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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
Mar 30, 2020
Mar 30, 2020
36 min
In a candid On The Record conversation, Bob Maricich, CEO of International Market Centers, outlines the recent disruptions caused by the COVID-19 virus, both to the Market Centers and to the industry at large. As a veteran leader in the industry, he also offers some candid perspective on what companies will need to do in order to work through these challenges. This is one discussion you don’t want to miss!
Mar 23, 2020
Mar 23, 2020
31 min
Tom Conley, CEO of High Point Market Authority, reveals the challenges behind the decision to postpone High Point Market, what that postponement means for a June Market and where do we go from here.
Mar 16, 2020
Mar 16, 2020
45 min
Industry West co-founder Jordan England reveals the company’s unique path to success.
Mar 9, 2020
Mar 9, 2020
50 min
Broad River Retail’s Charlie Malouf has become a student of the business of retail, developing a passion for it that has translated into a company “weaponized” with a creative team, great ideas and the ability to reinvent and grow in myriad new ways.
Mar 2, 2020
Mar 2, 2020
40 min
Jonathan Bass, CEO of Whom Home, PTM Images and Badgley Mischka Home, says the current coronavirus crisis should make the industry re-evaluate sourcing strategies and look at the long-term opportunities of proximity manufacturing. “Each manufacturer is responsible to the world for how we source and manufacture,” he says.
Feb 24, 2020
Feb 24, 2020
39 min
A veteran of the furniture industry’s digital world, Eric Dean brings his more than 20 years of experience to bear on the International Market Center’s new initiative to offer digital tools to better connections between buyers and vendors. “We believe there’s opportunity for digital to lift physical markets,” he says about the synergy between the two worlds.
Feb 17, 2020
Feb 17, 2020
45 min
A-America’s Christian Rohrbach has travelled the globe, speaks six languages and is a student of geopolitics. He shares his insights on the changing nature of global sourcing and the geopolitical shifts that could shape its future.
Feb 10, 2020
Feb 10, 2020
33 min
Ron Bailey, owner of six Bailey’s Furniture stores and Carol Schroeder, author and owner of the highly successful Orange Tree Imports reveal their hard-earned secrets for delivering an exceptional in-store experience, engaging and retaining the best employees and neutralizing Amazon’s vaunted operational skills. If you want to Amazon-proof your retail store listening to these experts is a good first step!
Feb 3, 2020
Feb 3, 2020
47 min
Retail merchandising veteran Steve Riley talks about best practices from shopping market showrooms to setting up retail displays to recruiting and training for a team that excels.
Jan 27, 2020
Jan 27, 2020
33 min
Join Editor in Chief Bill McLoughlin and retailers from his Las Vegas Market roundtable as gift retailer Carol Schroeder of Orange Tree Imports in Wisconsin and Ron Bailey of six-store Bailey’s Furniture in Alaska discuss common retail challenges and their own engaging and creative solutions.