NHFA or WHFA Membership for Life

January 10, 2012  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on January 11, 2012

The National Home Furnishings and Western Home Furnishings associations are raffling off one lifetime membership to the Association at Las Vegas Furniture Market.

At the Jan. 31-Feb. 3 show, every retailer that joins during Market week will be entered to win a membership for life. The contest, sponsored by Emerald Home Furnishings(http://www.emeraldhome.com/) also will offer new members $100 in free warehouse products just for joining.

"We are excited to offer retailers the opportunity to win a lifetime membership to the Association," said WHFA Executive Director Sharron Bradley. "One lucky winner will have access to our money saving programs, top-notch education and expansive retailer network, for the life of their business."

Emerald Home Furnishings sponsorship of the lifetime membership raffle coincides with the vendor's 50th Anniversary.

"We are turning 50 years old this year. There are very few companies that are privately held and have been in business for 50 years, and we are proud to be one of them. We feel it's a milestone, and we want to help retailers achieve this milestone as well," said David Beckmann, president of Emerald Home Furnishings. "I feel that a strong industry association makes for stronger retailers and a stronger industry. The knowledge and information that comes from the Association not only helps a retailer be savvier in their business but also gives them tools to grow their businesses. That is the value behind the National and Western Home Furnishings Associations."

To be entered in to the Membership for Life raffle, retailers must visit the Retailer Resource Center in WMC-C496 and join the Association prior to Friday, Feb. 3. The winner will be chosen at noon on Feb. 3. Retailers need not be present to win.