Furniture/Today’s exclusive Top 100 listing ranks furniture stores by sales of furniture, bedding and decorative accessories, including fabric and furniture protection and warranties. To qualify, a store must specialize in home furnishings. The mix may include electronics, appliances and other home furnishings, but furniture, bedding and accessories must account for 25% or more of total sales, and at least 25% of those sales must come from the stores. Retailers with a broad merchandise mix that operate separate home furnishings stores are eligible, with the sales from the free-standing home stores only. Costco is on the list based on sales from its two Costco Home stores. Groups of stores with common ownership that operate under separate names qualify. The detailed analysis includes: 1. Ashley still No. 1 store 2. Specialists beat conventionals in sales growth 3. Top 10 conventional furniture stores 4. Top 10 specialty stores 5. Bedding specialty stores finally take a rest 6. Top bedding specialists 7. Nine out of 10 single-source chains post declines 8. Top single-source store networks 9. 2007 was a record year for bankruptcies 10. Who’s who among the leading stores 11. Top 100 ranking 12. Furniture stores to watch Please Note:This report is available for immediate electronic download in PDF format. When you order this report, you will come to an order confirmation page which will show your report, with a red "Download Now" button. Please read carefully the directions at the top of the page on how to download your report. |
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