Tag: home goods

Slowing Housing Market Saps Home-Goods Retail Sales

September 19, 2022
Business & MarketsCompanieseconomyhigh inflationhome furnishinghome goodsinflationMarketsnational association of home buildersU.S. housing marketUS
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Businesses in the home-goods industry are facing a tough time, with falling sales numbers and order cancellations amid a slowdown in the housing market. Sales at furniture and home furnishing stores fell 1.6 percent in August 2022 compared to the same time last year, according to a U.S. Census Bureau news release, on Sept. 15,…

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How a 5th-Generation Maine Lobsterman Started a Home Goods Company

July 27, 2021
American MadeentrepreneurshipFamily & Homehome goodsLife & TraditionMade in Americasmall business
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Present an entrepreneurial spirit with the right opportunity, then step back and watch the magic happen: The ambitious among us are unable to resist the pull. That’s certainly the case for Logan Rackliff, who founded and co-owns The Rope Co. in Warren, Maine, with his wife, Hannah. It’s also the case for his forefathers—a long…

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Tying It All Together: How a 5th-Generation Maine Lobsterman Started a Home Goods Company

July 27, 2021
American MadeentrepreneurshipFamily & Homehome goodsLife & TraditionMade in Americasmall business
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Present an entrepreneurial spirit with the right opportunity, then step back and watch the magic happen: The ambitious among us are unable to resist the pull. That’s certainly the case for Logan Rackliff, who founded and co-owns The Rope Co. in Warren, Maine, with his wife, Hannah. It’s also the case for his forefathers—a long…

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