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Community Today—Made in America
In this month’s Community Today, we continue our Retailer2Retailer conversation with Kim Winnette, Barr’s Furniture in McMinnville, TN, and Valerie Watters, Valerie’s Furniture & Accents, Cave Creek, AZ, and dive deeper into the questions of selling a large percentage of Made in America products in their businesses. RetailerNOW: How hard is it to find American-made furniture in your price point?... Read More
Community Today—TweetChat #HPmkt
Communities are forming all around you, and you might not be aware of it. The online community is a bustling place where people are commenting, sharing and brainstorming. Tweet Chats are a popular way for many in the Twitter community to get together and discuss a specific time. They simply pick a day and time, then ask questions and offer tips to anyone following the chat. A hashtag (e.g. #RNOWchat)... Read More
Community Today: Sustainable Future
Green is often thought of as just another buzzword, but many businesses have had success in offering sustainable furnishings to their customers. This month, we partnered with the Sustainable Furnishings Council for our Community Today column, and talked to SFC members Kent Schneider, Verde Home, Atlanta, GA, and Linda Areh, ModernDomicile, Edgewater, NJ, about offering customers a sustainable and... Read More
Community Today: The Disconnect
Have you ever noticed that our industry is a little behind when it comes to things like technology? Why is there a disconnect? RetailerNOW recently sat down with Scott Selden and Jake Cross, Selden’s Home Furnishings, Tacoma, WA, and Andrew Tepperman, Tepperman’s, Ontario, Canada, to discuss the furniture industry and technology. RetailerNOW: Why is our industry behind when it comes to technology?... Read More
Community Today: Family Business
Coconis Furniture in South Zanesville, OH, knows a thing or two about working with family. They have been a family-owned and operated business since the doors first opened in 1927. With the third and fourth generation of the Coconis family running the business, RetailerNOW wanted to know how they make it all work. Owner Randy Coconis, and his son Bo, sat down with RetailerNOW and told us the truth... Read More
Community Today: Social Media
RetailerNOW sat down with Adam Young, RC Willey, and Nick Gates, Gates Home Furnishings, to discuss the ins and outs of social media. While the size of their operations greatly differ (one store compared to 13), their social media experiences were very similar. See what they have to say is happening in social media, today. RetailerNOW: How do you use social media for your business? ADAM: We use social... Read More
Embracing Your Uniqueness
“If you can run a successful business in this economy, you can make it in any economy.” This was a quote from one of the mentor’s speaking at a Next Generation–NOW event last August. As someone who’s relatively new to the industry, it seems to me that this is a pretty standard sentiment amongst furniture retailers. Do you often wonder what the future of our industry is in this changed economy? Are... Read More
Community Today
RetailerNOW recently sat down with Dave Harkness, owner of Harkness Furniture in Tacoma, WA, and Sherry Sheely, owner of Sheely’s Furniture in North Lima, OH to discuss what is occurring in the home furnishings community, today. RetailerNOW: What is your business doing to combat today’s economy? Are you waiting for conditions to improve in your area, or are you making changes... Read More
