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Sponsored October 21, 2023

How to Boost Your Approval Rates and Minimize Declines with Second-Look Financing

Boosting approval rates and minimizing declines is a top priority for many merchants. After all, it directly impacts revenue and customer satisfaction. But what can retailers do to get more credit approvals? Let’s explore how to enhance your retail financing approval rates by examining the evaluation of credit and risk profiles by lenders, identifying common […]

Sponsored October 16, 2023

Understanding today’s furniture shoppers: Insights and opportunities for furniture retailers

As a furniture retailer, understanding your customer base is crucial. The preferences and behaviors of today’s furniture shoppers are reshaping the industry, presenting new opportunities for retailers who can adapt to their needs. From demographics to purchasing patterns, here are five crucial insights that every furniture store owner should know.   1. Who are today’s […]

Sponsored October 9, 2023

‘Feeling at Home” Theme for HTL Group This Market

It’s not always easy to get comfortable during High Point Furniture Market but the HTL Group is out to change that at this month’s event. “Feeling at home captures the versatility that is the key theme of the new collection, showcasing products that redefine contemporary styles in an innovative manner,” the company said in previewing […]

Sponsored October 2, 2023

VIFA EXPO 2024 – VIETNAM’S 16 YEARS OF PRESTIGE FAIR – SET NEW DATES IN LATE FEBRUARY, 2024

VIFA EXPO 2024 will take place on NEW DATES: FEBRUARY 26 – 29, 2024 and at NEW VENUE: SKY EXPO VIETNAM, District 12, HCMC, Vietnam. With new dates and new venue, VIFA EXPO 2024 promises to bring many new opportunities for international buyers to expand their connections and discover quality furniture products and sources from […]

Consumer Confidence
September 26, 2023

Consumer expectations show fear of recession as confidence drops again

Consumer confidence and expectations took a sharp downward turn in September, according to the latest report from the Conference Board.

Sponsored September 21, 2023

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Embrace Coastal Modern Influences and Explore Turkish Revival at High Point Market

Mr. and Mrs. Howard for Sherrill Furniture, the dynamic collaboration between designers Jim and Phoebe Howard, is set to captivate audiences at the highly anticipated fall 2023 High Point Furniture Market. Renowned for its beautiful design fusion of traditional and contemporary sensibilities, grounded in timeless theory, the brand introduces its latest collection, Nellie Jane for […]

September 11, 2023

What Wanek, Amini and Koenig have to say about navigating the challenges of succession

Succession of business ownership is a challenge to navigate for companies belonging to any industry, but it’s perhaps even more important for an industry heavily dependent on relationships and handshakes.

Sponsored September 11, 2023

DOREL HOME AND THE NOVOGRATZ CELEBRATE SUCCESSFUL DECADE-LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION

More than ten years have passed since Dorel Home first partnered with Bob and Cortney Novogratz on a small design project that would grow into the company’s longest and most successful licensed collection and partnership: The Novogratz. This Market in High Point (Oct. 14-18), Dorel Home is celebrating the highly collaborative, decade-long effort with the […]