Ray Allegrezza

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FT plans Logistics Conference in June

Since it launched in September of 1976, the goal of Furniture/Today has always been to bring our audience the facts, figures and insights needed to help them grow their businesses.In today's market, the key ingredient to being successful is speed to market. And without superior logistics, it's highly unlikely that a company can perform quickly or efficiently enough to stay in the game.With that r... More

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Remembering my friend, Hershel

With the recent passing of veteran retailer Hershel Alpert, the industry lost an incredible resource and I lost a very special friend.The timing of this sad event, in close proximity to our annual Leadership Conference, is especially significant to me.I joined Furniture Today about 15 years ago late in November. In fact, my first day on the job found me in not in our editorial offices in North C... More

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FT web site changes

Here at Furniture/Today, we always look for ways to bring added value to you, often in the form of more news, analysis, statistics, more updates of people, products and so on.When we added a talkback section on our website, which allowed users to comment on news stories, the goal was to give you more of an opportunity to comment on those items.However, due to a growing issue stemming from highly i... More

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The Magnussen Throwdown: Are you in sync with consumers?

Now, more than ever, suppliers need to “get it right” before they bring new collections to market. Let’s face it– investing money, especially in this economic climate, on things that “will never see the saw “  is not only a major waste of  dollars, but it doesn’t make much sense either. Recently, a handful of suppliers are investing money to poll consumers about the appeal of lines they are planni... More

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Remembering Don Marks...

Over the weekend, Don Marks, Badcock’s president and CEO from 1998 to 2008, passed away after a hard fought battle with cancer. For those of you fortunate enough to have known him, you know what an asset he was not only to Badcock, but to the industry at large. Even after his recent retirement, Don played an active role in the company via his position as valued member of Badcock’s Board of Direct... More