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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.
Episodes
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Nikki Baird, Aptos vice president of innovation, uncovers some of the most successful new strategies retailers are utilizing to manage the pandemic-inflicted shift toward e-commerce. Sitting down with Furniture Today Editor in Chief Bill McLoughlin, Baird discussed the best practices customer acquisition, maximizing website effectiveness and managing the critically important transition from the online to the in-store experience. Find out how you can take your digital game to the next level in this fast-paced, informative discussion.
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Joe Scaretta, founder and Co-CEO of CS Hudson, has helped retailers across the country re-merchandise in the wake of COVID-19. He sits down with Furniture Today Editor in Chief Bill McLoughlin to share best practices for companies dealing with these new realities, including how pop-up activations may offer a key to thriving in a pandemic-disrupted merchandising environment.
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Success begins and ends with understanding the consumer. Get it right, you’re a winner. Get it wrong, you’re history. That was the unfiltered assessment of veteran marketing executive Warren Kornblum, during a recent On The Record discussion with Furniture Today Editor in Chief Bill McLoughlin. The former Global Chief Marketing Officer at Toys R Us, Chief Strategic Officer at Rooms To Go and Interim Chief Marketing Officer at Serta Simmons Bedding offered a candid assessment of what it takes to succeed in today’s disrupted marketplace. Kornblum will outline how these factors are reshaping the bedding industry at Furniture Today’s upcoming Bedding Conference, Aug. 18-20, 2020.
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Editor in Chief Bill McLoughlin is joined by Furniture Today editors Powell Slaughter and Thomas Russell to talk about the Bounce Back 2020 cover story, red hot retail and the supply chain issues it's causing, and a disrupted market season that could see bigger crowds at Premarket and a change in manufacturers' product introduction cadence and market strategies.
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
COVID-19 confronts retailers and manufacturers with unprecedented logistical challenges. Furniture Today Editor in Chief Bill McLoughlin and Josh DeLay, vice president of business development at J.B. Hunt, recently sat down with a panel of leading retail and manufacturing logistics experts to explore innovative strategies to keep goods flowing and meet changing consumer needs. Guests include Scott Prillaman, vice president case goods operations, Hooker Furniture; Charlie Workmon, executive vice president, operations, Broad River Retail; and Ward Dingmann, senior vice president of supply chain, Bob’s Discount Furniture.
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
“Levin is back!” The new Levin Furniture dream team — Robert Levin, John Schultz and Matt Schultz — talk with Editor in Chief Bill McLoughlin about relaunching this venerated retail brand and their outlook for its future.
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Fresh off the launch of 200 new private label SKUs, Feather CEO Jay Reno goes “On The Record” to discuss the future of furniture subscriptions, dealing with COVID-19 and the company’s plan for expansion to new urban markets.
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Author, keynote speaker and retail expert Steve Dennis joins guest host Thomas Lester for an in-depth discussion about retails most disruptive forces and what companies need to do to survive them.
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Serial entrepreneur and founder of Dwell Studio and The Inside, Christiane Lemieux has uncovered the secret of disruption. Discussing her new book "Frictionless: Why the Future of Everything Will be Fast, Fluid and Made Just For You," she explains how companies that remove obstacles and give consumers back time have come to dominate the marketplace. Find out how to reduce friction in your business in this insight-packed discussion.
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, wood resources and retailers alike are seeing more opportunity to develop, merchandise and sell home office furniture and casual dining. In today's On The Record podcast, Tom Russell, Furniture Today senior editor of case goods and global sourcing, discusses these trends with with four industry experts: Jeremy Hoff, president of Hooker Furniture Legacy Brands; John Iasiello, senior vice president of strategic planning and business development at Riverside Furniture; Jeff Harris, president and CEO of Furnitureland South; and Kyle Johansen, executive director of merchandising at HOM Furniture.