Furnishings news and trends

RH Sees ‘Long Tail’ for Consumer Spending On the Home
Retail // September 09, 2021

Luxury furniture and home goods retailer RH remains bullish that strong consumer spending will continue despite serious supply chain issues, as the company tries to position itself beyond curating and selling products and into conceptualizing and selling spaces. Gary Friedman, chairman and CEO of RH,...

DTC Brands Fill Pricing Gap In Outdoor Furniture Market
Retail // April 01, 2019

Some of the minds behind direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are inspired by their personal experiences. Yardbird Co-founder Jay Dillon, for instance, was shopping for furniture with his then-girlfriend, now wife, at big-box stores. “The designs weren’t that impressive, and the quality wasn’t great,” Dillon told PYMNTS...

Wayfair To Open First Brick-and-Mortar Store
Retail // March 27, 2019

Amid a move into brick-and-mortar retail, home furnishings company Wayfair intends to open a physical store at Massachusetts’s Natick Mall. The location is said to open its doors at the beginning of fall, Chain Store Age reported. Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah said, according to the...

Batch And Creating Omnichannel Context For Furniture Commerce
Retail // January 09, 2019

Furnishing a living space – whether it’s a house or an apartment – can be challenging work for those who are not design-oriented, particularly when it is their first time and they are trying make their home look like the dwelling of an adult human...

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Wayfair To Open First Brick-and-Mortar Store

March 27, 2019
Amid a move into brick-and-mortar retail, home furnishings company Wayfair intends to open a physical store at Massachusetts’s Natick Mall. The location is said to open its doors at the beginning of fall, Chain Store Age reported. Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah said, according to the announcement, “With the opening of our new retail store, we […]