Western Home Furnishings Association and the National Home Furnishings Association, along with its affiliates and partners, announced that 60 retail stores have already pre-registered for the 2011 Home Furnishings Industry Conference, April 30-May 2, 2011 at the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio, Tex. This includes eight Top 100 Retailers and five companies listed in the Beyond Top 100 Retailers. The event has also drawn support from industry manufacturers and vendors, with nearly 20 companies already registered, including Michael Amini, AICO/Amini Innovation Corp., and Ron Wanek, Ashley Furniture Industries.
“One of the greatest parts of the Home Furnishings Industry Conference is that it has been created for everyone—large and small retailers alike,” said WHFA Executive Director, Sharron Bradley. “This Conference gives attendees a chance to sit shoulder-to-shoulder and share business strategies and ideas, creating a powerful unity within the industry to move us into the future. The list of attendees is growing each day with great retailers, large and small, wanting to participate and improve their business and the industry.”
Retailer, vendor and manufacturer pre-registrations include: AICO/Amini Innovation Corp, Aita and Associates, Ashley Furniture Industries, Ashley HomeStores, Badcock Furniture, Baer Furniture, Banner Marketing, Bear's Furniture, Bedmart, Blackledge Furniture, Black's Home Furnishings, Brown Home Furnishings, Certegy an FNS Company, Coconis Furniture, Contents Interiors, Cramers Home Furnishings, Dearden's Los Angeles, Del-Teet Furniture, Diakon Logistics, El Dorado Furniture, Ergo Customized Comfort, Everton Mattress Factory, Fiesta Furnishings, Follett Furniture, Forma Furniture, Freuhauf's, Furniture Outlets USA, Garden City Furniture, GE Money, Harkness Furniture, Hess Furniture, Hickory Springs Mfg. Co, High Point Market Authority, Highland Park Furniture, Home Furnishings Business Magazine, Home Furnishings of New Jersey, Jerome's Furniture, Julius Feinblum Real Estate, Inc., Knight Furniture, Koerner Furniture, Lawrance Contemporary, Lewis Home Source/Robys Furniture, Linder's Furniture, Masins, Mattress Factory Outlet, Meredith Furniture, Michael Alan Furnishings, Mor Furniture for Less, Olinde's Furniture, Olsen Furniture, Pilgrim Furniture City, R&A Marketing, RC Willey, Rotmans, Rudolphs Furniture, Sam's Furniture & Appliance, Schewel Furniture Company, Selden's Home Furnishings, Sheely's Furniture & Appliance, Sklar Furnishings, Slater's Home Furnishings, Spiller Furniture Stores, Stoney Creek Furniture, Storis Management Systems, Tepperman's, Texas Gallery Furniture, The Dufresne Group, The Rose Collection, The Tin Roof, Trask Holdings, Twin-Star/Classic Flame, Valerie's Furniture & Accents, Walker's Furniture, Wells Home Furnishings, World Market Center Las Vegas.
The highly anticipated Home Furnishings Industry Conference has an energizing agenda geared to help the industry move their business into the future through workshops, general sessions, after sessions, and a dynamic Expo with over 40 vendors from around the country. There will also be ample time for retailers, suppliers and vendors to share thought-provoking ideas and best practices to move everyone’s business into the future.
Retail members of WHFA, NHFA, all of the affiliates and designated partners can take advantage of the great buy one, get one free deal. One retailer registration of $495 must be purchased and the second person can attend for free. Additional registrations for other team members are only $199 each. This makes it easy for businesses to bring multiple people from their store and learn even more valuable tools for business.
Learn more about the Home Furnishings Industry Conference and register today at www.homefurnishingsconfernece.com or “like” them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/homefurnishingsconference.
About WHFA, NHFA and Affiliates: The Western Home Furnishings Association (WHFA) is the largest affiliate of the NHFA, representing approximately 1,000 independent home furnishings retailers in more than 2,400 stores in 12 western states.
National Home Furnishings Association (NHFA) is the nation’s largest organization devoted specifically to the needs and interests of home furnishings retailers. NHFA’s membership comprises 2,800 corporate entities representing 10,000 stores in all 50 states and several foreign countries.
Aspenhome: aspenhome™ has evolved over the past 31 years from a small family owned home entertainment business based in Phoenix to a full line furniture company specializing in thoughtfully designed innovative products for the way people work, play and relax at home. Recognized as a resource for functional family furniture, the aspenhome™ collection includes bedroom, dining, home office, home entertainment, stationary and motion leather seating, and occasional furnishings.
California Furniture Manufacturers Association: Since 1911, the California Furniture Manufacturers Association has been serving the interests of the furniture industry throughout California. As a result, CFMA is taking a pro-active role to keep furniture manufacturers thriving. For more information, visit www.cfma.com.
FurnitureDealer.net: The company operates more than 500 home furnishings websites designed to help consumers find big ticket furniture, mattress, appliance and electronics products online and buy through local retail stores. The company’s clients include 25 of the 150 largest independent furniture retailers in North America and five of the industry’s largest suppliers. FurnitureDealer.net is the premiere Click-to-Store™ expert in the home furnishings industry, helping retailers and manufacturers implement successful multi-channel growth strategies that convert online furniture shoppers into local in-store buyers. FurnitureDealer.net provides world class websites with detailed product catalogs, product content management, search engine optimization, email marketing, sales training and channel integration consulting.
Home Furnishings Business: Home Furnishings Business provides relevant content that matters to home retail professionals. Our current delivery options include a business & strategy magazine, a daily newsletter, a website with both aggregated and original content, a continuing webinar series, and the Furniture Forum seminar program.
Interior Design Society (IDS): Based in High Point, NC, Interior Design Society fills an important niche in the residential interior design community. IDS is the trade association that recognizes and assists specialists in all walks of residential interior design, even those men and women who might not have a four-year degree in Interior Design.
International Home Furnishings Reps Association (IHFRA): IHFRA provides education, professional standards and services, legislative advocacy and communications for our membership to remain a viable, responsive and financially secure organization.
MicroD: For more than 20 years, MicroD has led the way with innovative furniture merchandising solutions. That’s why more than 85% of the Top 100 furniture brands and retailers rely on MicroD. The result of our 20-years of furniture merchandising expertise, ePiphany combines next-generation technology with the comprehensive website design, hosting, and content management services to transform record numbers of online shoppers into in-store buyers.
Pacific Furniture Dealers: West Coast buying group comprised of 60 independent furniture retailers, usually dominant or close in their Pacific Northwest communities, hitting popular price points.
Serta: Serta is proud to be the manufacturer of the World's Beat Mattress TM. Our commitment to quality has made us a leader in the industry, and we look forward to helping you find the right mattress so you can get a better night's sleep for years to come.
World Market Center Las Vegas: World Market Center Las Vegas is an integrated home and hospitality contract furnishings showroom and trade complex. The state-of-the-art campus showcases furniture, decorative accessories, gift, lighting, area rugs, home textiles and related segments. World Market Center currently hosts the biannual Las Vegas MarketTM, the preeminent total home market along with Gift + HomeTM and Vegas KidsTM.