4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (52+ words) CTV News How much could the cost of appliances increase as a result of the counter-tariffs? Tasco Appliances manager Paul Shearhart explains why the next 30 days will be the best opportunity to by certain counter-tariff affected appliances....

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (135+ words) InteriorDaily Poland's furniture industry is facing growing pressure as demand in key European markets weakens and imports from China continue to rise © Sjankauskas | Dreamstime The value of furniture production among Polish companies employing at least 10 people fell 3.9% to PLN…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (537+ words) In 2023, 3.1 per cent of all residential properties in B.C. and 2.1 per cent in Ontario were owned by non-residents.JONATHAN HAYWARD/The Canadian Press In 2022, as Canadian home prices soared, the federal government announced it was bringing in a temporary ban on…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (267+ words) Oleh entered the American market as an experienced entrepreneur with a proven track record in production and operations. In Ukraine, his furniture was sold in the country’s largest furniture retail chains, and he had established partnerships with retailers in Moldova…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (443+ words) Wide-sweeping retaliatory tariffs now in place on U.S. goods coming into Canada have two Newfoundland businesses wondering how it could affect them— while actively taking steps to ensure impacts are only minor. Alana Rideout, sales manager at Maple Valley Flooring in…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (434+ words) The tariff deadline that lighting people on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border have been preparing for has arrived. Beginning Tuesday, September 8, Canada is imposing 50% retaliatory tariffs on several categories of U.S.-origin lighting products. The duties are part of Ottawa’s…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (879+ words) An Ontario-based Muskoka chair maker hit hard by U.S. tariffs is considering moving the bulk of its manufacturing to the United States, while keeping chairs for the domestic market made in Canada. DFC Woodworks Inc. has been making outdoor wooden patio…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (280+ words) SHOW OF SUPPORT: U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Four HVACR trade groups recently wrote to Greer to express support for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and its benefits for the HVAC, refrigeration, and water-heating industries. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Four HVACR trade organizations…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (617+ words) BBN Times What Happens to Luxury Design Furniture Prices in a Recession? The Answer Is Surprising Recessions have a way of exposing what people actually value, as opposed to what they merely buy. Clothing budgets shrink, dining out drops, and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (310+ words) The NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) has welcomed the UK government’s plans to tackle rogue traders and solidify safeguards for consumers in the home improvement sector, but has stressed that new measures need to be robust, proportionate and easy…...