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May 2025 Retail Metrics are in!

May 2025 Retail Metrics:

As we close out the second quarter of 2025, both furniture and mattress retailers face challenging market conditions characterized by declining conversion rates and average tickets.

The mattress industry shows stronger traffic generation with daily opportunities up 34% year-over-year, while the furniture sector demonstrates remarkable improvement in prospect collection and getting customers to return.

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Market Watch

Furniture Industry

Mattress Industry

May 2025: Furniture Industry

May 2025: Mattress Industry

Retail Snippets

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Cold play: The Toy industry faces ‘devastating’ impact from tariffs.

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