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Furniture business in Plymouth braces for possible tariff impact
The president’s tariffs to drive up the costs of everyday items, including what many people are sitting on right now — furniture.
Vietnam is the world’s number one furniture builder. Unless a deal gets done, a 46% tax on imports from there will take effect after a 90-day pause.
It’s news that the owners of Minnesofa in Plymouth, Minnesota, are keeping an eye on.
The name and business are new. College athletes Max Bjorklund and Luke Schultz teamed up to flip furniture on Facebook Marketplace.
“We started out of my Dad’s garage in 2022 right after COVID,” Bjorklund said. “We pretty much refurbished old couches, anything we could find at the time, fixed them up to the best of our ability, took pictures of them and hoped we could get some sales.”
Their business grew to a Plymouth store that sells new furniture made in Wisconsin and Vietnam.
On Monday, the editor-in-chief of Furniture Today wrote, “tariffs took dead aim at some of the furniture industry’s largest and most impactful source countries, and they could trigger the most extensive realignment of global sourcing in a generation.”
As for Minnesofa, Schultz said, “I would say uncertainty is where the consumer sentiment and markets are at right now.”
For now, they are seeing a surge in business, albeit the weather or looming tariffs.
“We had a PR day. It’s a personal record. We sold the most couches we ever had,” Schultz said.
They are savoring the moment and preparing for the next.
“If they raise our costs, we probably will have to raise prices a little bit, but that is where we are striving to be that budget friendly store.” Bjorklund said.
Schultz added that their business might have a thinner margin.
Minnesofa works closely with Ashley Furniture, and says they have no word right now of price changes.
The final day of the Minnesota high school baseball season takes center stage Monday, as four championship bouts take place at Target Field.
All games can be streamed, for a fee, at NSPN.TV/MSHSL
Class A
No. 1 Madelia (28-3) vs. No. 2 Red Lake County (27-2), 10 a.m.
Class 2A
No. 1 St. Cloud Cathedral (24-2) vs. No. 3 Glencoe-Silver Lake (23-4), 1 p.m.
Class 3A
No. 1 Totino-Grace (19-8) vs. No. 2 Mahtomedi (23-5), 4:30 p.m.
Class 4A
No. 2 Champlin Park (22-6) vs. No. 4 Rosemount (24-5), 7:30 p.m.
The Minnesota Lynx have the early favorite for Rookie of the Year; the Las Vegas Aces have the reigning MVP.
Olivia Miles made two huge shots for the Lynx in the final minute, but two free throws by A’ja Wilson put the Aces ahead for good in a 100-97 win Saturday in Sin City.
Miles scored 12 of her career-high 29 points in the fourth quarter — 10 in the final 2:23.
“When you have a rookie like that, maybe not playing her best, maybe turning it over, whatever it is, not defending the way we need her to defend and then just kind of willing yourself at the end and willing the team at the end to give us a chance that’s a special player,” coach Cheryl Reeve said.
Miles 3-pointer with 25 seconds left gave the Lynx a 97-96 lead, but Wilson countered with a pair of free throws less than five seconds later to put the Aces back up by one.
A stepback triple by Miles was long with seven seconds left, and after a couple free throws for Vegas, a desperation heave at the buzzer by Courtney Williams was off the mark and the Lynx (10-3) lost for the first time in nine games. Las Vegas (10-3) has won six straight.
Miles somewhat downplayed her offensive success postgame, noting she committed six turnovers. “A lot of them were unforced, but I’ve giving myself grace. I got to learn. It’s my first time playing against them, feeling the pressure of the game. … I’m definitely going to take this one and learn from it, take the good with the bad. It’s not always as bad as you think it is and it’s not always as good as you think it is. Just stay level headed.”
Down by 15 late in the first half, Minnesota methodically chipped away with a Kayla McBride 3-pointer making it a two-point game with 2:47 left. She finished with 19 points.
After a couple Aces’ free throws, Miles scored on a finger roll. Then, after Wilson made a jumper at the other end, Miles responded with a reverse layup and it was 93-91 Las Vegas.
Kayla McBride got a defensive rebound off a Las Vegas miss and Miles drove the lane for a layup and drew a foul on Wilson. The No. 2 pick in this year’s draft calmly sank the ensuing free throw with 48 seconds left and the Lynx 94-93, its first advantage since 4-3.
A questionable foul on McBride — one which was upheld by video review but Reeve said was a misinterpretation of a rule — led to three free throws by Jewell Loyd for a 96-94 Aces lead moments later.
Natasha Howard had 22 points and nine rebounds for the Lynx before fouling out.
She said Minnesota picked up its defensive intensity and was more physical with the Aces after halftime. “We dictated where we wanted them to be on the defensive end. That’s how it was easy to get steals, stops and getting rebounds and pushing the ball. We should have started that off in the first half instead of the second half and we wouldn’t be in this predicament of talking about a loss. … Vegas threw the first punch, but we got to be ready at all times.”
The Lynx return home to host expansion Portland on Monday night.
The Las Vegas Aces will host the Minnesota Lynx Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. The Lynx have the WNBA’s best record despite superstar Napheesa Collier playing zero games this season.
Lynx vs. Aces will air on CBS, and streams on DIRECTV (free trial).
Here’s what you need to know:
What: WNBA regular season
Who: Minnesota Lynx (10-2) vs. Las Vegas Aces (9-3)
When: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Where: Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
TV: CBS
Live stream: DIRECTV (free trial), fuboTV (free trial), Paramount+
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What to know about Lynx vs. Aces
Here’s a recent story from the Associated Press:
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Olivia Miles had 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Kayla McBride added 22 points, and the Minnesota Lynx used a big first half to cruise past the Dallas Wings 100-76 on Tuesday night for their eighth straight victory.
Natasha Howard scored 21 points and Courtney Williams added 16 for Minnesota (10-2), which became the first WNBA team to reach 10 wins this season. McBride made four of Minnesota’s seven 3-pointers.
Paige Bueckers led Dallas (7-4) with 23 points. Arike Ogunbowale added 16 points, and Jessica Shepard had 12 points and nine rebounds. Azzi Fudd, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, finished with six points on 2-of-12 shooting.
Four of Minnesota’s starters reached double-figure scoring by halftime. Howard and Miles each had 14 points, and McBride and Williams each added 12 to help the Lynx lead 58-38.
Minnesota made 23 of 32 (72%) field goals in the first half, including 6 of 8 3-pointers.
The Lynx led 75-60 entering the fourth, with 71 points coming from their starters. Williams made a basket with 30.7 seconds left to put Minnesota at the 100-point mark for the third time this season.
The teams combined to make 26 straight free throws before a miss with 56.8 seconds left in the fourth.
Up next
Dallas hosts Phoenix on Thursday.
Minnesota plays at Las Vegas on Saturday.
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