m sure there’s a bunch of other southern
The Fall of the Home Business
Key sectors of the home furnishings business will have important trade shows over the next few weeks but they could be particularly ugly given the