Wayfair runs up to 70% off

Forbes Vetted reported on May 23 that Wayfair was running a Memorial Day Clearance sale with up to 70% off furniture and décor, part of a broader holiday weekend wave of promotions across home retailers. A separate Forbes Vetted furniture roundup published the same day again listed Wayfair among the lead Memorial Day sellers and said the retailer was offering up to 70% off furniture for every room. Wayfair’s own Memorial Day sale page, which was live on May 24, showed category discounts including living room seating up to 60% off and area rugs up to 70% off. The retailer also displayed rotating flash deals and closeout listings on its site. ### Where is the 70% claim coming from? Forbes Vetted said on May 23 that Wayfair was offering up to 70% off furniture and décor during its Memorial Day Clearance sale. In a broader holiday sales roundup published the same day, Forbes Vetted again described Wayfair as offering up to 70% off and labeled it the best furniture sale in that list. Wayfair’s Memorial Day sale page, accessed on May 24, listed discounts by category rather than a single sitewide markdown. The page showed area rugs up to 70% off, living room seating up to 60% off, and multiple other home categories at up to 50% off. ### What did Forbes single out in the furniture roundup? Forbes Vetted’s May 23 furniture sales roundup said Wayfair was offering up to 70% off furniture for every room in the home. (forbes.com) The same roundup highlighted a couch for small spaces at 35% off as one of the practical deals in this year’s Memorial Day furniture promotions. (wayfair.com) The Forbes coverage placed Wayfair alongside other large home sellers in the holiday sales cycle, including Ashley, West Elm, Pottery Barn and Frontgate. Frontgate, in the same roundup, was listed at up to 75% off, while several other chains were shown with lower top-line discount ranges. ### What is Wayfair showing on its own site right now? (forbes.com) Wayfair’s Memorial Day page on May 24 showed a mix of category markdowns and individual product promotions. The page listed area rugs at up to 70% off, bathroom vanities at up to 50% off, mattresses at up to 50% off, kitchen and dining furniture at up to 50% off, and bedroom furniture at up to 50% off. (forbes.com) The same page also showed flash-deal examples including a semi-flush mount light at 50% off and a chandelier listed at 72% off, indicating some individual items were discounted beyond the headline category ranges. Wayfair’s separate closeout page described the offers as final-sale discounts on furniture, décor and other home goods in limited quantities. (wayfair.com) ### How does this fit into the broader Memorial Day sale cycle? Forbes Vetted’s May 18 and May 23 sale roundups both included Wayfair among the main Memorial Day retailers, with the same up-to-70%-off framing for furniture and décor. The publication said it would keep updating its broader Memorial Day deals page through the weekend as discounts changed. (wayfair.com) May 24 is the Sunday before Memorial Day, and Wayfair’s sale pages remained live with category markdowns and flash deals. Readers looking for the next step can find the current offers on Wayfair’s Memorial Day and closeout pages, while Forbes Vetted’s May 23 roundups continue to track named retailers and selected products through the holiday weekend. (wayfair.com) (forbes.com)