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Furniture
Why you can buy the same product at different retailers for vastly different prices
Oct 1, 2024
When a retailer buys a product from a manufacturer as is and slaps its own label and price tag on it, the practice is called white labelling.
Furniture retailers like Wayfair suffer as fewer people buy homes
Aug 2, 2024
This week, Wayfair reported a $42 million loss and its CEO compared the drop in demand to the one seen in the last financial crisis.
Why is manufacturing activity up in some regions and down in others?
Jul 26, 2024
Different parts of the country make different products and often respond distinctly to economic trends.
Gaming furniture levels up to a more decorative aesthetic
by
Matt Levin
Apr 18, 2024
Ikea is launching a new line of gaming furniture more suited for the living room than the basement. It's a sign of how gamer demographics are maturing.
Why prices are dropping at furniture retailers like Ikea
Mar 12, 2024
Furniture prices fell 3.7% over the last year, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report.
Need space to store your vinyl records? This small business makes furniture for that.
Jan 18, 2024
Matthew Wicker, owner of Oregon-based WickerWoodWorks, is profiting from the renewed popularity of records and record players.
Furniture sellers hoped for a better 2023
Jan 17, 2024
The furniture and home furnishings sector saw a 5.4% sales decline last year.
For public good, not for profit.
Why does furniture fall apart so easily?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
Sep 27, 2023
Furniture used to last a lifetime. Now, not so much. But how did we get here?
Furniture sellers adapt to a nationwide drop in sales
Sep 15, 2023
Sales at furniture stores have been sliding amid a cooling housing market and weakening consumer sentiment about making big purchases.
A classic midcentury modern chair gets a sustainable remake
Nov 24, 2022
Furniture maker Herman Miller is now manufacturing the Eames plastic shell chair out of post-industrial recycled plastic.