September 2008 Issue
Cover Story
The Loan-Ly Retailer -
September 01, 2008
Bruce Larson got a rude surprise while getting ready to attend the Summer Las Vegas Market. Something didn’t look right about the bank account for Larson’s Home Furnishings, the furniture and appliance...
Bruce Larson got a rude surprise while getting ready to attend the Summer Las Vegas Market. Something didn’t look right about the bank account for Larson’s Home Furnishings, the furniture and appliance...
Current Features
Its No, No, No to Long-Term Financing -
September 01, 2008
When it comes to furniture, so-called “exotic” credit terms—offering up to five years to pay—are losing their power to draw shoppers, according to a cross section of retail executives who head both large...
When it comes to furniture, so-called “exotic” credit terms—offering up to five years to pay—are losing their power to draw shoppers, according to a cross section of retail executives who head both large...
House Money -
September 01, 2008
As many as 31 percent of households are “credit constrained,” and new store charge cards, mortgages and new car loans are largely out of reach for those shoppers due to their less-than-perfect credit,...
As many as 31 percent of households are “credit constrained,” and new store charge cards, mortgages and new car loans are largely out of reach for those shoppers due to their less-than-perfect credit,...
Current Departments
Las Vegas Bedding Wrap-Up: Playing the Odds -
September 01, 2008
If the Summer 2008 Las Vegas Market is any indication, bedding manufacturers are placing most of their chips at the low and middle ends of their market these days. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. With...
If the Summer 2008 Las Vegas Market is any indication, bedding manufacturers are placing most of their chips at the low and middle ends of their market these days. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. With...
Store Sales Feeling the Economic Pinch -
September 01, 2008
Amidst growing pessimism about the economy, sales in residential furniture and home furnishings stores remain strong for the first five months of 2008, slipping just slightly from the comparable 2007 period. Overall...
Amidst growing pessimism about the economy, sales in residential furniture and home furnishings stores remain strong for the first five months of 2008, slipping just slightly from the comparable 2007 period. Overall...