Retail Education
Home furnishings and lighting retailers face many challenges in this ever-changing economy. From new consumer expectations to online competition, today's retailers work hard to ensure their customers have access to on-trend products and great customer service. In this section, you'll find all things retailing — news, features, analysis and tools — needed to make your retail business a success.
A.R.T. Furniture Launches New Website
A.R.T. Furniture today announced it has redesigned its website. The new look aims to provide richer content, improved visuals, easy navigation and better functionality.
Consumers will have access to…
Why You Should Be Recruiting Every Day
Good help is hard to find. Or is it?
At the WithIt conference in Charleston, SC, last month, retailers, manufacturers and designers gathered to hear a presentation on how to recruit, and it turns…
High Point Market Opens 2018 Fall Registration
Registration for the Fall 2018 High Point Market is now open for buyers, international buyers, exhibitors, trade/industry, press and students.
The Fall High Point Market will be held on Saturday,…
Battle of the Sexes (Accent Chair Edition)
She wants a ladylike slipper chair. He wants a manly recliner. While relationship therapist probably isn’t part of your job description, you can still help ward off a domestic World War III by…
Summer Market Preview: Atlanta 2018
Preview these products making their debut at the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market, July 10-16.
Peking Handicraft
Designed by Elizabeth Olwen for Peking Handicraft, the…
The New Hybrid in Town: How Cynthia Heathcoe Reimagined Contemporary Living
Every year, the Home Furnishings Assn. recognizes outstanding merchants across the country with its annual Retailer of the Year Awards. Named an Emerging Star little more than 12 months ago, Cynthia…
Location, Location, Location: How Empty Malls Are Becoming Prime Spaces for Furniture Retailers
When it comes to retail news, it’s difficult to escape the number of mall-store closings and blaring reports of the demise of the mall as a viable concept.
Yet, retail strategist Connie Post — a…
5 Steps to Blogging Smarter, Not Harder
Regular blogging does wonders for a website’s SEO, driving customers at all stages of the buying process to your website. It can boost your website in search results, and it can help you attract…
3 AmericasMart Live Events That Will Help Your Business
This week, retailers and designers will descend en masse in Atlanta for the summer edition of Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market and the Atlanta International Area Rug Market (…
Bright Ideas to Boost Summer Showroom Traffic
Ah, the good ol’ summertime. Longer days, rising temps, and slower traffic — on the roads and in your showroom — are enough to bring on a case of the summertime blues. Have no fear, says one industry…