Heath E 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) Credit scam making roundsNo retailer can afford to lose thousands of dollars right now to a couple of matchstick men. A Florida home furnishings retailer, who asked not to be named, reported a scam to me last week that has apparently snared a few stores recently. It cost his store thousands of dollars and has been targeting upper-medium-priced to high-end stores. It’s not a new scam, from what little... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Stickley helps with an Arts & Crafts MissionOne of the things I’ve been caught up on in my time as a furniture reporter are the terms Mission and Arts & Crafts. It was my understanding that the terms meant the same thing, but I wasn’t sure of the reason. It’s kind of like the old sofa and loveseat, pop and soda or stocking cap and toboggan conversations we’ve all been a part of at one time in our lives.... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) GREENLeaders program growsEarlier this month I completed the Sustainable Furnishings Council’s Greenleaders training. The webinar class is divided into six hour-long sessions with exams following each lesson. The course gives CEU credit and costs $299. The course is a good primer on green home furnishings and the questions that inevitably come when addressing the category. Jeff Hiller, president of the... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) An armoire James Bond would appreciateFurniture Traditions is one of those companies I enjoy visiting when I’m at the Tupelo Furniture Market. It is pretty unique to our industry. It has three sales representatives that cover the entire U.S. They introduce one or two new pieces of furniture each year. The pieces are interesting, innovative and always well thought out. Furniture Traditions has three collections, works... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) "Free" promotions still in the newsBe careful with “free” promotions, seriously. If you read Furniture/Today’s e-daily yesterday morning, you probably saw that Carl’s Furniture City in Utica, N.Y. (not affiliated with Top 100 company Carls of Coconut Creek, Fla.) was investigated by the New York Attorney General’s office and was fined $15,000 in connection with a “free... More |
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