U.S. Census Bureau
Holiday Sales Miss Expectations: What the Latest Numbers Mean for Retailers and Designers
The U.S. Census Bureau released some startling numbers on the recent holiday season shopping numbers, and they didn't provide a lot of optimism for economists and the stock market. The bureau found…
Pulse on Housing
As much as we’d like to be the drivers of our own destiny, external factors affect the health of our industry, housing included. Right now, a construction labor shortage, higher home prices and…
The E-Commerce Numbers And What They Mean for Furniture/Lighting Retailers
Sell online? Great, online retail is up, especially in the home improvement industry.
Don't sell online? You still need to know the latest e-commerce numbers and what they mean for your business.…
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case on Sales Tax
Independent showrooms face a ton of competition online, and though many showrooms can compete well online with their own e-commerce stores, there's one major benefit that online-only retailer enjoy…
How to Take Advantage of 2018's Expected Retail Growth
Monday started off with good retail news from the U.S. Census Bureau. Preliminary estimates from the Bureau show that retail sales went up to $3.53 trillion in 2017, up 3.9 percent from 2016.…