CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A popular furniture store is opening its second Charlotte location on the south side of town this year. The new IKEA store will not be a huge warehouse like the typical stores from the Swedish company. Instead, it will be a smaller operation […]
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Photo illustration by Michael Flocker // Stacker // Canva Online spending on home goods, electronics hold steady in last year as others dwindle Illustration of hands on a laptop with hundred dollar bills floating in the background. American consumers are still spending on home and garden materials online—even as they’ve […]
Growth in home renovation spending is expected to soften next year as fewer property owners fix up their homes in preparation for sale, the latest report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University said. The study forecasts that year-over-year gains will slow to 10.1% by the end […]
About a year after the onset of the pandemic, Kathy Lange-Novak and her husband, Frank Novak, decided it was time to update their Fitchburg home. After 26 years, the floors, countertops and appliances were showing their age, and the couple thought they needed to upgrade before putting the house on […]