Vicki Semke
Hi! I'm Vicki Semke. Mig and Tig is a Furniture store in Chicago that I started with my husband, Kirk Schlupp. We have been on the retail front lines since 1993.
Inspired by Mig and Tig Furniture, Yourfurniturelink.com was launched with Jerod Lazan of Mortise & Tenon, Los Angeles.
Yourfurniturelink.com is a furniture directory that features furniture manufacturers ranging from contemporary to antique and eco-friendly if you are going green. Consumers and Retail Buyers view furniture lines and manufacturers direct consumers to local furniture stores for product purchases.
Our perspective comes as a home furnishings retailer on the front lines.
We will explore how to meet the challenges we face in this new era.
Today's rapidly changing marketplace requires intuitiveness and flexibility. With this blog on Furniture Today, we hope to share insight, strategies and practical solutions for the long term sustainability of our businesses.
I invite you to share your comments, suggestions and ideas as we move forward into a very dynamic time in our industry.
I look forward to hearing from you at Vicki@yourfurniturelink.com
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Furniture Stores Frontline ReportsLink This | Email This | Comments (2) Jerod Lazan of Mortise & Tenon - Looking for signs of change!This post as well as a few previous posts have addressed some of the fundamental problems of economic indicators. We all want to find reasons that things are getting better, the signs of a economic rebound. The problem with using these broad based indicators is that they rarely apply to all places in our country. This recession as well all past downturns effected each region of this country... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (4) Staying in BusinessThe other day Jerod, my partner was talking with a friend who has a local wholesale and manufacturing business in L.A. This friend was discussing how things were going when he revealed that he intends to close in a few months. This friend wants to see how Highpoint goes for one last chance but he says he’s had enough of this business. There have been really great times but he’s... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) The Best PR possibleThere are so many experts telling small business all the right ways to bring people through the door. Whether it is an e-mail campaign, print advertising or direct mail. There are so many conduits a retailer can get involved with, yet the experiment of knowing what and which works can be expensive and not necessarily fruitful.Our experience as retailers for near 18 years has found that all... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) MonetizationI am fortunate to have a great partner and friend like Jerod Lazan. We usually talk everyday and even though we live in different parts of the country, it feels like he is my next door neighbor. Recently, we had a discussion about being open on the 4th of July. Even though I am a believer in being opened as much as possible in retail, I think holidays are reserved for friends and family... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Your PathHaving to spend the last week answering 3 pages of prepared questions for a future story about our companies got us to thinking… everyone should spend a bit of time really thinking about our personal and business objectives. I have to compliment this reporter as she asked intelligent and articulate questions that really made me stop and think. This process was very insightful for myself... More |
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