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September 27, 2018/Furniture Insights

September 2018 Furniture Insights

More good news with orders up 5%, according to our recent survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. This increase marks the third straight month that orders were up 5% over the same month a year ago. Year to date, new orders remained 6% ahead of last year.

August 31, 2018/Furniture Insights

August 2018 Furniture Insights

New orders in June 2018 were up 5% over June 2017, according to our recent survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. The 5% increase followed a 5% increase reported last month and 15% reported in April.

July 31, 2018/Furniture Insights

July 2018 Furniture Insights

Another strong month following a 15% increase last month, according to our monthly survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. May 2018 orders are up 5% over May 2017 in the July 2018 Furniture Insights.

June 28, 2018/Furniture Insights

June 2018 Furniture Insights

Numbers from the Spring 2018 Market showed a surprising and encouraging 15% increase in new orders from April 2017 to April 2018, with 79% of participants reporting order increases.

May 30, 2018/Furniture Insights

May 2018 Furniture Insights

New orders were up 2% in March and 3% overall for the year, according to our latest Furniture Insights.

May 1, 2018/Furniture Insights

April 2018 Furniture Insights

New orders up 2% in January 2018 according to our latest Furniture Insights. With April Market on the horizon, overall consumer confidence remains quite favorable and indicates further strong growth in the months ahead. Higher consumer confidence may not have a direct correlation on higher consumer spending, however, especially given recent volatility in the stock market.

March 29, 2018/Furniture Insights

March 2018 Furniture Insights

New orders up 2% in January 2018 according to our latest Furniture Insights. With April Market on the horizon, overall consumer confidence remains quite favorable and indicates further strong growth in the months ahead. Higher consumer confidence may not have a direct correlation on higher consumer spending, however, especially given recent volatility in the stock market.

February 28, 2018/Furniture Insights

February 2018 Furniture Insights

A disappointing drop as new orders fall 9% year over year as of December 2017, according to our latest Furniture Insights. Overall orders were still up in total for 2017.

January 26, 2018/Furniture Insights

January 2018 Furniture Insights

Good news for the furniture industry as new orders are reported up 11% and shipments are showing an increase as well. See the favorable trends as well as a newsletter redesign in our January 2018 Furniture Insights.

Ken Smith Named 2017 Citizen of the Year

The High Point Enterprise names Ken Smith as their 2017 Citizen of the Year in their New Year’s Day issue.

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