HIGH POINT, N.C. - Residential furniture orders rose 8% in October compared to the year prior,  according to the latest Furniture Insights survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors from Smith Leonard. New orders were up for approximately 76% of the surveyed participants.

  The furniture industry wasn’t necessarily the first, or even second, career choice for Dave Bashor, who early on aspired to be an architect, and later enrolled in the police academy. But for Bashor, it would prove to be the best choice.

HIGH POINT, N.C. - Residential furniture orders rose 6% in June compared to the year prior, following an 8% increase in May, according to the latest Furniture Insights survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors from Smith Leonard. New orders were up for approximately 60% of the surveyed participants. Year-to-date, new orders increased 6% over last year, with shipments up 5% for the year-over-year.

Homesense, a new off-price home concept from The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX), will open its initial U.S. store this August in Framingham, MA

HIGH POINT, N.C. - Residential furniture orders rose 8% in May compared to the year prior, and 7% higher than April orders, according to the latest Furniture Insights survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors from Smith Leonard. New orders were up for 58% of the surveyed participants. Year-to-date increased 7% over last year, with shipments up 4% for the year-over-year.

Ashley Furniture broke ground on a 465,000 sq.ft. expansion, adding an e-commerce fulfillment and distribution center in Leesport, Pennsylvania.

Residential furniture orders rose 12% in March compared to the year prior, and 17% higher than February orders, according to the latest Furniture Insights survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors from Smith Leonard. New orders were up for 77% of the surveyed participants.

Following an increase in December, residential furniture orders fell flat in January 2017, according to a new report by Smith Leonard.

For many residential furniture manufacturers and distributors, December 2016 was a good month, according to a new report from Smith Leonard.

Chromcraft Revington Douglas (CRD) has completed the purchase of a 375,000-square-foot manufacturing and central distribution center in Sardis, MS.