Staycations’ help boost sales of recliners

Lean back, put up your feet and take a load off — in one fell swoop, recliner sales are embracing a new generation seeking refuge by going horizontal.  The venerable recliner, renowned as the duct-taped refuge for Frasier’s cantankerous father and the haven for uber-conservative Archie Bunker, is gaining cachet with baby boomers and “stay-cationers” [...]

Furniture Retailers Look to Trim Costs

Home furniture retailers are bracing for continued tough times by consolidating manufacturing and adopting new sales and lower-cost production strategies.
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