(Photo above: Michael Delgatti, Kevin Walker and Jeb Bassett III, left to right) The future of furniture sales is brick-and-mortar, leading manufacturers told an industry conference June 17. But industry expectations are changing. “If you’re doing the right things, brick and mortar is going to stay,” Michael Delgatti, president of
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Twenty years ago, Home Furnishings Association member Randy Coconis joined a performance group – nine other furniture retailers like himself – with the hopes of making the family business more efficient and profitable. It remains one of the best business decisions he’s ever made. “I just love being in the
Whether they are shopping for sandals or sofas, consumers have no shortage of augmented reality (AR) apps to assist them these days. Following the viral success of Pokémon Go in 2016, hordes of retailers have embraced the technology, including furniture retailers. Home Furnishings Association member Jerome’s Furniture recently deployed its Photo to Floorplan
Deliberate practice is hard. It hurts. But it works. You’re not just a furniture retailer – you’re an entrepreneur. You’re someone who worked hard to make your business a success. So, let me ask you a question: What’s the secret to getting ahead? Is it hard work, talent, brains or
Gregory Rich carries conversations in unexpected directions, which makes him an entertaining radio host and a creative furniture entrepreneur. So, listeners of “Drink in the Style,” broadcast on KTNF-AM 950 in St. Louis Park, Minn., recently heard Rich speak sympathetically about O.J. Simpson, the former football star accused and acquitted
The Insights Experience isn’t just for furniture store owners, CEOs or even Home Furnishings Association members. The theme for HFA’s Insights Experience in Portland, Ore., June 17-18 was “Branding Your Business,” so HFA Education Director Kaprice Crawford wanted to attract furniture stores’ marketing and social media managers in addition to
The subject of furniture tip-overs “is receiving the agency’s highest attention at this time,” Consumer Products Safety Commission member Peter Feldman told industry leaders in Washington, D.C., last week. Feldman, nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate last year, is the newest commissioner on the five-member CPSC.
Photo above: U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) speaks with Eric Blackledge of HFA member Blackledge Furniture on Capitol Hill May 14. An important tax correction continues to pick up bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, but it’s not out of the political swamp yet. Home Furnishings Association members heard reasons to
Senator Joe Manchin grew up in the retail trade, he told Home Furnishings Association members in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. His grandfather owned a grocery store and his father owned a furniture and carpet store in Farmington, W.Va. The future governor and senator worked at both by the time he was
Many people assume doing the right thing will be expensive. That’s a myth we at the Sustainable Furnishings Council love to dispell. The fact is that best practices for sustainability – for ensuring a healthy future – will save you money immediately and in the long term. Doing more to encourage
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