In retail home furnishings, many salespeople believe the key to closing more sales is knowing every detail about every product on the floor. Product knowledge matters — but it isn’t your greatest closing tool. Your listening skills are. The best sales professionals understand a simple truth: customers will tell you
Closing a sale isn’t always a single interaction. Even with a thorough qualification, matching needs, masterful objection handling, and creating a sense of urgency with a customer, we often still hear, “I need to think about it.” What you do after hearing that dreaded phrase is what makes or breaks
Kasper Fopp with WonderSign will show you how to increase your close rate without investing much money. Learn the three steps to improve your omnichannel experience and make your business more successful.
In a world before showroom technology, often the efforts spent on customers went out the showroom doors with them. Today, retailers leveraging in-store technology to track customers and build shopping carts generate valuable data. Research shows that with follow-up or targeted marketing, approximately 20% of initially unsold customers can become
As a sales manager, it is essential to understand the power of furniture protection plans when closing the sale. Knowing how to leverage these plans can be instrumental in getting customers on board, as they offer peace of mind for big purchases and provide additional income for your store. In
As we turn the page toward 2026, California employers, including home furnishings retailers, are once again preparing for a fresh
Winning the hearts and loyalty of customers takes more than just offering attractive products or competitive pricing. It demands a
As 2025 winds down, the home furnishings retail industry continues to monitor significant developments around the IEEPA (International Emergency Economic
Today, customers are not just comparing prices, they are comparing experiences. Especially in furniture and mattress retail, where purchases are
Most furniture retailers are sitting on a goldmine and don’t even realize it. If you have a list of customer
Coaching That Closes: How to Develop High-Performing Sales Associates Great sales teams aren’t built by chance, they’re coached with intention. In today’s furniture retail
Selling Like a “Million-Dollar Writer” What separates a good sales associate from a true million-dollar writer? It’s not luck, and it’s not just traffic.
