It appears the 20 Wickes Furniture stores in the Chicago area may have a short future.
The Wheeling-based Wickes Furniture Co. announced Tuesday it has abandoned hopes of reorganization and agreed to put itself on the bankruptcy auction block before the end of the month, according to court papers.
Citing ”operating losses and liquidity concerns,” Wickes said [...]

Consumers looking to green up their patios with sustainable garden furniture have more products to choose from, but still face challenges finding them in stores, according to the National Wildlife Federation.
Crate & Barrel and Pier 1 Imports scored highest in the group’s first annual scorecard of major retailers of wooden garden furniture. Both, according to [...]

A company that supplied allegedly faulty Martha Stewart-brand glass-top patio tables that shatter during normal use has filed for bankruptcy.
JRA Furniture Industries LLC on Tuesday filed a Chapter 7 petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del.
The Cerritos, Calif., company is a defendant in a class-action lawsuit along with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. [...]

Before you decide to run to the store and buy new patio furniture, check your budget – and your design style.
Manufacturers are strutting out bold pieces that can do double duty indoor or out. Sectional sofas are taking center stage in collections. Overstuffed cushions, custom fabrics, tassels and trims are now becoming the norm alongside [...]

THOUSANDS of Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and a Corporate Art Collection from the former Kmart Corporate Headquarters in Troy, MI will be auctioned off on FRIDAY, FEB. 16th and SATURDAY, FEB. 17th. This large 2-ring auction event will be conducted by National Retail Equipment Liquidators (NREL) of Grand Rapids, MI – under the direction of Abacus [...]

Furniture sales across the United States and in some parts of the state have become the latest casualty of slowing home sales and rising fuel costs.
The furniture market performed well in early 2006, but retailers — especially stores that sell only furniture — have reported declining sales since late summer.
The furniture industry grew rapidly as [...]

An increasing number of retailers are vying for a slowing furniture market on the Grand Strand and in Brunswick County, N.C.
While furniture sales across the United States have become the latest casualty of of slowing home sales and rising fuel costs, that problem is multiplied for retailers here who are splitting smaller pieces of a [...]

All outdoor furniture looks good in the store. But how good it looks after a year on your deck depends on what it’s made of and how it’s made.
Here’s some guidance on what to look for and what you can expect to find at various quality levels.
Low-priced
# What to expect: In the lowest price ranges [...]

America is moving out.
We’re creating outdoor spaces with all the comforts of indoors, right down to the area rugs and chandeliers. Thank modern materials for that and, quite possibly, the high cost of housing.
“Americans are looking outdoors and saying, ¿Hey, I have a lot more room than I thought I had,’” said P. [...]

The empty Super Kmart store at Baseline and Greenfield roads in east Mesa is undergoing a transformation and will soon become an American Home furniture store. American Home is based in Albuquerque, N.M., and was founded in 1936.
It has eight stores in New Mexico and Arizona, including three stores in Tucson and one store each [...]