Ray Allegrezza
Each week in my Editor's Desk blogs, we'll take a look at interesting news or events in the furniture industry. The most important part of this whole process will be your input. So, take a look at my posts below and weigh in with what you think by clicking on "Add Your Comment" at the bottom of each blog.
Title: Editor In Chief
Email: rallegrezza@furnituretoday.com
Inside OutLink This | Email This | Comments (3) Shifting paradigmsI recently got back from hosting Furniture/Today's Second Annual Logistics Conference.We opted to title it Logistics 2.0 - Solving The Supply Chain Puzzle, because today's supply chain has not only become a puzzle - it has become a puzzle with pieces that seem to keep changing size, shape and dimension.But thanks to the expertise of two dozen logistics experts from retail, ocean freight, trucking... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) Savvy ShoppersGaining consumer trust through online reviewsWithout a doubt, today's consumer is more complex than ever. And if we only know a few things about her, we know that she's informed, armed (with information), dangerous, demanding and wants what she wants when she wants it. If you can't deal with her on her terms and timetable, too bad, she'll simply go down the road and find some merchant who can and... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (2) All in the deliveryAmateurs talk about tactics, professionals study logistics. Ever since I was a kid, I enjoyed figuring out how things fit together. Needless to say, I invested countless hours working on jig-saw puzzles trying to make sense out of what initially appeared to be hundreds of disparate parts.While I wish I could say that the hours working on those puzzles prepared me for the aftermath the Great Rec... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (3) Flash sales and Gen Y Luxe on the moveMake no mistake - the Great Recession of 2007 didn't just rewrite the retail play book - it tore it up and tossed it out the window.Case in point. I just read an interesting report from American Express Business Insights (AEBI) that found that even with lingering recession-residue, there appears to be a growing number of consumers with an equally growing appetite for luxury goods.But what's fascin... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (2) 2012 IS THE YEAR OF THE NETWORKWouldn't it be helpful (especially as we scramble to regain our business equilibrium during this post-recession recovery) if we had a set of guard rails that could keep us safely on the road to profitability?While there's no magic solution, there happens to be a very real, very practical and powerful tool that can literally be as close as one or more of your co-workers.In case you haven't already... More |
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