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Comments Photo by Smith Leonard/Furniture Insights HIGH POINT, N.C. -  New orders for residential furniture continued to rise in December, up 27% compared to 2019. This continues the streak of year-over-year double-digit increases since June 2020, as reported by Smith Leonard in the latest issue of Furniture Insights. The increase in new orders was reported by about 84% of the residential furniture manufacturers and distributors participating in the monthly survey. "While we noted last month that orders were expected to slow somewhat, and they did by slowing from increases of 40% plus to a 1...

Here’s our exclusive wrapup of upcoming events happening across North Carolina in February. Included are the latest meetups, conferences, workshops, application deadlines and networking events happening in Asheville, Charlotte, the Triad, Wilmington and other parts of the state. This post is part of our weekly column of upcoming events, along with our comprehensive resource guide for startups in the Triangle. To find out what’s happening this month in the Triangle specifically, check out part one of this week’s column. Another post previews March events. These columns are an extension o...

Here’s our exclusive wrapup of upcoming events happening across North Carolina in February. Included are the latest meetups, conferences, workshops, application deadlines and networking events happening in Asheville, Charlotte, the Triad, Wilmington and other parts of the state. This post is part of our weekly column of upcoming events, along with our comprehensive resource guide for startups in the Triangle. To find out what’s happening this month in the Triangle specifically, check out part one of this week’s column. Another post previews March events. These columns are an extension o...

Furniture World News MONTHLY RESULTS New Orders New orders were up 17% in November compared to November 2019 according to our latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. This increase followed five months of significant increases beginning with June’s 30% increase, 39% in July, 51% in August, 43% in September and 40% in October. From conversations we had, we expected the increases to begin to slow and the November results proved that to be in line. About three quarters of the participants reported increases in orders over last November, in line with October result...

Furniture World Magazine By Bill Napier and Ed Tashjian on 1/23/2021 PointCounterpoint Ed says that he's never been more positive. Bill issues dire warnings and advises retailers and brands to batten down the hatches!   Editor’s Note: Editor’s Note: Here's more from Furniture World's point/counterpoint duo Bill Napier and Ed Tashjian who have debated numerous topics in the pages of Furniture World. See all of their commentary here.   POINT: Ed Tashjian 11 Reasons To Be Optimistic I have never been more optim...