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What's Hot: The Best-Selling Bedroom
May 20, 2010
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With formal dining losing ground to casual dining, master bedroom has emerged as case goods' "luxury" category in many consumers' minds regardless of price point. We asked retailers to identify their best sellers in master bedroom for this month's feature. Read on to see what's working at your counterpart's stores.
What's Hot: Tables
February 1, 2010
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Occasional tables do more than house lamps, magazines and the occasional drink
What's Hot: Latest in Top-Selling Youth Furniture
January 1, 2010
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Youth furniture is more versatile than ever. Retailers cite finish options and styling that makes youth goods suitable for second bedrooms and vacation homes as reasons these examples are top sellers in their stores.
Outdoor Entertaining
August 4, 2009
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The warm, quiet nights of summer and fall usher in the perfect backdrop for outdoor entertaining, relaxing and dining, which require a comfortable seat and table. Here’s a look at some of the top-selling outdoor collections from a variety of retailers.
Accent Chairs
July 7, 2009
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Accent Chairs: If they don’t have one, everyone wants one. The perfect chair for relaxing after a long day; the perfect chair for “resting tired eyes” while watching television; the perfect chair for sharing a bedtime story with kids. Here’s a look at a sampling of top-selling chairs from retailers around the country.
Casual Dining
June 9, 2009
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The economy has folks eating more at home and less at local restaurants. That said, finding a cozy, comfortable spot for dining with the family could become a priority as Moms look for a way to bring the family together over meals. Check out these top selling casual dining groups from a variety of retailers for some winners.
What's Hot: Family Rooms
April 22, 2009
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Aside from the kitchen, the family room may just be the most used room in today’s homes. Comfy sofas, functional case goods and lived-in sectionals make for a special place for watching movies, the news, playing board games and even the occasional meal. Here’s a look at family room selections that are considered top sellers among a sampling of retailers.
What's Hot: Master Bedrooms
April 6, 2009
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It is, in the words of nearly every “MTV Cribs” subject, “Where the magic happens.”
Latest Furniture Trends: New Mattresses
February 13, 2009
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Even in tough times, there are going to be plenty of people in the market for a new mattress, whether it’s a newly wedded couple, individuals heading for Divorce Court or somebody like 60-year-old Garry Schloemer of Cincinnati’s Schloemer Mattress Outlets, whose mattress was a self-prescribed cure for a common back ailment.
Kids Beds, Ready to Move
February 2, 2009
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Recession or not, new kids are outgrowing their cribs every day, and that creates excellent opportunities for furniture stores when all those families hop into their mini-vans for a trip to a nearby furniture store. Sure, they’re looking for a kid’s bed, but it’s going to difficult for Dad not to notice the sale prices on comfy recliners or for Mom not to start thinking about how shabby the sofa has become since all those kids arrived. Retailers contributing to this month’s “What’s Hot” say no category is exactly lava-hot at present, but kids (and their parents) continue to be a source of reliable traffic. The selections from retailers this month show that today’s kids have surprisingly sophisticated tastes and tend toward fairly grown-up looks while their parents favor solid wood and strong values.
What’s Hot: Latest Furniture Trends
November 1, 2008
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There’s not a lot of room for the turkey with all the fixings on the smaller tables in this month’s What’s Hot, but retailers who responded to our requests to share best-sellers in dining say it’s smaller-scaled sets—and pub-
Leather Sofas
November 1, 2008
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On a cool, windy fall day, nothing matches the feeling of slipping on a well-worn leather jacket for a motorcycle ride down a winding, tree-lined road—with the possible exception of coming home to settle in on a soft leather sofa in front of a roari
What’s Hot: TV Consoles
September 1, 2008
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With a digital TV transition underway as broadcasters prepare to stop transmitting analog signals early next year, lots of consumers are buying big, beautiful flat-screen TVs. With TV prices dropping nearly as fast as the cost of almost everything goes up