When Jay Hall bought Mainstreet Furniture Consignment in Hopkins three years ago, he considered it a recession-resistant business. "I thought if the economy weakened, people would be more likely to ...

Leaf through any number of shelter magazines and it is almost impossible to find a home furnished entirely with new pieces. Yet in the early days of postwar America, few people of means ever ...

Buying furniture straight from the showroom floor is easy: You pay the listed price and it arrives at your house looking flawless and new. Consignment shopping, meanwhile, can feel like a risk or an ...