furniture

Realistic Showrooms and Associate-Powered Chat Bring BoConcept’s Physical Store Online

Ecommerce presents a unique challenge for BoConcept due to the retailer’s focus on a modular product portfolio — a powerful differentiator from…

Seth Goldberg to Take Over as Raymour & Flanigan President

Furniture retailer Raymour & Flanigan, has announced that Seth Goldberg will succeed his father Neil as President of the family-owned business. Neil,…

Exclusive Coddle CEO Q&A: How Tapping Into Lifestyle Trends Built A ‘Smart Furniture’ Brand

Many brands are exploring direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail models as a way to get closer to what consumers really want and need. Furniture…

JCPenney Will End Home Appliance Sales, Move Furniture Sales Exclusively Online

JCPenney is discontinuing sales of major appliances on Feb. 28, and will make furniture available only via its e-Commerce site and at…

Chairish Acquires Dering Hall, Adding Interior Design To Its Platform

Chairish, an online marketplace for vintage furniture, has acquired Dering Hall, a discovery platform for contemporary furniture brands and interior designers. The…

IKEA To Open First Urban-Focused Store In NYC

IKEA will open its first-ever U.S. city center store in Manhattan in spring 2019. The IKEA Planning Studio, which will offer products…

Labor Day Holds Promise For Furniture, Appliances And E-Commerce

While Labor Day is known for its promotions, not all retailers benefit equally: the holiday is actually one of the worst revenue…

Wayfair Is Not Amazon-Proof And Has A Huge Challenge In 2018

Over the last 10 years, Amazon has become the dominant platform that sells products to customers. There are two categories however, that…

Can Amazon Dominate Online Furniture Sales?

The next big move for Amazon will be toward much bigger items: couches, chairs and tables. The online giant is building “four…

Supply Chain Integration Tightens Inventory, Boosts Accuracy For Nebraska Furniture Mart

Five years ago, executives at Nebraska Furniture Mart realized that the retailer’s supply chain needed to be a major strategy driver within the…

Riesbeck Graduates From Interim To Permanent CEO At hhgregg

Robert Riesbeck, who was appointed interim President and CEO of appliance retailer hhgregg in February 2016, will drop the “interim” descriptor from…

North Carolina Anti-LGBT Law Taking A Toll On Retail

The passage of House Bill 2 (HB2), North Carolina’s new law preventing municipalities from enacting LGBT protection in public services, is having…

Luxury Hit List: 5 Brands Embracing a Digital-First World

‘Welcome’ and ‘Abandon’ Emails Reap Strong Results During BF/CM

The Missing Link in B2B Ecommerce: Data-Driven Personalization

Next-Gen Luxury: AR Technology, Appointment-Based Shopping and the Rise of Gen Z’s Influence