More people buying furniture amid pandemic CONOVER, N.C. – As more people stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, more people are buying furniture. So much so, that it’s creating a backlog. "Everything is tenfold from two to three years ago," said Davey Cartner, the lead trimmer at Carolina Custom Leather, a North Carolina-based manufacturer that ships furniture nationwide. Companies like Carolina Custom Leather have seen sales as much as double thanks to the recent boom. "We had the best June we ever had in the history of our company," said owner Todd Stroud. Stroud says furniture...