What Home Furnishings Retailers and Importers Need to Know The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is moving forward with its mandatory e-filing requirement for Certificates of Compliance, and it’s critical that home furnishings importers take proactive steps now. Beginning July 2026, importers of most consumer products will be required
Inventory management plays a big role in customer satisfaction. Inventory management should be designed to monitor product availability, but thanks
The trade and tariff landscape remains fluid, with several developments—and non-developments worth monitoring. While there haven’t been many substantial changes
Today, customers are not just comparing prices, they are comparing experiences. Especially in furniture and mattress retail, where purchases are
In furniture buying today, shoppers are more informed, selective, and skeptical than ever before. They’re not simply buying a sofa
In 2025, the Home Furnishings Association continued to be a unified voice for furniture retailers, advocating for policies that protect
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.
