A Small Step Forward

摘要

If it wasn't the most robust of years for the top of bed category in 2014, it certainly wasn't the worst. Much like other home textiles categories, top of bed sales overall eked out a small year-over-year gain, up 1.6%. That followed a rosier 2.6% increase the previous year, when consumers were loosening up a bit in response to an improving economy. At the retail level, 2014 marked another year of trading market share. TJX's Marshall's and TJXMaxx formats continued to hold the ground they gained during the worst days of the recession. JCPenney in the second half began to claw back a portion of the business it lost during its ill-fated 2013 home store overhaul, and Macy's solidified its stature as the go-to chain for better middle-tier goods.