Furniture World Articles by
HFA
Published: 10/1/2024
Mastering the art of creating 5-star customer experiences.
Published: 7/10/2024
Reverse logistics is undeniably complex, yet it allows retailers to differentiate themselves through strategic operations and exceptional service.
Published: 6/9/2024
Recommendations for connection, consistency & coaching.
Published: 1/8/2024
Joining forces in large or small ways with other retailers can have a big impact. Your advocacy can start in small ways by voicing support for industry-related bills, writing letters to legislators or engaging on social media platforms.
Published: 11/30/2023
Room & Board and Ashley Stores of Central Nebraska discuss the strategic significance of Corporate Social Responsibility reporting for home furnishings retailers.
Published: 9/16/2023
Heres’s how two retailers leveraged award recognition to connect with their customers and communities.
Published: 7/1/2023
Bill Kretz, Director of Sales of Hometrends; Matt Pridemore, Sales Trainer for HFA Sales Academy and owner of Badcock Home Furniture &More Stores; and Marc Evans, COO of Evans Furniture talk about proven strategies.
Published: 12/30/2022
HFA members El Dorado Furniture and Badcock &more weigh in on strategies to keep top performers engaged and happy.
Published: 12/30/2022
HFA’s government advocacy programs: looking forward to 2023.
Published: 12/4/2022
Ideas from the Home Furnishings Association to help retailers stay competitive
and increase productivity.
Published: 9/29/2022
The inventory shuffle & October Market.
Published: 9/29/2022
Adapting to four generations in the retail workplace.
Published: 7/13/2022
One step closer to full senate consideration.
Published: 7/13/2022
Crafting the right benefits packages is good for business.
Published: 5/15/2022
How to build a retail culture of accountability and performance.
Published: 5/15/2022
Building a retail culture of accountability and performance
Published: 3/21/2022
Nine important considerations for designing retail talent acquisition strategies.
Published: 3/21/2022
Joining HFAs executive committee are RandiLynn Talsma, Salvador Llanos, Jared Simon and Eric Easter.
Published: 1/10/2022
The Home Furnishings Association asked its members. Here’s what they said.
Published: 1/10/2022
A review of national and local legislative and regulatory activity initiated on behalf of home furnishings retailers.
Published: 11/21/2021
What should retailers do as the online behemoths wade into brick & mortar in 2022?
Published: 9/25/2021
Information of interest to retailers from the Home Furnishings Association.
Published: 7/30/2021
Over the HPMKT five days, I learned a lot more about members who stopped by the newly redesigned Resource Center.
Published: 7/30/2021
Independent retailers may not be able to afford to lure potential employees with large signing bonuses and substantial financial and benefits packages.
Published: 7/30/2021
HFA’s Government Relations Action Team has been working with policy influencers at the national and state levels.
Published: 5/9/2021
HFA’s Government Relations Action Team has been working with policy influencers at the national and state levels.
Published: 5/9/2021
The product must be good, but just as important are how we make our customers feel welcome.
Published: 3/20/2021
Miskelly Furniture ensures succession success— and challenges the next generation to create its own path.
Published: 3/20/2021
News about Home Furnishings Association’s retail members plus legislative and other information of interest to Furniture World readers.
Published: 3/20/2021
Ode to HFA's retailer benefits... Texas style
Published: 1/23/2021
News about Home Furnishings Association's retail members plus legislative and other information of interest to Furniture World readers.
Published: 1/23/2021
HFA member Harkness Furniture completes a century of growth and looks forward to a bright future.
Published: 1/23/2021
After what we've seen this year, it's more important than ever to have a support system.
Published: 11/20/2020
California mandatory mattress rule change expands the burden beyond brick and mortar to include online retailers.
Published: 11/20/2020
Riley's Furniture & Mattress has reduced store hours. Business is booming, customers don't mind and sales associates love the idea.
Published: 11/20/2020
Contemporary Furniture retailer PerLora and Becks Furniture share proactive strategies for managing customer delivery time expectations.
Published: 11/20/2020
In this year of change, HFA remains
a source for retailers looking to grow
Published: 9/24/2020
What a lousy year to celebrate HFA's 100th anniversary...or is it?
Published: 9/24/2020
There remains a slice of the workforce that has not felt the recession’s pain—yet.
Published: 9/24/2020
A new law in Colorado is worrying some Furniture retailers.
Published: 8/7/2020
Content about HFA member-retailers contributed by HFA.
Published: 8/7/2020
Content about HFA member-retailers contributed by HFA.
Published: 8/7/2020
Content about HFA member-retailers contributed by HFA.
Published: 8/5/2020
Content about HFA member-retailers contributed by HFA.
Published: 6/6/2020
HFA member retailers push Congress for added PPP flexibility and other coronavirus related legislation.
Published: 6/6/2020
Coconis Furniture & Mattress and Sheely's furniture find pent-up demand and strong sales as states reopen.
Published: 6/6/2020
Jerry Epperson says retailers need to plan now for supply chain issues as the economy rebounds.
Published: 4/5/2020
Special section from the Home Furnishings Association featuring news on retailing, programs, legislation and more.
Published: 1/4/2020
Members optimistic about retail business heading into 2020.
Published: 12/8/2019
A review of national and local legislative and regulatory activity.
Published: 12/7/2019
Studio 28 was supposed to cater to Iowa’s millennials. It does that and so much more.
Published: 12/7/2019
Retailers discuss strategies for recovering market share from giant online furniture vendors.
Published: 12/7/2019
Three home furnishings retailers explain why it pays to give.
Published: 10/12/2019
During High Point Market,
HFA will present over two dozen educational seminars.
Published: 10/12/2019
Garden City Furniture keeps its store image fresh. When is the last time your store received a makeover?
Published: 10/12/2019
New owners at Sheely's Furniture keep the retailer's 150 employees
in the loop and fully invested.
Published: 10/12/2019
Tepperman’s newest store in Ancaster, Ontario goes by the "book".
Published: 10/12/2019
After the Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, many furnishings retailers still don't see a level playing field.
Published: 7/15/2019
It’s time to pop the question. Is a pop-up store right for your
furniture store? Kim Pellett tells all.
Published: 7/15/2019
HFA member Sam Zavary got his work ethic honestly – from his father.
Published: 7/15/2019
Tip-over problem warrants "highest attention".
Published: 7/15/2019
Resilience keeps 114 year old Kurlancheek Home Furnishings in business.