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Showrooms are tool for marketing more than product | Jerry Epperson
I actively follow which companies are expanding their showrooms because this has been an indicator of which ones are growing and gaining share of market.
What’s hot for High Point Market? Depends on who you ask | Bill McLoughlin
Ask 100 people what’s going to be hot at any given market, and you’re likely to get almost as many different answers. While some of that did happen ...
3 key bedding trends continue into High Point Market | Sheila Long O’Mara
Bedding manufacturers showing here at the spring show are armed with products designed with traffic in mind.
Representing with integrity adds value at all levels | Mike Root
In times of industry disruption and transition, the predictability of the sales personnel to represent their products and vendors with integrity is what retailers value most of all.
Need a reason for optimism? Here are 5 | Jerry Epperson
This is the most exciting and interesting time period in the home furnishings recession cycle, and here are 5 facts to keep in mind.
50 years at 1 company is something to celebrate | Sheila Long O’Mara
Fifty years — that’s a long time at one company and, these days, a rarity as people tend to change climb the corporate ladder through job changes to other companies.
Have all the great employees you need? Great retention? Then ignore this program | Bill McLoughlin
Ask most retailers today to list their biggest challenges or concerns, and employees are likely to be somewhere near the top of the list.
Sustainability conversations spark a few green thoughts | Sheila Long O’Mara
As of late, the drumbeat to make a difference in reducing our use of plastic, sustaining our forests and becoming better stewards of our world and the resources it provides has gotten louder and stronger.