Ray Allegrezza
Welcome to Furniture/Today's blogs. Each week in my Editor's Desk and Green Light blogs we'll take a look at interesting news or events in the furniture industry. The most important part of this whole process will be your input. So, take a look at my posts below and weigh in with what you think by clicking on "Add Your Comment" at the bottom of each blog.
Title: Editor In Chief
Email: rallegrezza@reedbusiness.com
Editor's DeskLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Furniture execs wonder if it is time to pay the piper?We all know what they say about payback. Well, if an investigation set to get underway by a fledgling coalition of case-goods importers, Chinese factories and a Seattle-based law firm gets legs, they could come running full speed at the group of domestic case goods makers that supported the now famous antidumping suit. As first reported in our paper, this coalition has hired the... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (3) Gallery's Mattress Mack Will Win Because Store's Customers Want Him ToHouston’s outpouring of support for Gallery Furniture in the aftermath of that terrible fire, which has now been ruled arson, is an incredible and tangible thumbs up for Jim McIngvale and the relationship he’s built over the years with his community and his customers. And speaking of customers, at a time when most retailers are pulling their hair out trying to lure... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (6) Furniture Wake-Up Call: Please Drop The N'T!Ron Wanek, head of Ashley and a student of history, is fond of saying “In peace, prepare for war. In war, prepare for peace.” Given the wisdom of that advice, and given the fact that we are in an economic war of sorts, I’m surprised that more of us are not preparing for peace. While none of us can predict exactly when we are going to come out of this... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) The next Kennedy on Capitol Hill?If you’ve ever had the pleasure of spending time with Chris Kennedy, president of Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, you know two things. One is that his company has a major presence in High Point as the owner of the Suites at Market Square, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza, the National Furniture Mart and the Hamilton Mart building. The other is that he is all Kennedy. He looks... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Memo to furniture store owners: Get back into the game.Earlier today, I had a long talk with a veteran rep. To his credit, despite the spongy business climate, he is still spending a good chunk of his commission dollars to make himself very visible to his retail customers. As a result of spending an above-average number of hours in the stores each week, my buddy, Neil, is way above average in terms of being plugged in to what’s going on... More |
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