Home categories shine in Costco’s latest quarter
Issaquah, Wash. – Several home segments were top-performers during Costco’s fourth quarter – both at bricks & mortar and online. Home furnishings, housewares and small electrics were key drivers of...
View ArticleAt Home expands from décor to whole-home retail
Coppell, Texas — Retailer At Home is shifting toward higher quality furniture in its assortment, positioning itself as a “luxe for less” destination. The Coppell, Texas-based home décor specialist...
View ArticleRH Estates makes North American debut in 1st freestanding Gallery
CORTE MADERA, Calif. — Luxury home furnishings retailer RH announced the opening of RH Estates, the Gallery on Greenwich Ave. in Greenwich, Conn. The opening marks the North American debut of the...
View ArticleCasper unveils new retail concept at revamped NYC flagship
New York – Casper is putting a new spin on the brick-and-mortar mattress shopping experience with the reopening of its redesigned flagship Sleep Shop in New York City’s NoHo neighborhood. Located at...
View ArticleHome among best performers as JCPenney sales decline
Summary: JCPenney net sales fell 8% to $1.3 billion Home was led by furniture, which increased 41% year-over-year JCPenney launched third-party marketplace online Plano, Texas – JCPenney’s net sales...
View ArticleJoss & Main launches designer collective with seven leading tastemakers
Boston – Joss & Main is bringing together seven of today’s leading designers and tastemakers for its first-ever Designer Collective, a thoughtfully curated collection of the group’s unique design...
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The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: BBB/Container Store Combo
Fort Worth, Texas – It seems like Bed Bath & Beyond is the brand with nine lives…or at least two anyway. Its latest is a mash-up with The Container Store to create a hybrid retail format that could...
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Dollar General unwraps exclusive Hallmark holiday decor collection
Goodlettsville, Tenn. – A collection of Hallmark-branded holiday decor is rolling out soon at thousands of Dollar General stores. The exclusive Simply for You by Hallmark Holiday 2026 Collection will...
View ArticleDOC: Home furnishings stores back in positive territory in August
Washington — August marked the first time since October 2025 that the furniture and home furnishings category recorded a sales increase according to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s advance monthly...
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Home Excellence Awards gala draws a crowd
New York – Last night’s HTT/HFPA Foundation market gala returned to the Harvard Club of New York to raise funds for the foundation’s scholarship fund. The evening featured a big turnout for the annual...
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Bed Bath & Beyond parent company inks strategic partnership
Logo provided by Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Nashville, Tenn. – Neighborhood Intelligence, the recently adopted corporate identity for Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., has forged a long-term strategic...
View ArticleThe Tariff Tally: What are retailers doing with the money?
New York – The bigger the boxes, the bigger the bucks. Major retailers recently reported receiving most, if not all, of the tariff refunds they applied for. The receipts flowing into publicly traded...
View ArticleTariff refunds help lift RH past $900 million in Q2 revenues
Corte Madera, Calif. — RH eclipsed $900 million in net revenues in the second quarter or FY2026, with $55.1 million of that as a result of IEEPA tariff refunds. For the three months ended Aug. 1, the...
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The new operating mode? Resilient but reluctant
In many ways, the soft home industry is in a better position going into September’s New York Home Fashions Market than it was 12 months ago. At the same time, getting ahead is a real slog. At last...
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You Could by Trying to Sell Furniture
Look at it this way: as tough as the home textiles business is these days it could be worse. You could be in the furniture industry, where things are really, really tough since consumers have close to...
View ArticleMacy’s Inc. just boosted its outlook again. Here’s why
Fast Facts: Macy’s Inc.’s Q2 net sales rose 1.1% to $4.9 billion, with consolidated comp sales up 2.7%,. Bloomingdale’s posted $922 million in sales and 11.3% comp growth, marking its highest...
View ArticleHelix Sleep was built online. Why does it keep showing up on retail floors?
Swansea, Mass. – Helix Sleep is adding another furniture retailer to its growing brick-and-mortar network, continuing a retail expansion that has put the digitally native mattress brand on showroom...
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Home textiles drove dollars in Target collab with Hollister
Minneapolis – Hollister’s first extension into home, created as a curated dorm collection at Target, paid off for both parties. Launched June 28 in most Target stores and in select Hollister stores,...
View ArticleBed Bath & Beyond parent pulls the plug on home expansion acquisition
Nashville, Tenn. – Neighborhood Intelligence Inc. – the new corporate identity for Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. – is walking away from an acquisition it had announced in early April. The now-defunct...
View ArticleFurniture Today and sister brands unveil Home Furnishings 500, a Who’s Who of...
High Point, N.C. — Furniture Today and its family of sister brands today unveiled the Home Furnishings 500, a new annual publication recognizing 500 of the most influential people in the home...
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