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Furniture Store Marketing Benchmarks 2026
CUFinder’s 2026 furniture-store marketing benchmarks point to a multi-device retail market: mobile generates 72.5% of traffic, global website conversion averages 1.65%, organic search leads discovery and automated email remains a powerful recovery channel. TFT examines what the numbers mean for furniture retailers.
Furniture Stands Alone in Year-over-Year Decline as U.S. Retail Sales Shift Away From Big-Ticket Home Purchases
Furniture was reportedly the only major U.S. retail category to post a year-over-year decline in July 2026. Although store sales increased 0.3% from June, they remained approximately 2.7% below last year, highlighting continuing pressure from cautious consumers, weak housing-related demand and changing retail channels.
Gardner White Invests $5M to Expand into West Michigan
Michigan furniture retailer Gardner White plans to invest more than US $5 million to open three new furniture stores in Kentwood, Portage and Lansing — marking its first major entry into West Michigan and expanding its longstanding statewide presence.
