Ethan Allen

Companies' Last Tax Dodge of 2012: Paying December Dividends

Furniture retailer Ethan Allen Interiors this week became the latest company to move its dividend distribution up to December -- a shift that will help shareholders avoid the tax increases on such payouts that are coming in 2013. Is that good business, or bad corporate citizenship?

The Plus-Size Furniture Market Expands as Americans Widen

With 68% of Americans overweight, our furniture is growing, too. In the plus-size furniture market, where consumers are promised comfort as well as measured load-bearing performance, online retailers are stealing the lunch of brick-and-mortar stores.