Heath Combs
My name is Heath E. Combs and I am a staff writer for Furniture/Today. I cover casual dining, occasional and green product categories here and often write about regulatory issues affecting our industry. In my blog "The Writer's Bureau" I'll discuss the general business climate may be, any interesting trends I find that could carry over into our industry and what I'm hearing from you in our conversations or in my travels. I'm interested in hearing from you here and feel free to contact me directly at heath.combs@reedbusiness.com.
Title: Editor
Email: heath.combs@reedbusiness.com
The Writer’s BureauLink This | Email This | Comments (1) First/Second ImpressionsPeople are more upbeat this market than they were in October. I think that’s a given. I’ve been telling folks that I’ve not been to a market where more companies are on their A game than they’ve been this market. And you have to be. Everyone has a story to tell this time or something great to offer and the product assortment is the best I’ve seen it.... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) HIGH POINT MARKET: Weather ForecastThe High Point Market’s weather forecast is looking pretty good so far. Spring is just about as beautiful as you’ll see it down here in the North Carolina Piedmont - or at least it was on Friday and Saturday. Looks like the sun is fighting to peek back through today. The Spring High Point Market starts this Saturday. It’s about two weeks later than where we were... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (10) Furniture Scene: Paula DeenI was recently having a conversation with Tom Russell, our associate editor, about Universal’s Furniture’s new licensed collection with Savannah, Ga.-based Southern cuisine specialist Paula Deen . The furniture collection debuts in April . Tom didn’t know too much about Paula and asked about her appeal to consumers. Paula’s life story is well publicized ,... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) CatfightI wrote an editorial soon after starting here at Furniture/Today denigrating our industry’s use of the “she” term. I just didn’t understand why we always had to say we were catering to “her” needs. Seemed a little sexist. I said it was pretentious for furniture companies to throw around how it was working hard for “her” and... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Hug the CustomerI had an interesting discussion with a retailer several weeks ago about how the recession is changing business. She said that when times were flush, a sales person was more apt to get a sale from a customer who came in, found what they wanted - and boom - purchased it. Sales required less finessing of dollars out of pockets. Now, she explained, sales people are having to work harder with... More |
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