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Go behind the headlines with today’s furniture industry newsmakers. Join Furniture Today Editor-in-Chief Bill McLoughlin every Tuesday for an in-depth professional . . . and a little personal . . . discussion with the furniture industry’s most intriguing personalities. If you make, buy, sell or just want to know more about furniture and the people who drive the business, this is the podcast for you.
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Monday May 27, 2019
Furniture merchandising hacks from an elite showroom designer
Monday May 27, 2019
Monday May 27, 2019
Hallie Pippas, showroom designer at Furnitureland South and formerly at Houston’s Gallery Furniture is a veteran merchandiser and student of retail. Sitting down with Furniture Today Editor in Chief Bill McLoughlin, Pippas shares the tricks of the trade as well as key insights she’s uncovered shopping other retail formats.
Monday May 20, 2019
Unpacking the tariff tussle
Monday May 20, 2019
Monday May 20, 2019
Furniture Today editors Bill McLoughlin, Thomas Russell, and Powell Slaughter discuss the recent imposition of 25% tariffs on a wide range of Chinese furniture, accessories and components; sharing insights gleaned from discussions with a wide range of industry insiders. Are price increases in the offing? What’s the outlook for emerging source countries? You’ll have to listen to find out.
Monday May 13, 2019
Not just about the mattress;it’s the way you sleep’
Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
Miskelly Furniture’s Alan Vonder Haar shares how he got his nickname, Dr. V, and shares his passion for teaching RSAs how to “sell the why” and teaching customers how to get a better night’s sleep.
Monday May 06, 2019
‘Not just the boss’s son,’ Jesse Lubin on life, work and balance
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
ElRan’s third-generation Jesse Lubin shares insights about growing up in a family business, what he’s learned along the way and his hopes to grow the business for another 50 years. “Find a hole, fill a need, make it happen.”