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  • August 19, 2023
  • A video of a woman showing off items available for sale at a China shop in Durban has gone viral online
  • The footage posted on TikTok by Jessica Mkhize shows the variety of affordable goods available at the China Home Centre in Springfield
  • Many Mzansi netizens were pleased about the plug and thanked Jessica for sharing as they planned their next shopping trip

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Turning a new space into a home can be daunting. By far, the hardest part of furnishing a house from scratch is figuring out where

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  • August 5, 2023
  • A man created a home for himself and had a positive attitude by welcoming any suggestions on how to improve it
  • The homeowner posted on a Facebook page, hoping to receive constructive criticism after showing what he managed to do so far
  • Online users were fascinated as the man shared detailed photos of his living space with a sweet note

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A man living in a shack turned to social media to get opinions about his home. The guy used a Facebook

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  • July 27, 2023
  • A Nigerian family in Lagos state got a complete home makeover that changed their living condition for the better
  • With the help of Fisayo Fosudo, they got a beautiful set of appliances like a washing machine and TV
  • Many people who watched the video that documented the apartment’s transformation said it got them emotional

A young Nigerian man, Fisayo Fosudo, also a tech reviewer, changed the lives of a family of three children and their home.

At the beginning of the video, Fisayo mentioned that he and his team went out on the street of Mushin to speak with

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  • September 17, 2022


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  • July 24, 2022

Washington — Whether due to higher prices or a few more customers coming into stores, furniture and home furnishings bounced back in June, according to advance estimates from the Department of Commerce.

It’s a reversal for the category, and retail as a whole, after May’s report saw declines across several categories. For the month, the home furnishings retail category posted adjusted sales of $12,382 billion, up 1.4% from May’s adjusted $12.209 billion. Year-over-year, furniture and home furnishings sales were up 4.6% against June 2021’s $11.837 billion.

Over the past six months, unadjusted sales for furniture and home furnishings came in

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  • July 22, 2022

Anne Klein brand to introduce furniture collection this winter.

NEW YORK — WHP Global has entered into a long-term licensing agreement with Nova Design Inc. to develop and distribute a home furniture line for the Anne Klein brands. The Anne Klein Furniture Collection is slated to debut in Winter 2022 and will be carried in select stores and e-commerce retailers throughout the US

The collection will include upholstered sofas, loveseats, sectionals, daybeds and ottomans, occasional tables, bedroom and dining furniture, home office as well as outdoor furniture. The collection’s designs will be influenced by Anne Klein’s homes at Sutton Place

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  • July 18, 2022

Store with a Marshalls and HomeGoods logos on the side.

I love the line in Auntie Mame, a romantic comedy released in 1958, when her nephew Patrick’s stuck-up and somewhat ditzy fiancée, Gloria, sees the library in Mame’s home and says, “I love books; they’re so decorative.”

Well, the fine art of decorating homes has come a long way since then, and thank heavens it has for the gift and home business. Home décor has become a huge business, as witnessed by their place in both wholesale markets and independent specialty stores around the country. Consumers have been

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  • June 28, 2022
This combination of two photos shows a disassembled wood cabinet, left, and the cabinet refinished with white paint and brass hardware, featured in the book “Probably This Housewarming: A Guide to Creating a Home You Adore,” by Beau Ciolino and Matt Armato.
Beau Ciolino via AP

There’s always been a taste for antique furnishings. These days, a widely acquired taste.

Antiques are hot partly because of supply chain delays and higher prices for many custom or mass-market pieces. There’s also the public’s turn toward sustainability: Environmentally-conscious buyers are averse to throwaway furniture, and are trying to reuse and recycle.

And

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  • June 26, 2022
ProApprove, powered by Credibly, allows contractors to sell their products and services to homeowners across the credit spectrum. // Stock Photo
ProApprove, powered by Credibly, allows contractors to sell their products and services to homeowners across the credit spectrum. // Stock Photo

Credibly, a fintech lending platform for small and medium-sized businesses based in Southfield, has acquired ProApprove, a specialty finance company offering home improvement financing solutions to homeowners with prime, near-prime, and non-prime credit.

ProApprove originates installment contracts through its network of home improvement contractors, helping those contractors drive revenue growth by enabling them to sell their products and services to homeowners across the credit spectrum.

As part of the acquisition, ProApprove now utilizes Credibly’s data science, technology, and

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