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Each week in my Editor's Desk 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@furnituretoday.com
Editor's DeskLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Digging down into statisticsEvery time I read the latest round of government statistics regarding unemployment, housing or other drivers that impact our business, I find myself thinking of a phrase often used by Mark Twain, who observed, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."While I am not suggesting that any of these numbers for housing and unemployment are meant to intentionally misle... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) U.S. factories coming back?While many of us were busy at the High Point Market, Time magazine's April 22 issue ran a cover story that examined the migration of manufacturing back to the U.S.Simply called "Made in the USA," the story reported that "against all odds, manufacturing is staging a comeback."As you know, we've been following this trend, particularly with upholstery, in our sector for quite some... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (5) JCP: Too much rapid change?Last week, we reported that Ron Johnson's short-lived stint as CEO of JCPenney was over.The Internet was immediately flooded with scores of news updates and commentaries, almost all slamming his performance - or lack thereof.For the record, the company's shares in the Johnson era were down a staggering 51% and the market cap took sickening nosedive from $6.84 billion to $3.49 billion.I think the f... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Share stories at spring marketIf you've been in this business longer than a week, you know that we are an industry that loves to celebrate our people as much as we do our products.When I first joined the industry decades ago, some of my favorite moments involved hearing industry veterans share classic tales involving many of the companies, men and women who had made an indelible mark on the fabric of our business.Some of those... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Pay-to-shop fees could pay offThis just in from the "and you'd thought you heard it all" department.The other day Clint Engel, our senior retail editor, showed me an item he found online reporting that a specialty food retailer in Australia had begun charging customers a $5 fee to come in and browse in his shop.The retailer, who obviously had had his fill of being showroomed, put a sign in the window stating: "T... More |
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