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Volume IV
September & October 2019
THE ESSENTIALS News | Design Bytes | High Point Market | At Retail
Up To Date (Industry H appenings & N ews)
• As the TARIFF Turns
A Look at One Year of Price Change at WalMart Tariffs Bring Opportunities
USA Domestic Upholstery Ramp Up
• Retail Highs & Lows
Running list of 2019 Bankruptcy Victims
Ross Expanding....and Fast
More Trouble Ahead in Retail
Costco Continues to Thrive
Bed Bath & Beyond Slashes Inventories Wayfair Loss Widens
Michaels Performing & Growing
JCPenney has a new store...but is it enough? Ethan Allen launches Membership Program
• Private Brand Growth for the Win Private Brands over National Brands
Wal Mart returns to Private Brand Emphasis
In the Biz (Business Information)
• Social Media overtakes Print Spend
• Faster Delivery, More Inventory
• Grocery Store Learnings
• The Shift to Direct to Consumer
• Brands use Nostalgia to build the Future
• New Retail World, New Metrics
• Holiday Sales Info Holiday Sales Predicitions
Halloween Stats
Macro/World Trends (Future Insights)
• Health Care & Retail
• Why Rent Instead of Buy?
• Gender Neutral Movement
Via Furniture Today
Millennials Buy More
Via NRF
Halloween Spending Predictions
via CNBC
Are Holiday Sales Becoming Less Important?
Via Furniture Today
Economic Round Up & July Growth Furniture Sales in USA
via NRF
Winter Holiday Trends & Statistics
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