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BrandSource to Hold its Summer Convention Online
AVB will transform this summer’s Convention 2020 from an on-site show to a virtual event, to be held online during its originally scheduled show week of Aug. 30–Sept. 1, 2020. Read more…
| Published on June 4, 2020
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AVB Adds New Email Cart Feature; Mattresses Weighted by Popularity
AVB’s marketing and merchandising teams Zoomed in with a full agenda on yesterday’s live, weekly webcast. Read more…
| Published on June 10, 2020
Education
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Your Salesperson Will See You Now…
Got an appointment? You can now add appliance sales associate to the list that includes your doctor, your barber, your accountant and your dog groomer. Read more…
| Published on May 20, 2020
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HSN (Home Selling Network)
By Gordon Hecht, Serta Simmons Bedding Walk-in shopping traffic has surely changed over the last few decades. Back in the… Read more…
| Published on June 1, 2020
Industry
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Retailers Support Pandemic Insurance Proposal
The world’s largest retail trade association has thrown its support behind national legislation that would help businesses obtain insurance coverage for pandemics. Read more…
| Published on June 10, 2020
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Mark Hecht Marks Last Month at Whirlpool
Longtime Whirlpool and Maytag sales executive Mark Hecht has announced his retirement and will be stepping down from his post at the end of the month. Read more…
| Published on June 12, 2020
Members
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Heartland Home Store Takes Design Inspiration from AVB Summit
Tracy and Daniel Ainslie started their business just under a year ago in an old T-shirt shop in Sturgis, S.D., a town known more for the roar of Harley Davidson engines than boutique retail stores with a flair for design. Read more…
| Published on June 8, 2020
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If You Promote it, They Will Come
David Jones knew that digital promotions were successful in other places; however, the owner of Jones Appliance & TV was skeptical that they would be as effective in Iowa Falls, a town of 5,000 just big enough to poke through the corn stalks. Read more…
| Published on June 12, 2020
