Furniture
Let me start by saying that I have known Alan Vonderhar from Miskelly Furniture, also known as Dr. V, for a few years now, and he is one of my favorite people in the industry. Read More
In the home furnishings industry, everyone should know who Wayfair is. And whether they love them or hate them, there’s... Read More
The Seena Magowitz Foundation is holding a 70's Disco-themed virtual “We Are Family” reunion charity event at 5 p.m. MST on November 17 to support the fight against pancreatic cancer. Read More
Never say, "Thank you for your time." Sometimes we say things we don't mean. Other times, we say things we do mean but in a way that isn't believable. Then there are the times when we do a bit of both. Read More
Ante4autism recently presented $30,158 checks to each of the five autism charities from the 13the annual Ante4autism poker event that took place this past August. Read More
I recently found an old passport that reminded me I had taken my first business trip to China early in 2002. In the almost 20 years that have transpired, I’m certain I would no longer recognize many of the industrial hubs I visited, including Jiangsu, Guangdong, and Zhejiang. Read More
The FAM is growing by two feet and a lot of furniture! Read More
Raw material shortages may extend into 2022. Read More
The fact that the pandemic has kicked butt and taken names up and down the furniture industry is hardly breaking news. However, a just-tabulated survey of members of the International Home Furnishings Representatives Association sheds some new light on where and how the Covid-19 virus has hurt independent home furnishings reps the most. Read More
If there’s one thing almost everyone in the furniture industry is talking about these days, it’s container prices. While the average price for a 40-foot container in the home furnishings industry ranges between $4,000-$5,000, they’ve skyrocketed over the last year and a half to $20,000 or higher. Read More
How Help One Now is helping eliminate poverty. Read More
Just when you thought the supply chain couldn’t get any worse, Amazon employees in more than 20 countries are preparing to strike on Black Friday. Read More