The Unsung Stars of CES
While global powerhouses like LG and Samsung garnered much of the spotlight at CES, there was plenty of innovation to be found in the far corners of the world’s largest consumer tech show.
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All My Lovin
They say God works in mysterious ways.
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The Top 3 Home Furnishings Challenges in 2022
While many retailers are still catching their breath from 2021, BrandSource software partner STORIS is helping dealers getting a handle on the new year with its 2022 Home Furnishings Retail Trend Guide.
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How To Earn $500 or More in an Hour or Less
I generally offer recommendations on how to generate more sales (aka income). Here’s some ways you can keep more dollars on those sales (aka earnings).
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What’s Cooking at CES 2022
Time was the Consumer Electronics Show, since shortened to CES, was just that: a showing of consumer electronics.
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Serta’s Melanie Huet Shares the Secret to Her Success
Melanie Huet is one of the highest-ranking women in home furnishings.
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GE Cooking Up More Production Capacity
Just weeks after announcing a nearly half-billion-dollar upgrade of its Appliance Park manufacturing complex in Louisville, Ky., GE Appliances has its checkbook out again.
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What the Magic 8-Ball Sees For 2022
Disclaimer: While I personally can’t predict the future, the Magic 8-Ball never lies.
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Jackie King Crowned at Convention
After a one-year hiatus, the AVB Hall of Fame induction ceremony made a comeback at the BrandSource Convention last August in Nashville.
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The One New Year’s Resolution You Need to Keep
It happens every year; people get a couple of glasses of champagne in them and start making all kinds of resolutions they will never keep.
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The Final Tally for Home Furnishings
Despite the trials and tribulations of the supply chain, 2021 proved to be a bountiful year for the home furnishings business.
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AVB Honors ‘Skip’ Ignaczak
After a one-year hiatus, the AVB/BrandSource Hall of Fame induction ceremony made a comeback at the 2021 Convention last August in Nashville.
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An Open Letter from Serta’s New CEO
Earlier this month, onetime Walmart exec Shelley Huff took the reins of Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB) as CEO from the retiring David Swift.
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Amazing but True Predictions for 2022
With just a handful of days left in the wild carnival ride called 2021, it’s time for me to unveil my predictions for 2022.
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AVB’s Kevin Werner Joins a Very Exclusive Club
After a one-year hiatus, the AVB/BrandSource Hall of Fame induction ceremony made a comeback last August at the 2021 Convention in Nashville.
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Jennifer Baldwin, The Main Event
Jennifer Baldwin has worked directly or indirectly with just about every member, vendor and employee associated with BrandSource in the past 15 years.
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Walk a Mile in Their Shoes
One sunny summer day about ten years ago I decided to go new car shopping.
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Colders’ Balistreri Joins Exclusive Club
After a one-year hiatus, the AVB/BrandSource Hall of Fame induction ceremony made a comeback last August at the 2021 Convention in Nashville.
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The Biggest Lie in Retail
If you ask me, customer loyalty is unfortunately becoming a thing of the past, and for a variety of reasons. In fact, the Myth of Customer Loyalty may quite possibly be the single biggest lie in the world of retail sales.
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Cheers From Your Peers
By Jim Ristow, CEO AVB BrandSource Imagine what it would be like if just a few of our employees working
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