Furniture Wizard’s Martin Fischbein passes away

Marty Fischbein of Furniture Wizard

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.

While selling furniture in San Diego in the 1980s and 1990s, Fischbein recognized a need for computer software to automate the day-to-day operations of the business. The need was especially acute when it came to taking inventory. At the time, software intended for other businesses didn’t consider the special needs of a furniture retailer. In 1997, Furniture Wizard was born.

By 2001, Fischbein had quit selling furniture and began selling the software full-time. Furniture Wizard software is used by more than 700 furniture stores worldwide.

[Color Ad’s Rose Oldenkamp, longtime HFA supporter, passes away]

Evan Faller’s family store, Faller’s Furniture & Design is one of those stores. Faller and Fischbein began creating a software package unique to Faller’s store’s needs. He was so impressed with Fischbein that he eventually joined the company.

“Martin had an outstanding vision of what the retail landscape could look like and how important it was that technology stay ahead of the game,” Faller said.

Furniture Wizard released a statement to its clients announcing Fischbein’s death. “Those of you who met Marty know that he was a smart and driven businessman, a trusted and respected colleague, and a good friend,” it read. “His presence will be sorely missed. We will honor Marty’s legacy by continuing to build and service the industry’s most forward-looking, flexible and feature-packed software. He wouldn’t want it any other way.”

Looking to grow your business? Look no further.
Becoming a member of the HFA has more benefits than we can list here. Click the button to learn more.
Trending In

HFA Solution Partners

Furniture Wizard Logo

Furniture Wizard is a powerful and easy-to-use point-of-sale system that eliminates the tedious and time-consuming

Conquest Digital Solutions

“We increased our volume by 15% with their digital program.” Conquest Digital Solutions is a

Giga Cloud_HFA Partner

GigaCloud Technology is the leading online B2B solution for furniture merchandising. Our B2B marketplace provides

Furniture Wizard Logo

Furniture Wizard is a powerful and easy-to-use point-of-sale system that eliminates the tedious and time-consuming

Conquest Digital Solutions

“We increased our volume by 15% with their digital program.” Conquest Digital Solutions is a

Giga Cloud_HFA Partner

GigaCloud Technology is the leading online B2B solution for furniture merchandising. Our B2B marketplace provides

American First Finance

AFF innovates ways for people to move forward in life with easier access to what

Genesis Credit

Genesis Credit is the Furniture Industry’s largest provider of second-look finance programs and partner to

American First Finance

AFF innovates ways for people to move forward in life with easier access to what

Genesis Credit

Genesis Credit is the Furniture Industry’s largest provider of second-look finance programs and partner to

Sign up for more!
From HFA events to the latest member news, get updates straight to your inbox.

Not an HFA member?

Don't miss out on all of our association benefits!