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HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry

 
Hairy man

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HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
I'm in the furniture industry. LANE furniture, that has been around for close to 100 years, closed abruptly. This is one of the top 2 biggest furniture manufactures in the United States. They sent an email out to all employees 2 days ago terminating them effective immediately.
More than 2500 employees out of work right before the holidays.
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
A link to article about the closing
[link to www.furnituretoday.com (secure)]
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Damn, that's rough.
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
I'm in the furniture industry. LANE furniture, that has been around for close to 100 years, closed abruptly. This is one of the top 2 biggest furniture manufactures in the United States. They sent an email out to all employees 2 days ago terminating them effective immediately.
More than 2500 employees out of work right before the holidays.
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SHIT
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11/23/2022 08:53 AM
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
GOOD... SHIT PRODUCTS! NOT SORRY...
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
bump
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
Who the hell buying furnitures?
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11/23/2022 11:32 PM
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
All signs point to a great depression from what I'm seeing I'm no expert but damn all the biggest companies laying thousands off.
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11/23/2022 11:38 PM
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
Wow, I was in High Point, NC a month ago.
It was known as the 'furniture capital of the world.'

I wonder if they are FTX bagholders?

https://imgur.com/a/tlLY3VF



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Hairy man  (OP)

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11/24/2022 07:18 AM

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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
Wow, I was in High Point, NC a month ago.
It was known as the 'furniture capital of the world.'

I wonder if they are FTX bagholders?

https://imgur.com/a/tlLY3VF

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I don't think so.
This was a case of major fraud coming from some high level executives. Maybe to the tune of 100 million dollars. We will know soon.
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11/24/2022 07:39 AM
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
Murder murder murder.

And happy holidays
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11/24/2022 07:41 AM
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
china related?
Renaissance Woman

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11/24/2022 07:43 AM
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
Dang, this is my back yard, and affects my line of work. I'm thinking of all my colleagues in the area ad agencies who are also affected. A closing like this is MUCH bigger than just the 2500 employees. So many support industries will be hurt too.
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11/24/2022 07:44 AM

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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
If a billion people "die suddenly", there will be lots of decent used furniture on the market for low low prices.

Also, Lane made some pretty poor quality furniture.
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If a billion people "die suddenly", there will be lots of decent used furniture on the market for low low prices.

Also, Lane made some pretty poor quality furniture.
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Yeahhhh enjoy that used sofa soaked full of cooties. Death-couch,

damned
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If a billion people "die suddenly", there will be lots of decent used furniture on the market for low low prices.

Also, Lane made some pretty poor quality furniture.
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Yeahhhh enjoy that used sofa soaked full of cooties. Death-couch,

damned
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solid wood furniture is the only way to fly
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11/24/2022 07:56 AM
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
Meanwhile, in a small town, in a county with 20,000 residents in the Eastern panhandle of west Virginia, the local furniture factory just built a 7 million dollar addition to its acre sized plant.
I'm going there this am to get free scrap hardwood for kindling.
Go figure.
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
No more need for hope chests. Or jewelry boxes. (Oops! that might be antisemitic.)
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
Meanwhile, in a small town, in a county with 20,000 residents in the Eastern panhandle of west Virginia, the local furniture factory just built a 7 million dollar addition to its acre sized plant.
I'm going there this am to get free scrap hardwood for kindling.
Go figure.
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Sounds like Lane was just another shitty company run by boohmars.
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11/24/2022 08:08 AM

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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
If a billion people "die suddenly", there will be lots of decent used furniture on the market for low low prices.

Also, Lane made some pretty poor quality furniture.
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Yeahhhh enjoy that used sofa soaked full of cooties. Death-couch,

damned
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 84810578


I'm just saying, hotels buy a lot of furniture. Do you think they care if you get cooties? They will steam clean it. Hotel furniture is used by many many people before you check in. :)

Don't bring your CSI blacklight or you may not want to stay there. :)

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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
big lots gonna be hurting...
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
Why not sell the company? Why let it go oob?
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11/24/2022 08:20 AM
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
I'm in the furniture industry. LANE furniture, that has been around for close to 100 years, closed abruptly. This is one of the top 2 biggest furniture manufactures in the United States. They sent an email out to all employees 2 days ago terminating them effective immediately.
More than 2500 employees out of work right before the holidays.
 Quoting: Hairy man


Good clarification
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
All signs point to a great depression from what I'm seeing I'm no expert but damn all the biggest companies laying thousands off.
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small businesses employ America.

the big ones are bloated with inefficiency. this is healthy
JustmeTX

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11/24/2022 08:25 AM

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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
Maybe the Employees could get together and take it private. Buy the plant as it is liquidated for nothing, and improve the quality or adjust what they are making to reach a more lucrative market?

Could be a good opportunity.

Lane made shit furniture.

If they tried making Non-shit furniture, they might gain some traction.

Or make specialty stuff like those robotic massage chairs. (i have several and damn they are nice).

Or a chair that also provides traction for a bad back. or that lifts for the elderly to stand up easier.

Last Edited by JustmeTX on 11/24/2022 08:27 AM
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Maybe the Employees could get together and take it private. Buy the plant as it is liquidated for nothing, and improve the quality or adjust what they are making to reach a more lucrative market?

Could be a good opportunity.
 Quoting: JustmeTX


my family did this with a few partners - the business they were at went bankrupt. They bought it and all the equipment for pennies on the dollar. Assets alone were easily a few million
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I buy furniture from the Amish. Fuck LANE. It's about time their cheap veneer wood garbage got shut down. MAYBE people can go back to high quality furniture from small businesses now.
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Dang, this is my back yard, and affects my line of work. I'm thinking of all my colleagues in the area ad agencies who are also affected. A closing like this is MUCH bigger than just the 2500 employees. So many support industries will be hurt too.
 Quoting: Renaissance Woman



I am sorry to hear that you will be affected. A lot of people will.
But its good for me.
A lot of people will be reupholstering their old stuff.
I didn't wish it on them but I certainly won't turn down work

We all knew this was coming but didn't know which industries would be hit first.
Unfortunately I think this is just the beginning of crumbling businesses.

Remember this is all planned and by design.
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11/24/2022 08:31 AM
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Ikea stock just went up
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Ikea stock just went up
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Liar piece of shit.
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Re: HUGE ground shift in a multi billion dollar industry
Maybe the Employees could get together and take it private. Buy the plant as it is liquidated for nothing, and improve the quality or adjust what they are making to reach a more lucrative market?

Could be a good opportunity.
 Quoting: JustmeTX


my family did this with a few partners - the business they were at went bankrupt. They bought it and all the equipment for pennies on the dollar. Assets alone were easily a few million
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Awesome! Capitalism at work.
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