Jim Fee learned a lot about running a furniture store in college, but even more working alongside Dennis Novosel. Maybe that’s why the two are so close 40 years later. There are bonds you are born with, like your parents or siblings, and bonds you choose, like friends and lovers.
Are you doing everything you can to add to that sale — or are you pushing them out the door? There’s one thing I know to be true from all my years on the retail floor—we are without a doubt in control of our own fate. We are the lords
It’s time to take a second look at your store’s fixed costs Industry knowledge is what makes you good at what you do. It’s likely, if you’re reading this magazine, that you’ve learned from hard-won years of experience how to navigate the challenges and rewards of the home furnishings industry.
If You Replaced Your Delivery Tech Tomorrow, Would Your Customers Notice? It’s a question worth sitting with. If you swapped
The furniture industry has had a brutal few years. COVID-19 froze factories, snarled ports, and exposed the fragility of single-source
How AI is reshaping consumer behavior, redefining the modern retail journey The home goods shoppers no longer discover products the
How Furniture Retailers Can Thrive in the Agentic Era The digital landscape for home furnishings is shifting beneath our feet,
Customer expectations in the furniture industry continue to evolve. These days, they compare every brand to big players like Amazon,
Leveling the Playing Field: Tariff Enforcement and the Fight for Fair Competition Join Home Furnishings Association CEO Peter Theran for a discussion with Keith Koenig,
Inventory Management Transformation: The New Retail Back End Behind every great customer experience is an operation that runs smoothly. Join Peter Theran, HFA CEO, for
