To get a sense of Don’s Appliances’ longevity, Richard Nixon was in the third year of his presidency when the dealer first opened its doors; Rod Stewart’s “Maggie May” topped the charts; and Clint Eastwood made everyone’s day cleaning up San Francisco as “Dirty Harry.”
It is with sadness and heavy hearts that BrandSource learned of the passing of longtime friend and business associate Jim Oakley. He died on March 13 at the age of 72. Read more…
| Published on March 19, 2021
AVB CEO Jim Ristow capped off the first day of Summit 21 with an inspirational message to members that was in fact inspired by the BrandSource dealers themselves. Read more…
| Published on March 24, 2021
On a recent auto journey, my ever-lovin’ bride and I streamed “My Favorite Things” performed by The Supremes, Kelly Clarkson, John Coltrane and Mary J. Blige, along with the more familiar version by Ms. Andrews. With many miles of generic American highway ahead, I got to thinking about some of my favorite things in our retail world. Read more…
| Published on March 21, 2021
Over the past 15 years I’ve seen more than my share of keynote speakers at our Conventions and Summits, but for my money, this week’s keynoter Marcus Sheridan was one of the best. Read more…
| Published on March 25, 2021
This is a story of everything that can go wrong going wrong. Read more…
| Published on March 8, 2021
As if vendors and retailers didn’t have enough to contend with, add a container shortage to the industry’s supply-chain woes. Read more…
| Published on March 19, 2021
Furniture dealers have an exclusive new source for news, business tools and peer support at BrandSource — Furniture Technology Source (FTS). Read more…
| Published on March 24, 2021
With more and more furniture dealers migrating to BrandSource, the group has increased its home furnishings content accordingly for this month’s Summit 21. Read more…
| Published on March 25, 2021
