SOFFA returned this week, with bipartisan bills introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House. Reps. Doris Matsui (D-Ca.) and Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) announced today they will sponsor the Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act (SOFFA) “to set a national furniture flammability standard that will reduce the need for harmful flame
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It’s a temporary storage facility for your merchandise. With the right space and procedures in place, your warehouse can add value to your furniture store. When it comes to warehouses, I’ve seen them all. I’ve seen the pristine, state-of-the-art, purpose-built facilities. I’ve also seen the chopped-up back rooms that remind
Furniture retailers who import products from China will have to pass additional costs to customers, Jim Kittle said in an interview broadcast on NPR’s Morning Edition. The U.S. raised tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, including furniture, from 10 percent to 25 percent at midnight. Kittle, chairman of
The Consumer Products Safety Commission today announced the recall of a three-drawer chest (seen above; colors vary) that reportedly killed a 2-year-old child in a tip-over accident. The 56-pound, 27½-inch high chest was recalled by South Shore Industries Ltd. Of Canada. Units were manufactured in Canada and Mexico, with nearly
Are you using yours effectively? Or are you sweeping floors? Every family business is unique unto itself. But while there are no two that are alike, that doesn’t mean there are not similarities. When I meet with a family business – whether it‘s a construction company or a furniture store
By Doug Clark Brian Gaines has survived a business failure and a medical crisis that put him in a coma for several days. He learned that “fear has four letters, faith has five. Faith is greater than fear.” But now the owner of Home Furnishings Association member Wall 2 Wall
Home Furnishings Association member Serrano’s Furniture is growing again. Only this time the company with eight stores in California’s San Joaquin Valley isn’t adding a store – it’s moving one to a larger location. The company’s Hanford store has outgrown its 12,500-square-foot downtown building and will move to the Hanford Mall where it will take over a portion of
You’ve run an attractive family furniture store in your hometown for many years. You offer great products at fair prices and provide top-notch customer service. You’re also a community leader, supporting many worthy causes. So where did that blistering online review come from? An occasional complaint is inevitable in the retail trade, but it
By Doug Clark The Home Furnishings Association, with other business groups, today urged congressional leaders to support a critical tax correction. Identical bipartisan bills filed in the House and Senate promote “investment in local businesses, job creation and other important economic and community benefits,” according to a letter sent today
Laura Khoury turned shopping frustration into a cutting-edge business that can help Home Furnishings Association members boost sales. “I started as a frustrated consumer,” says Khoury, founder and CEO of Shoptelligence. “I wanted to see only the products I wanted.” Khoury, a chemist by training, created a company that uses artificial intelligence
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