Colder’s Counters Price Hikes
BrandSource member Colder’s Furniture, Appliances and Mattresses is taking a counterintuitive approach to current pricing pressures.
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Focus on Success at Summit
Summit 2025 is right around the corner, and the lineup for this year’s spring event promises to be bigger and better than ever.
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Missed Opportunities, Part II
Looking back on my more than 40 years’ of experience in retail, here’s a list of things I’d do differently were I starting out in business today.
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Elmira Revamps Website
Elmira Stove Works, the Ontario-based manufacturer of vintage-inspired premium kitchen appliances, has launched a newly redesigned website with direct-to-consumer sales functionality and other enhanced features.
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Vendors Bring Strategy, Inspiration to Summit Trainings
One of the biggest highlights of Summit 2025 will be the educational component, and that includes the manufacturer product training sessions that take place on Sunday, March 23 before the official kickoff of the event.
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Price Netter’s Numbers Are In
Heavy price promotion and discounting have always been a challenge in the appliance retail space, and 2024 was no exception.
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ProSource Announces its Members of the Year
AVB tech affiliate ProSource has named its 2024 Members of the Year.
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UASA Seats New Executive Team
The United Appliance Servicers Association (UASA), a BrandSource service partner, said it is positioned for a new wave of growth, innovation and enhanced member engagement under its newly elected executive team.
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The Higgins Report: Jobs, Tariffs and Recession
The February jobs report showed that the U.S. economy added fewer hires than economists had expected, indicating some weakness in the labor market.
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‘Galluping’ Toward Summit
It was 90 years ago that the American Institute of Public Opinion was founded by George Gallup. His goal was to gather and tabulate a nonpartisan measurement of U.S. politics and the mood of the nation.
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What BrandSource Brings to Bedding Dealers
Some retailers believe buying groups are all about discounts, rebates and special deals.
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LG Formally Rebrands Signature Suite Line
LG Electronics has formally renamed its Signature Kitchen Suite collection SKS.
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Missed Opportunities
Aside from buying Bitcoin along with shares of Apple, Google and Amazon, there are a whole lot of things I would do differently if I could go back in time.
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Summit Exclusive: Meet the Expert
In a first for AVB BrandSource, retail and home furnishings guru Gordon Hecht will be available at Summit 2025 for one-on-one meetings with members.
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Money in the Mattress with TempurSealy
Welcome 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.
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Money in the Mattress with Serta Simmons Bedding
In this second installment of “Money in the Mattress,” YSN’s new monthly bedding series, we spoke with Seth Atkinson, senior manager, buying groups at Serta Simmons.
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AVB’s Fischer Appears on Industry Podcast
Chad Fischer, AVB’s recently appointed director of bedding solutions, wasted little time getting in front of the industry in his new role.
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GE Profile Melds Tech and Intuitive Design
The accent was on connected technology at the GE Appliances booth during last month’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Las Vegas, where, among other things, the company provided what it described as “an immersive look” at its Profile brand’s expansive portfolio of consumer-centric designs.
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The Drive for Efficiency
The word “efficiency” sure has been getting a lot of attention these days. Turn on the 65-inch flat screen or scroll social media. It seems everyone has an opinion on it, good or bad.
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Get Serious About Bedding Success
One of the highlights of Summit 2025’s education component will be Bedding University, a two-hour deep dive into the bedding industry.
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