Dana French
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 (3) The cross-shopping phenomenonCross-channel shopping, where consumers shop for and research products online, but actually buy at a brick-and-mortar store, is big and appears to be getting even bigger because of the recession. Here are some cross-channel shopping statistics. Due to the economy, 91% of consumers think researching product online makes them more confident about what they buy. Source: PriceGrabber.com... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) By the numbers: the Internet1979 : Online shopping is invented in the UK by Michael Aldrich 1994 : JCPenney goes online 1995 : Amazon.com debuts 2000 : The dot com investment bust $25.8 billion : Total e-commerce retail sales in 2000 2001 : Amazon.com reports its first-ever profit in the 4th quarter 2002 : eBay acquires PayPal 2002 : CSN Stores is founded $45.5 billion : Total... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (2) A consumer’s view of RTANearly nine out of ten consumers have bought furniture they assembled themselves at some point. And, 82% of those consumers have been satisfied, with 80% stating they would buy RTA again. That’s the word from nearly 5,000 consumers answering Furniture/Today and HGTV’s exclusive 2009 Consumer Views Survey. There’s no question RTA furniture sells. Take Wal-Mart, the No. 1... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) An anniversaryThis week marks my 10-year anniversary with Furniture/Today. And even though that’s a mere drop in the bucket for many FT staffers, it’s one I’m proud of. I grew up in a furniture store. My father was a sales manager, designer and later owner of Butler Furniture Company in Huntington, W. Va., from the 1960’s to 1990’s. While my Dad is now retired and the... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Retail giantsThe Top 25 U.S. furniture and bedding retailers sold $24.4 billion worth of furniture and bedding in 2008, down 6.4% from 2007 sales. As a group, the Top 25 sold through 16,219 stores last year, with many also selling online and via catalogs. Furniture/Today’s annual ranking of the Top 25 furniture and bedding retailers published this week in the August 24, 2009, issue.... More |
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