Home Furnishings Retailers
Home furnishings retailers have a lot to contend with these days — online competition, changing consumer expectations, rising retail rents. In this section, find news, products and trends for home furnishings retailers to see continued success.
3 Business Communication Tools To Try
Research from Towers Watson found that organizations that are highly effective at communications are nearly twice as likely to financially outperform their competitors as those who aren’t effective.…
Senators Introduce New Upholstered Furniture Flammability Legislation
Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced on Thursday the Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act (SOFFA). Senate Bill 3551 is legislation that would require the U.S.…
4 Things to Know About the Clicks-to-Bricks Trend
While lauded by Jeff Bezos’ bank account and busy, budget-conscious people everywhere, the growth of e-commerce over the last two decades has raised fear among independent home furnishings retailers…
Third-Generation Retail Staff on the Future of Their Businesses
For sisters Rachel Lansing Sotoloff and Jessica Lansing, joining the family business at Idlewood Electric near Chicago was never a given.
“We never worked in the business when we were growing up —…
High Point Market Preview: Fall 2018
These new product intros are ready to make their mark at the fall market, Oct. 13-17.
Placed in a white floater frame, the glam cockatoo in Oliver Gal’s Cockatoo in Sydney piece features hues of…
U.S., Canada and Mexico Reach New Trade Deal to Replace NAFTA
After more than a year of negotiations, representatives from the United States, Mexico and Canada announced last night that they had reached a new trade agreement to update the North American Free…
3 SEO Mistakes to Avoid
Ninety-three percent of online experiences begin with a search engine, according to research from Forrester. According to a study from Advanced Web Rankings, more than 67 percent of all clicks on…
Idea Board: Outdoor Living
Coast to Coast
Modern and punchy outdoor products are making waves, giving us contemporary coastal vibes.
The Lapis table by Alexander Purcell Rodrigues for LINK Outdoor was inspired by the…
Vantage Point
Behind closed doors, brows are furrowed. In an industry largely dominated by importers, many executives are finding themselves distracted by the threat of Chinese tariffs, years after most thought…
Riley's Furniture & Mattress to Fly Whole Staff to Fall High Point Market
Riley’s Furniture & Mattress — normally "Closed Sundays to be with Family" — will also be closed Monday, October 15th, when the entire employee roster will be flown down to North Carolina to…