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September 19, 2025

Global politics take center stage at New York’s home textiles show

Tariffs on China and India dominated the chatter at the New York Home Textiles Market, where retailers and buyers grappled with a difficult importing environment.

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September 11, 2025

Bed Bath & Beyond is back (again)

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is partnering with The Brand House Collective (formerly Kirkland’s Inc.) to rebrand nearly 300 Kirkland’s outposts as Bed Bath & Beyond Home stores, starting with the Nashville market.

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September 5, 2025

RH Paris looks to make a splash

The upscale retailer’s latest gallery opens its doors this week, just in time to capitalize on the international design industry’s arrival in the City of Light for Maison&Objet.

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August 28, 2025

Tariffs loom over the fall home shows

On the cusp of the fall buying season, Trump’s tumultuous tariff policies cast a long shadow over an already soft sector. The possibility of an additional levy on furniture is the latest of many developments to trouble importers and consumers.

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August 21, 2025

Home Depot and Lowe’s report solid numbers but remain cautious

Though the two DIY giants recorded modest gains, both remain skeptical about the months to come amid a stubborn housing slump.

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August 14, 2025

Burlington is in full-blown remodeling mode

When it comes to off-price retailers, the TJX brands may get all the fanfare, but Burlington is in the midst of an impressive overhaul.

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August 7, 2025

Home retailers had a surprisingly good quarter. Will it last?

Continuing a modest upward trend from the previous quarter, major U.S. home retailers reported solidly positive results, begging the question of whether the good news will continue.

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July 31, 2025

Ashley goes big in Vegas

Big-box furniture giant Ashley has opened a huge new location in Las Vegas, indicating the megachain’s tech-forward, value-centric strategy in a sluggish consumer market.

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July 24, 2025

What back-to-school shopping patterns say about the state of US retail right now

The back-to-dorm selling season is already well underway, with early results starting to roll in. Warren Shoulberg reports on how consumers are still spending—but on earlier time frames and stretched budgets.

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July 17, 2025

At summer home shows, vendors roll out tariff tactics

With the tariff landscape in constant flux, home industry retailers are adopting an array of new policies to stay in business amid a turbulent market landscape.

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