Omar Mendoza accepts his obligations under California’s mattress recycling program. Anyone who purchases a mattress from his store, All American Mattress & Recliners in Beaumont, is entitled to ask him to remove a used mattress for recycling at no charge. What gets under Mendoza’s skin is when someone who’s not
The impact of Proposition 15 on the California ballot is clear to Howard Haimsohn. “It’s a tax increase aimed right at small businesses,” the owner of Home Furnishings Association member Lawrance Furniture in San Diego said. If approved by voters in November, the measure would change how commercial and industrial
Many furniture retailers in California were hit hard by business closings and other restrictions triggered by COVID-19 outbreaks. The last thing they need is a tax increase. But that’s what a bill pending in the State Assembly would give them. AB 1253, introduced last year to create local grant programs,
An effort to expand the California Family Rights Act could place heavy burdens on small businesses, including furniture stores, with as few as five employees. Senate Bill 1383 would require covered businesses to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid but protected leave from work for qualified employees, who could
Online retailers that sell to California customers must collect California sales taxes beginning April 1 – and not only for the state. They also must collect and remit sales taxes for individual districts in which their total annual sales exceed $100,000 or separate transactions number 200 or more. California will
In the fast-paced world of retail home furnishings, the spotlight often shines brightest on the sales force, and rightly so—they’re
In modern commerce, where convenience and customer satisfaction reign supreme, the concept of delivery has evolved beyond getting your purchase
The American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc., has announced the prestigious 2024 Paul Broyhill Future Leaders Award recipients.
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Getting a sofa from the point of sale to a customer’s living room smoothly — and profitably — isn’t always
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