Tom Russell
I'm Tom Russell and have worked at Furniture/Today since August 2003. Since then, I have had covered the international side of the business from a logistics and sourcing standpoint. Since then, I also have visited several furniture trade shows and manufacturing plants in Asia, which has helped me gain some perspective about the industry in that part of the world. As I continue covering the import side of the business, I look forward to building on that knowledge base through conversations with industry officials and future overseas plant tours overseas. From time to time, I will file news and other industry perspectives on-line and, as always, welcome your response to these Web postings. (to view or add public comments click on "Add your Comment" below each blog post)
Title: Associate Editor
Email: trussel@reedbusiness.com
Sourcing Strategies by Tom RussellLink This | Email This | Comments (4) Dubai market has large export appealOil-rich Dubai is shaping up as a huge market for furniture sales, those attending the North Carolina Furniture Export Council’s breakfast panel at the spring High Point Market heard. Lu Buchanan, event director for exhibition and publishing company DMG World Media - Dubai, talked about the Index Dubai Interior Trade Show scheduled for Nov. 14-17. And what she said could get furniture... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Changes at Borders call attention to Internet competitionMusic and movie lovers may have noticed some changes at Borders Books and Music lately. Borders stores are clearing out slow-moving CDs and DVDs by selling them at discounts as high as 50%. It will now focus mostly on new releases and maybe other bestsellers in each category. This should come as no surprise. CDs, in particular, have seen their sales decline as sales of online music have... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (2) More Thoughts on Asian Sourcing in 2009When Furniture/Today takes on a project like the recently published Asian Connection , we try to interview as many industry executives as possible. This helps us better understand what’s actually happening on the ground and gives us an idea on how their companies are responding. Unfortunately - due to space limitations - not everyone’s comments get in the print edition.... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (2) China furniture show puts emphasis on designVisitors to the 3F International Famous Furniture Fair in Dongguan, China, March 16-20 will get to see a new initiative called Chinese Original Design Showcase. As planned, it will feature fresh product designs by more than 30 Chinese designers in about 20,000 square feet. This concept is intriguing for a number of reasons, the first of which is that it promotes new design ideas from... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (8) Keep an eye on prices in 2009As many of us recall, price increases were one of the big stories in 2008.For a while, it seemed a month or even a week wouldn’t go by without suppliers announcing another raw materials price hike caused by factors ranging from higher fuel costs to increased global demands. Consumers are feeling those effects to this day. And that’s not a good thing given the current state of... More |
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