Quartered Oak veneers
Quartered Oak veneers has a unique look for Hooker Furniture’s collection. The company unveiled a new showroom at this year’s Market. The Modern Mood collection in Oak from Hooker received approving attention at the Market. Solid Cherry is a staple in Copeland Furniture’s line. Oaks, Maple Lead Bedroom And Dining Products At High Point Market By Tom Inman A fresh look in Oak veneer on Hooker Furniture’s design turned the heads of Market attendees. A darker finish shows the Oak grain in the Retreat home office design from Hooker. Iso collection from Copeland has a light finish in this bedroom group. High Point, NC – Furniture retail buyers returned to the High Point Market recently seeking products that will lure customers back into stores. The industry is coming off record sales for 2021 and the first half of 2022 when Americans could not travel and decided to improve their homes or buy a home. Low interest rates enabled more consumers to become homeowners which historically sells furniture. All furniture product categories sales boomed for 18 months and then interest rates began to rise. The cost of consumer goods increased and the demand for furniture declined. The April 2023 High Point Market reflected the decrease in demand for home furnishings. Most manufacturers had new products in existing lines but there were few large introductions. Sales goals were back to 2018 or 2019 levels as company leaders realized the cooling of retail markets. Attendance at market was flat with October 2022 and retailers looked but sales were down. A positive sign for High Point was “new buyer” registration was up 4.8 percent from last fall, said Ashley Grigg, High Point Market Authority vice president of strategic Please turn to page 49 Copeland Furniture’s Lisse collection in solid Walnut, on display at the recent Market, has joinery with no hardware. Henning’s dining room group from Fusion Design is made of solid Oak and was on display at the Market. Vaughan-Bassett Furniture’s Yellowstone collection in solid Oak was a hit at the Market as the company has added new pieces to this line of furniture. Hard Maple with unique stain was popular at the Market for Millcraft Furniture. 26 JUNE 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE www.RealAmericanHardwood.org www.RealAmericanHardwood.org JUNE 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 27
