The Latest Wood and Furniture Tariff Hikes Are Off the Table
On the eve of when they were scheduled to take effect, the president has halted increases on a number of wood products. In the on-again/off-again world of Trump tariff policies, it’s off again for a round of increases that were scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1 of the new year. They are being delayed […]
Will New Trump Tariffs Bring U.S. Furniture Production Back?
Duties on imported furniture could go up substantially but insiders say the return of domestic production remains a challenge. The furniture industry has been subject to the back-and-forth fight over tariff policies as much as virtually any other sector in the American market, with key supplying nations including China, Vietnam and India all being subjected […]
Furniture Retailers Showing Surprising Strength
It may just be consumers pushing up purchases in advance of tariff-related price hikes but many of the big chains showed better numbers for their most recent quarters. The furniture business has been in a post-pandemic hangover going on three years, its sales impacted not just by consumers turning their attention more to out-of-home spending […]
High Point Market Will Be a Tale of Two Shows
As the world’s biggest furniture market starts this weekend, it will be all about the haves and have-nots. When the furniture industry gathers in High Point, NC, over the next ten days for its spring market, it will be with the dark cloud of tariffs hanging over it, creating possible opportunities for vendors who either […]
Key Furniture Analyst Looks to Disaster-Driven Recovery
Noted industry advisor Jerry Epperson says wildfires in California and big storms in the Southeast could result in better business. In his latest Mann Armistead Epperson Furnishings Digest Newsletter, Epperson, who has been working with the industry for more than five decades – the past 39 with the Richmond, VA-based investment banking firm – lamented […]
Paged Plywood Is Coming to the U.S. Market
The company, Poland’s largest plywood producer, exhibited at this year’s International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta. After debuting at IWF 2024 in August the company is now building out its distribution network in the U.S. to bring its line of advanced plywood solutions for a wide spectrum of industries, from transportation, through construction and to the […]
Furniture Producer Sauder to Start Selling Wood Components
The ready-to-assemble furniture resource has launched Sauder Supply to begin servicing other furniture producers as well as cabinet manufacturers. Sauder Supply is the new initiative from the Archbold, OH-based RTA powerhouse as it seeks to become a B2B supplier to the trade again. “Sauder Supply represents a significant step forward for our company and also is […]
Here Are the Seven Chairs That Changed the World
Noted design writer Witold Rybczynski looks at the most important chairs in the history of seating. Spoiler alert: six of them are made of wood. It may not be the most chart topping ranking out there but to those who make and sell them—not to mention the people and companies that supply the raw materials […]
Hymmen to Feature Digital Lacquer Embossing Presentation at IWF
A live talk by flooring expert Sebastian Bazyk on Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLEplus) for SPC flooring highlights Hymmen’s IWF presentations. Hymmen, the technology provider for flooring, other high-end surfaces and engineered wood, is presenting a special educational conference session at this summer’s International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta on the role digital printing will play in […]
Business Collaboration and Design Trends
The traditional model of vertically integrated manufacturing, where a company produces all components of a product in-house, is transitioning to a collaborative model linking two or more companies in joint pursuit of mutually advantageous opportunities—especially in industries such as furniture manufacturing. This shift not only optimizes resources but also fosters greater innovation and agility in […]