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.
The Retail Doctor, Bob Phibbs, Launches SalesRX2022
The Retail Doctor LLC announced today the launch of SalesRX2022, a new program of online retail sales training that offers on-demand retail sales training for physical retailers starting at $295 a…
7 Tips for Effective Email Marketing
Whether you’re a brick-and-mortar retailer — with or without a website, although a website is a calling card these days — or have a focus on e-commerce, it’s important to stay connected to your…
3 Newsletter Platforms to Reach More Customers
Today’s email marketing platforms are more advanced than ever before. With retargeting, automated communications and e-commerce integration, retailers and designers alike can stay in front of their…
How is Your Support System?
Industry associations, buying groups, Facebook groups, business coaches and more. There’s no shortage of support systems in the home furnishings industry, whatever your role. The question is: Are you…
Profitability Takeaways from Home Design Business Coaches
In our latest virtual Home Design Business Think Tank, we spoke with experts, retailers and designers about the steps they take to ensure customer/client loyalty and profitability in their businesses…
New Juniper CEO to Address E-Commerce Trends
Veteran digital innovator and Juniper CEO, Bill Furlong, will explore expanding business and engaging customers through e-commerce in a free webinar, Leadership Perspective: A One-on-One with Bill…
IMC June 2021 Market Insights Webinar to Focus on Cross-Merchandising
As retailers enter the summer 2021 market season with a renewed focus on diversifying their product mix – whether via new strategy or necessity – IMC is preparing them to effectively source in its…
Universal Furniture Learning Center Agenda for High Point Market
Universal Furniture’s in-person learning events return this June with live streaming opportunities for those who can’t attend. And back by popular demand is the Universal To the Trade Designer’s…
6 Steps to Protecting Your Customer's Information
When data breaches hit large retailers, such as Target, we hear about it. Smaller businesses can have even more challenges when it comes to data security. As a retailer, it’s likely you accept credit…
Resilience In Retail
This month’s word is RESILIENCE: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.
If ever there has been a year where resilience has been required, it’s been this one. With COVID shutdowns and…