Embracing Change
This decade has brought a lot of changes to our retail world.
Read moreThis decade has brought a lot of changes to our retail world.
Read moreThe first 12-team College Football Playoff is in the books.
Read moreWe of the furniture, appliance, and mattress retail world think of ourselves as selling big-ticket merchandise. Thousand-dollar orders are mundane and $5,000 is not uncommon.
Read moreWelcome to the first edition of “Money in the Mattress,” a new monthly series featuring the bedding industry’s top suppliers. We kick things off with Paula Higginbotham, national account manager at TempurSealy, who provided a look back, and ahead, at all things TSI.
Read moreRather than drive business, free merchandise devalues your goods and adds costs that cut into your bottom line.
Read moreThis decade of the 2020s has not been kind to our retail world.
Read moreLast week, through a combination of tea leaves, crystal ball gazing and the shuffling of Monopoly “Chance” cards, I presented amazing retail predictions for the first six months of 2025.
Read moreIf the game of business were an NFL football game, the zebras would be signaling the two-minute warning. It’s time to wrap up 2024.
Read moreHere are a few top retail observations of 2024, which are sure to help make you more money in 2025.
Read moreIn a couple of weeks you can put the wraps on 2024. It started off looking like a banner year for retail home furnishings, but a few headwinds and that election thing kinked up that outcome. It made this past year a humbling experience.
Read moreNext time you’re planning a fun evening out with your sweetie, be sure to include live music.
Read moreIt’s been so warm this fall in Del Boca Vista (Phase III) that the Christmas candy has started to melt at the local Walmart.
Read moreYou probably heard that the Thanksgiving holiday is being celebrated in the U.S. this week.
Read moreBack in the days when I worked as a delivery helper, I had darned good vision. Drivers liked having me ride shotgun since I could read street signs two blocks away.
Read moreWe’ve all heard it before, from grade school on up: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”
Read moreGiven the many customer uncertainties, selling can be more difficult than rocket science.
Read moreFew things are more satisfying to writers than comments about the words we write. You, my audience, have been generous in feedback over the years.
Read moreI’ve spent most of the last 51 years in and around the home furnishings industry. I’ve met amazing and incredible people that are dedicated to improving the lives and environments of the customers they serve.
Read moreSummer is still hanging on in our little Florida town. It was so hot the other week in La Boca Vista (Phase III) that the Christmas candy was melting at the local Wally World store.
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