Webinars

Webinars are powerful. They speak to the heart of our fast-paced and steadily increasing business world's main need: "get it done now and move on to the next task." The HFA provides a library of webinars to help you and your employees become better retailers.

• Preparing for the Recovery: Insights from Industry Analyst Jerry Epperson

  Topic: Management

  Everyone is trying to figure out what the “new normal” will look like when your stores reopen. What will recovery look like to you and your customers? What product categories…

  Jerry Epperson

  Founder and Managing Director, Mann, Armistead & Epperson

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• Utilizing the Furniture Retail Merchandising Matrix to Grow Sales

  Topic: Merchandising and Store Design

  Is it time to rethink your showroom? It takes more than just updating displays and traffic flow. Internationally known store designer Martin Roberts will walk you through the Merchandising Matrix…

  Martin Roberts

  Owner, Martin Roberts Design

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• Take Advantage of the Lockdown and Improve Your Business for When it Reopens

  Topic: Management

  Your store won't be closed by the COVID-19 crisis forever. The time to plan for when you can fully reopen is now. Are you prepared for the new "normal" when…

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• How Retailers Manage Their Cash Burn Rate

  Topic: Business Financials

  Your store is closed or there's little to no cash coming in, but you still have bills, loans and lease payments due. Retailers who aren't aware of their cash burn…

  Mitchell Stiles

  Vice President of Retail Operations, Credit Underwriting, & AR Management, W. S. Badcock Corp

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• 2020 Stimulus Package: How Business Owners Can Access Relief Funds Now

  Topic: Leadership & Management

  President Trump will sign into law today an historic, $2 trillion stimulus package, setting up a much-needed jolt to an economy reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. The bill includes almost…

  Chris Andresen

  Vice President, Dutko Government Relations

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• Human Resource Issues and COVID-19

  Topic: Human Resources

  Clearly the hardest part of this crisis is having to furlough or layoff members from your team, the people you have invested in, the people who have been vital to…

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• Navigating a Health Crisis: How Businesses Can Find Relief in Washington

  Topic: Leadership & Management

  The fast-moving public health crisis is also dealing a heavy blow to businesses, including furniture retailers. HFA’s Washington representative Chris Andresen will tell you how the administration and Congress are…

  Chris Andresen

  Vice President, Dutko Government Relations

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• Making the Final Mile Delivery Your Competitive Advantage

  Topic: Transportation & Logistics

  In the environment of consumer experience, your final mile could become your competitive advantage. Patrick Cory will detail solutions for retailers in hiring the right delivery company for your business…

  Patrick Cory

  Consultant, JB Hunt

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• Furniture Retailers: Discover the Best Practices for Creating an Omnichannel Customer Experience

  Topic: Advertising & Marketing

  Today's customer journey is anything but a funnel; it's more like a Jackson Pollock painting. Shoppers bounce among your website, marketplaces, and in-store visits. Retailers and brands that can create…

  Rich Siefert

  Senior Consultant, FitForCommerce

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• With Tax Refunds Coming, Don’t Let Political Ads Distract Your Customers

  Topic: Advertising & Marketing

  Tax-refund season is coming! Millions of consumers will have extra cash and the desire to spend it. Did you know that 15 percent of them will use it for home…

  Chip West

  Client Marketing Director, Valassis

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