May 11,
2010 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on May 12, 2010
If you're a retailer looking to add consumer electronics to your store lineup, we've got free advice for you.
Home Furnishings Business is hosting a Webinar today at 2 p.m. Eastern time on the marriage of furniture and consumer electronics. Those big-screen, HDTVs are great, but how can retailers cash in on the business?
Interested in hearing more? Join us for
our hour-long discussion sponsored by
Martin Home Furnishings and
Almo Distributing.
May 11,
2010 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Bedding on May 12, 2010
Bedding manufacturer Comfort Solutions has signed a long-term lease renewal in World Market Center Las Vegas for its King Koil division, World Market Center announced on Tuesday.
The 13,000-square-foot King Koil showroom is located in Building A-546.
"World Market Center Las Vegas has helped our company to reach new customers and we are pleased to continue our long-term partnership knowing we are in the best place to enhance our visibility and reinforce our image as an industry leader with innovative ideas and products," said Dave Roberts, president of Comfort Solutions.
The next Las Vegas Market will be held August 2-6, 2010 and will be co-located with the launch of two new events, Gift+Home and VegasKids. Attendees can book discounted rooms online now.
May 10,
2010 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on May 11, 2010
Home furnishings retailers are freeing up large amounts of cash for business operations with
Retailers Processing Network (RPN), the credit card processor for
the Dovetail Alliance. Many home furnishings retailers have been required by processors to establish cash reservesof 15 percent to as much as 25 percent of monthly credit card volumeto insulate the processing bank against charge backs and other potential costs. The newly available RPN processing service improves a retailers cash flow by reducing reserves to a lower, minimum level, said James Hallan, RPN president and CEO. In addition, Hallan said, RPN is a no hidden fees service, which can provide further savings of thousands of dollars each month for home furnishings retailers.
We understand the needs of the home furnishings industry, especially the problems that large reserves create in this tight-credit economy, Hallan said. Thats why our processing solutions can minimize reserves and free up cash for new inventory, store improvements and other business needs.
Dovetail CEO Ed Borowsky said the savings the RPN solution provides is an excellent example of how Dovetail Alliance works with the home furnishings industry to help reduce costs and improve operations.
Dovetails mission is to provide a wide range of expert, innovative solutions through our alliance of industry-leading companies and consultants, he said.
Retailers Processing Network is one of the nations largest and most experienced independent processors of transactions involving credit card, debit card, gift card, online and other forms of electronic payments.
Dovetail Alliance is a one-stop resource dedicated to improving the performance of home furnishings retail and manufacturing operations and understands the U.S. and Canadian markets.
May 10,
2010 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Merchandising on May 11, 2010
Brown's Furniture has added a La-Z-Boy Comfort Studio to its showroom in Palmyra, Mo., KHQA reported Monday.
The new Comfort Studio has more than 6,000 square feet of retail space dedicated La-Z-Boy's motion and leather upholstery furniture.
Through the Comfort Studio, Brown's will be expanding its in-stock selection of La-Z-Boy merchandise and special order business.
Brown's also has showrooms in Shelbina, Mo.; and Blue Springs, Mo., near Kansas City.
May 10,
2010 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Advertising on May 11, 2010
Los Angeles-based marketing company MVC Agency has launched a completely re-branded and re-designed Furniture Branding Web site.
Furniture Branding was launched earlier this year as a sub-site of MVC Agency's main site. Now, as an independent industry specific Web site for the agency's home furnishings client base, Furniture Branding is now more visually aesthetic with more relevant and informative content as well as easier navigation.
President and Owner Jason Pires developed the site to provide clients a way to work with companies who have knowledge as well as experience in their field and who understand their current situation. Furniture industry designers and manufacturers can now use MVC Agency as a portal to help them create and construct their branding and image.
"The aim of Furniture Branding is exactly that, to give companies a distinct position, an identity, a presence in their market and a real reason for being, especially for those who are willing to embrace the circumstances of constantly changing environments with a fresh but specialist perspective, Pires said.
MVC Agency has successfully created innovative re-branding and positioning campaigns for several furniture clients such as Italmond, D'Oro and Armen Living.
For more information, call 866.962.3339 or e-mail MVC Agency.