All-Industry Conference Gaining Steam

March 3, 2011  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Special Events on March 4, 2011

Sixty furniture retail operations have registered so far for the 2011 Home Furnishings Industry Conference, April 30-May 2.

The event, sponsored by the Western Home Furnishings Association(https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/StartPage.aspx?Site=WHFA) and the National Home Furnishings Association(http://nhfa.org/), along with affiliates and partners, is set for the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.

The list of registered furniture stores to date includes eight Top 100 Retailers and five companies listed in the Beyond Top 100 Retailers. The event also has drawn support from industry manufacturers and vendors, with nearly 20 companies already registered, including Michael Amini, AICO/Amini Innovation Corp.; and Ron Wanek, Ashley Furniture Inds.

"One of the greatest parts of the Home Furnishings Industry Conference is that it has been created for everyone--large and small retailers alike," said WHFA Executive Director Sharron Bradley. "This Conference gives attendees a chance to sit shoulder-to-shoulder and share business strategies and ideas, creating a powerful unity within the industry to move us into the future. The list of attendees is growing each day with great retailers, large and small, wanting to participate and improve their business and the industry."

Retailer, vendor and manufacturer pre-registrations include: AICO/Amini Innovation Corp, Aita and Associates, Ashley Furniture Industries, Ashley HomeStores, Badcock Furniture, Baer Furniture, Banner Marketing, Bear's Furniture, Bedmart, Blackledge Furniture, Black's Home Furnishings, Brown Home Furnishings, Certegy an FNS Company, Coconis Furniture, Contents Interiors, Cramers Home Furnishings, Dearden's Los Angeles, Del-Teet Furniture, Diakon Logistics, El Dorado Furniture, Ergo Customized Comfort, Everton Mattress Factory, Fiesta Furnishings, Follett Furniture, Forma Furniture, Freuhauf's, Furniture Outlets USA, Garden City Furniture, GE Money, Harkness Furniture, Hess Furniture, Hickory Springs Mfg. Co, High Point Market Authority, Highland Park Furniture, Home Furnishings Business Magazine, Home Furnishings of New Jersey, Jerome's Furniture, Julius Feinblum Real Estate, Inc., Knight Furniture, Koerner Furniture, Lawrance Contemporary, Lewis Home Source/Robys Furniture, Linder's Furniture, Masins, Mattress Factory Outlet, Meredith Furniture, Michael Alan Furnishings, Mor Furniture for Less, Olinde's Furniture, Olsen Furniture, Pilgrim Furniture City, R&A Marketing, RC Willey, Rotmans, Rudolphs Furniture, Sam's Furniture & Appliance, Schewel Furniture Company, Selden's Home Furnishings, Sheely's Furniture & Appliance, Sklar Furnishings, Slater's Home Furnishings, Spiller Furniture Stores, Stoney Creek Furniture, Storis Management Systems, Tepperman's, Texas Gallery Furniture, The Dufresne Group,  The Rose Collection, The Tin Roof, Trask Holdings, Twin-Star/Classic Flame, Valerie's Furniture & Accents, Walker's Furniture, Wells Home Furnishings, World Market Center Las Vegas.

Retail members of WHFA, NHFA, all of the affiliates and designated partners can take advantage of a buy one, get one free deal. One retailer registration of $495 must be purchased and the second person can attend for free. Additional registrations for other team members are only $199 each. This makes it easy for businesses to bring multiple people from their store and learn even more valuable tools for business.

Learn more about the Home Furnishings Industry Conference and register today here.