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WHFA & NHFA Announce Retailer Resource Center Tradeshow Vendors

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The Western Home Furnishings Association (WHFA) and National Home Furnishings Association (NHFA) announced over 40 business service providers will be showing in two Retailer Resource Center (RRC) locations during the February Las Vegas Market. The RRC is located in B-1630 and C-412.

Buyers will be able to access a wide array of vendors displaying their products and services in both RRC locations. Company experts from the advertising and marketing, financial, consulting, design, technology, training and warehouse distribution sectors will be present for the week and will be able to help buyers solve any business services needs.
 
“Both locations of the Retailer Resource Center are showcasing excellent business services providers that can help retailers during this slow economy,” WHFA’s Executive Director Sharron Bradley said. 

Companies Available at the Retailer Resource Center
 
- ACA/ Advertising Concepts of America

- American General Finance

- Argo Select

- B&B/CMK - Banker & Brisebois Advertising

- BA Merchant Services

- Bryant-Forney Associates

- Citi Retail Services

- Custom Design Software

- Escalate Retail

- Furniture Training Company

- Furniture Transportation Group

- Furniture Wizard

- FurnitureDealer.net

- FurnServe

- Genesis Software Systems

- Guardian Protection Products

- Guardsman, a business Unit of Valspar

- HEP Direct 

- HomeDirect USA

- I.C.E. Signs

- International Storage Systems, Inc.

- JRM Sales & Management

- Mail America

- MDC Group, Inc.

- MicroD Inc

- Morry Dickter Associates

- Myriad Software & Consulting

- National Home Furnishings Association

- Profitability Consulting Group

- PROFITsystems, Inc

- Retail Radio

- Sale-in-a-Box

- State Compensation Ins. Fund

- Storis Management Systems

- Travel America Vacations

- TruckSKIN

- ViewIt Technologies

- Western Home Furnishings Association

- Western Retail Service Corp.

- Worldwide Logistics  
 
This Market’s Launch Pad features ViewIt Technologies showcasing new additions to their program 3Dream.net. 3Dream.net is a lifelike three-dimensional room planning software where the customer can use real-world products design their own room. Typically only offered inside design showrooms, the expanded offering of 3Dream.net allows retailers to post the program on their store’s website for customers to play with before visiting the store. Other additions to the in-store program include an increased performance speed, Google Earth-like navigation and the ability for retailers to create personalized tear-sheets of a customer’s choice in furniture for future reference.

For more information on ViewIt Technologies and 3Dream.net, visit the Retailer Resource Center or the company website at www.viewittech.com.

The Retailer Resource Center will be open to buyers during the Winter Las Vegas Market, February 9 – 12, 2009. For a complete listing of business services providers that will be showing at the Retailer Resource Center, visit www.WHFA.org

About the WHFA and NHFA: The Western Home Furnishings Association (WHFA) is the largest affiliate of the NHFA, representing more than 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.