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Registration Goes Live for Summit 2021

January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Alan Wolf

Registration is now open for Summit 2021, BrandSource’s annual spring meeting and product expo.

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High Point, Vegas Furniture Markets Postponed

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 Alan Wolf

Three of the furniture industry’s largest trade shows — the High Point Spring Market and the winter and summer Las Vegas Markets — have been pushed back by weeks next year amid the continuing COVID crisis and related inventory constraints.

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BrandSource Returns to Virtual Format for Summit 2021; On-Site Events to Resume Next Summer

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 Alan Wolf

Following a successful online transition in August, BrandSource is returning to the Internet for its first major trade event of 2021.

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BrandSource at Your Service with Special Service Day Event

November 4, 2020November 5, 2020 Alan Wolf

AVB/BrandSource has long supported its servicing members, most recently with a comprehensive Service Playbook and a series of industry alliances to help dealers contend with the many challenges of in-house repairs.

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KBIS, Builders’ Show Go All Virtual

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Alan Wolf

Taking a page from the BrandSource playbook, the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show (KBIS), the country’s largest trade event for home appliances, has decided to go all virtual for its annual exhibition this winter.

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Google, AVB Cap Webinar Series with Holiday Season Preview

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Alan Wolf

Furniture dealers should plan for a digital-heavy holiday and shouldn’t wait until Black Friday to begin their Q4 promotions, as consumers have already started their seasonal shopping.

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Google, AVB Marketing Tick Off Digital ‘To-Do’ List for Furniture Dealers

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 YSN Staff

In the first of a three-day series of 30-minute webinars this week, Google and AVB Marketing offered home furnishings retailers a checklist of digital essentials to remain competitive in a pandemic-impacted marketplace.

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BrandSource Ends 2020 Convention With a Splash!

September 4, 2020September 9, 2020 Andy Kriege

The 2020 Convention, the first ever virtual convention of its kind, culminated with a “splash” as Tom Bennett closed out the festivities in a style only he could pull off.

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It’s a Wrap: A 2020 Convention Recap

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Alan Wolf

It’s hard to believe we’re already more than a week out from BrandSource’s 2020 Virtual Convention. And given how much actionable information was crammed into those three short days, it would be a crime not to recount the key takeaways.

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BrandSource Members Showed Their Team Spirit at the Convention

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Alan Wolf

Not all was the business of business during BrandSource’s 2020 Virtual Convention.

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GE Appliances Addresses Inventory Concerns at 2020 Convention

September 3, 2020September 8, 2020 Dori Easterson

It was top of mind for BrandSource members during this week’s 2020 Virtual Convention: How is that the appliance industry is flat, but we can’t get product?

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Convention Follow-Up: How We Attended the Show

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Andy Kriege

There were a lot of firsts at this year’s BrandSource Convention. First and foremost, it was the first all-virtual show ever attempted in the industry and on balance, it went surprising well.

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Attendees Give Kudos to 2020 Virtual Convention

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Dori Easterson

BrandSource members and members of the media alike are lauding AVB for successfully conducting the group’s — and the industry’s — first all-digital convention and product expo this week.

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Members Lasso Prizes at First Virtual Stampede

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Andy Kriege

The first ever virtual Stampede helped kick off BrandSource’s unconventional 2020 Convention this past Sunday evening.

As an added incentive, this year’s Stampede featured a sweepstakes in which 25 lucky members who placed orders during the show-special buying event were randomly selected to win prizes.

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Tempur Sealy Shares Mattress Insights at 2020 Convention

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Dori Easterson

The Tempur Sealy team visited with BrandSource members during this week’s 2020 Virtual Convention, presenting a mattress industry update during the show’s regional meetings. And, as Tempur’s Senior Customer Marketing Manager Josh Sowards described it, the bedding business is enjoying a nice bounce.

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Convention 2020: Ashley’s Rick Coppola Shares Your Inventory Pain

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Seth Weisblatt

Getting back to “precedented” times was the hope and theme of BrandSource’s exclusive 2020 Convention interview with Rick Coppola, President of North American Sales for Ashley Furniture Industries on Monday. While a welcomed goal, this path may prove to be a long and winding road for Ashley and the greater industry.

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Convention 2020: Performance Display Stands Ready to Enhance Your Showroom

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Andy Kriege

In recent months BrandSource has underscored the need for an in-store experience that matches your eye-catching AVB Marketing websites.

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John White’s Top Three Takeaways at the 2020 Convention: Digital, Digital and Digital

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Alan Wolf

BrandSource has long urged members to board the e-tailing train, as e-commerce was quickly becoming the preferred method of shopping for more and more consumers.

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Convention 2020: Members Lasso Hot Deals at the Stampede

August 30, 2020August 31, 2020 Andy Kriege

A highlight of every BrandSource expo is the Stampede, a popular power-hour when members vie for limited-quantity, show-special deals.

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Convention 2020: AVB’s Merchandising Team Rises to the Occasion

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Andy Kriege

Finding profitable merchandising solutions during a pandemic — or any inventory at all, for that matter — certainly has its challenges, but AVB’s Merchandising Vice President Chad Evans and his team have met those hurdles head on.

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Digital Divide: Walmart’s controversial e-commerce chief Marc Lore is stepping down at the end of the month. Retail Dive

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YourSource News is the news and information platform of BrandSource, the leading merchandising organization for independent appliance, home furnishings and consumer tech dealers. Its parent company, AVB, is a $20 billion member-driven co-op that provides merchandising, financing and digital marketing services to nearly 5,000 independent dealers in the U.S. and Canada. BrandSource’s affiliates include ProSource (consumer tech and custom integration); TRIB Group (rent-to-own); Mega Group (Canada); and HFA Buying Source, serving home furnishings dealers nationwide.

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