Now that market is over and retailers and their sales teams are back on the selling floors, a question on everyone’s mind concerns ways to sell smarter, more effectively, and more successfully as we all wait for all the pandemic-related challenges to dissipate. Read More
I was going to devote this column to the recent spikes in Covid in Asia and what this will mean to the supply chain and the flow of products, but I simply couldn’t do it. Read More
Now that the dust has settled from this week’s furniture market, word on the street is that the market did exactly what it is supposed to do—allow buyers and sellers to meet, greet, buy and sell furniture, bedding and accessories. Read More
These are some crazy times we are living in wouldn’t you say? Read More
Here we are, only a few short weeks from the April furniture market and most of the buzz is still about ongoing supply chain issues, how well-trafficked the market might be, if the market will be ‘mask-on’ or ‘mask-off’, how clogged our ports still are, the ongoing high costs of transportation and the like. Read More
It’s no secret that the home furnishings industry is male-dominated. And while organizations like WithIt—a group for professional women in our industry—are working to change that, we all have a part to play. Read More
Illinois-based full-line furniture retailer Darvin Furniture recently hosted its first Sweet Dreams Slumber Party event, which aimed to connect customers with the store’s sleep specialists so they could educate shoppers on the importance of a good night’s sleep. Read More
Walking around High Point Market last week, exhibitors told me that traffic was way up, new introductions (if they had any) were well-received, and dealers were ready to buy. Read More
For youth in foster care, only 50% graduate from high school—and only 3% graduate from college. Ticket to Dream Foundation, a non-profit that helps foster kids across the country, just launched their 6th annual Cards for Grads campaign to celebrate and acknowledge the success of this year’s foster grads, rooting them on for their next steps into adulthood. Read More
Is it Covid that has changed the way the industry looks at trade shows—or was that already happening before the pandemic hit? Read More
Bread lovers, your prayers have been answered. Loafa is a new hyperrealistic bread sofa inspired by Mario Bellini’s 1970s Camaleonda sofa. Read More
This week, I am paying homage to an idea from Sesame Street, which used to highlight ‘the letter of the day.’ My version is ‘the word of the week.’ Read More