Bassett Furniture (BSET) — 125 Years Strong: How a Made-in-America Brand Is Taking on a Tough Market

Send us Fan MailIn this Showcase Series, Rob Spillman, Chairman and CEO of Bassett Furniture Industries (NASDAQ: BSET), joins host Doug Lane, Managing Director and Consumer Analyst at WTR, to discuss how one of America’s oldest furniture brands is driving growth in a challenging housing environment. Spillman walks through Bassett’s “good, better, best” product strategy and the opening‑price‑point introductions that stood out at High Point Market, the expansion of the Lane Venture outdoor brand into Bassett retail stores, the company’s blend of U.S. manufacturing with complementary overseas sourcing, and the newly opened Cincinnati store marking a return to a key market. With nearly 125 years of history behind it, Bassett is leaning on innovation, lean operations, and long‑term confidence in the American home furnishings market.