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Industry analyst Jerry Epperson predicted a favorable trade agreement between White House and Chinese leaders is in the works and will be announced before the Nov. 6 midterm elections. “(President Trump) is a smart businessman and I have to believe this is not going to happen,” said Epperson, of Mann,
…and boost sales The average family spends $125 per month—that’s $1,500 a year—on home furnishings. With that kind of dough going toward making their homes beautiful, you’d think consumers would rush to protect these purchases. But despite what seems to be an obvious need for protection, many customers still forego
The home furnishings industry is grieving over the loss of Furniture Wizard founder and president Martin Fischbein, who died last month following complications from surgery. He was 62. Fischbein was a fixture in the HFA’s Retailer Resource Center over the years and enjoyed talking about how he started his company.
Retailers use all sorts of designs to influence how shoppers behave Be honest: When did you last make a major floor move? And we don’t mean moving vignettes from over here to over there. Your sales floor is a living, breathing entity that needs to change—frequently—so your business can flourish and it’s your
Mandy Jeffries isn’t afraid to try something different. Maybe that’s why Colfax Furniture is so successful. HFA member Mandy Jeffries understands that life changes, plans change, dreams, too. Sometimes that change comes slowly, imperceptible at first. Other times change comes suddenly without any warning. The key, says Jeffries, is being
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