Daphne Garland-McLean
Welcome to Furniture/Today's Research blog. Each week we'll take a look at interesting research data related to the home furnishings industry. Our focus for the week may come from research we have conducted ourselves or it might be something we've come across and just want to share. We hope you'll use this space too, to share your thoughts or to weigh in with what you think about the topic under discussion.
Three members of Furniture/Today's Research team, Research Manager Dana French and Research Specialists Judi Fulbright and Daphne Garland-McLean, will be sharing this forum, each bringing our own unique perspective. We look forward to hearing from you!
Research SaysLink This | Email This | Comments (4) Furniture/Today updates its research pageDid you know in 2010 consumers spent an estimated $9.6 billion on casual and formal dining? Or, that the median sales price of new homes sold in November 2010 was $213,000? These are just a few data points that can be found on Furniture/Today's research page. Want to know more about the furniture industry? Furniture/Today's research department likely has your number. As an integral part of... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (4) Merchandise mix updateFurniture/Today's Furniture Store Performance Report takes an overall look at store operations and provides data in which industry insiders can use to compare industry results against the annual results of their own store. Presented in two parts, store operations and merchandise mix , these reports provide a composite view of retail operations data and sales floor information, based on responses... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (9) A peek inside furniture store operationsMany changes have occurred with the economy, consumers and retail operations over the last year. Furniture/Today, takes a look inside furniture store operations in its latest Furniture Store Performance Report survey, presented in this week's print issue, to give the industry an idea of how things are progressing and what opportunities remain ahead. What did we find? Overall, furniture retailers... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Roller coasters are not always funWe were all hoping the economy would continue to gain steam but with housing sales on a downward spiral, it seems consumers are having a hard time remaining optimistic. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported earlier this week existing single family home sales in July, which account for the bulk of total existing home sales, plunged 27.1% from June and 25.6% from July 2009. And though... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Connect with your customersConsumer confidence continues to inch upward as fears about the employment outlook fade away and a growing optimism blossoms amongst consumers. According to the Conference Board, the Consumer Confidence Index increased for the third month in a row in May. Currently at 63.3 (1985=100), the Index increased from a reading of 57.7 in April and 52.3 in March. And, with a reading of 63.3, consumer... More |
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