Waiting is the name of the furniture game.
Author: Tiffany Craig
Updated: 9:02 AM CDT April 9, 2021
HOUSTON — When Jim and Erin Shelton went to the La-Z-Boy store for a sleeper sofa, they were surprised to hear that delivery could take nine months.
“It was, like, 'Wow, I can’t believe it’s gonna be that long,'” Jim Shelton said.
The salesperson explained some of the shipping issues and it made sense to the couple from Montgomery, Texas.
“Companies are really having a hard time right now with that shutdown and people losing their jobs,” Jim Shelton said.
Waiting is the name of the furniture game, according to Greg Portell, a partner in consumer and retail practice at consulting firm Kearney.