Furniture and home furnishings retail

You can still buy a sofa for $399 — here’s why you may not want to

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You can still buy a sofa for 9 — here’s why you may not want to

  Hispanolistic | E+ | Getty Images Don’t expect the sofa you buy today to go the distance. “In the last 15 years, there’s been a shift to disposable furniture,” according to David Koehler, chairman of Johnny Janosik, a furniture retailer with stores in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. For most consumers, that’s okay. Attitudes have … Read more

Household appliances cost more but don’t last like they used to

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Household appliances cost more but don’t last like they used to

Customers look at appliances for sale at a Best Buy store in Miami, Florida, Oct. 8, 2021. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Sara Rathner didn’t want to replace her clothes dryer. But a part was clearly broken, causing the machine to make a high-pitched squealing sound every time she dried a load of laundry.  “We … Read more