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On the Record with Furniture Today

Go behind the headlines with today’s furniture industry newsmakers. Join Furniture Today Editor-in-Chief Bill McLoughlin every Tuesday for an in-depth professional . . . and a little personal . . . di... Read more

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Retail CEO’s reveal the biggest challenge they face

Retail CEO’s reveal the biggest challenge they face

To kick off the opening of its 2019 Leadership Conference Furniture Today offers an inside look back at 2018’s Retail CE... Read more

2 Dec 2019

1hr 11mins

Ranked #2

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Mattress industry opening new ways to win

Mattress industry opening new ways to win

Furniture Today editors Bill McLoughlin and David Perry take a dive into the mattress industry, look at sales – online, ... Read more

4 Nov 2019

36mins

Ranked #3

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Ashley’s Ron Wanek on family, furniture and the power of reinvention

Ashley’s Ron Wanek on family, furniture and the power of reinvention

Ron Wanek, chairman of Ashley Furniture Industries reveals the secrets that helped grow Ashley from a small cabinet and ... Read more

13 Jan 2020

44mins

Ranked #4

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If your RSA’s and sales teams aren’t doing this you’re probably losing money

If your RSA’s and sales teams aren’t doing this you’re probably losing money

Craig McAndrews, former Mattress Firm executive and executive professor at the University of Houston’s Sales Excellence ... Read more

7 Oct 2019

23mins

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Ranked #5

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Not just about the mattress;it’s the way you sleep’

Not just about the mattress;it’s the way you sleep’

Miskelly Furniture’s Alan Vonder Haar shares how he got his nickname, Dr. V, and shares his passion for teaching RSAs ho... Read more

13 May 2019

41mins

Ranked #6

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Farooq Kathwari never ‘sits on the sidelines’

Farooq Kathwari never ‘sits on the sidelines’

Ethan Allen Chairman, President and CEO Farooq Kathwari shares insights from his newly released book, Trailblazer: From ... Read more

9 Sep 2019

52mins

Ranked #7

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Decoding the online marketplace opportunity

Decoding the online marketplace opportunity

Furniture Today Editor in Chief Bill McLoughlin is joined by Sam Vlessing, founder and CEO of technology startup Bear Og... Read more

17 Jun 2019

29mins

Ranked #8

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Jerry Epperson on the secrets of the furniture industry’s success

Jerry Epperson on the secrets of the furniture industry’s success

American Home Furnishings Hall of Famer and industry prognosticator Jerry Epperson uncovers the unique attributes that h... Read more

16 Sep 2019

46mins

Ranked #9

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Want to know what motivates first-time furniture shoppers?

Want to know what motivates first-time furniture shoppers?

Furniture Today Editor in Chief Bill McLoughlin sits down with a focus group of Millennial and Gen Z consumers to uncove... Read more

3 Jun 2019

49mins

Ranked #10

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Furniture retail leaders reveal their biggest pain points

Furniture retail leaders reveal their biggest pain points

Whether it’s finding and retaining good employees, wrestling with rapid shifts in technology or fending off the market s... Read more

9 Dec 2019

1hr 2mins

Ranked #11

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Furniture merchandising hacks from an elite showroom designer

Furniture merchandising hacks from an elite showroom designer

Hallie Pippas, showroom designer at Furnitureland South and formerly at Houston’s Gallery Furniture is a veteran merchan... Read more

27 May 2019

39mins

Ranked #12

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Viking Rules: a ‘revolutionary’ approach to fabrics and marketing

Viking Rules: a ‘revolutionary’ approach to fabrics and marketing

STI’s Sean and Anderson Gibbons share insights into the family owned-company’s unique approach to business, marketing an... Read more

22 Jul 2019

35mins

Ranked #13

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And the number 1 podcast of 2019 was . . ?

And the number 1 podcast of 2019 was . . ?

Find out where, how and why Millennials shop for furniture . . . or don’t. In the most widely downloaded Furniture Today... Read more

6 Jan 2020

49mins

Ranked #14

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Bedding bombshells and other news from Las Vegas

Bedding bombshells and other news from Las Vegas

Furniture Today Bedding Editor Dave Perry joins Editor in Chief Bill McLoughlin to discuss some surprising and noteworth... Read more

5 Aug 2019

37mins

Ranked #15

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Universal’s MacKenzie on the intersection of golf, furniture and the future of marketing

Universal’s MacKenzie on the intersection of golf, furniture and the future of marketing

Ever wonder what marketing golf has to do with marketing furniture? Find out when Universal Furniture’s Neil MacKenzie g... Read more

8 Jul 2019

39mins

Ranked #16

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Lessons in leadership, turnarounds and scaling a culture

Lessons in leadership, turnarounds and scaling a culture

Norwalk President Caroline Hipple shares insights gained from a career building innovative retail organizations, turning... Read more

15 Jul 2019

45mins

Ranked #17

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‘Not just the boss’s son,’ Jesse Lubin on life, work and balance

‘Not just the boss’s son,’ Jesse Lubin on life, work and balance

ElRan’s third-generation Jesse Lubin shares insights about growing up in a family business, what he’s learned along the ... Read more

6 May 2019

25mins

Ranked #18

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Alex Shuford describes growing up in this Century

Alex Shuford describes growing up in this Century

In a wide ranging conversation with Furniture Today’s Bill McLoughlin, Century CEO Alex Shuford reveals why growing up f... Read more

29 Jul 2019

43mins

Ranked #19

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Terry McNew finds similarities, synergies to build on at Klaussner

Terry McNew finds similarities, synergies to build on at Klaussner

New Klaussner CEO Terry McNew discusses his leadership style from relationships to bottom line, with ideas from his tenu... Read more

25 Nov 2019

46mins

Ranked #20

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‘I’m a keen observer of consumers’

‘I’m a keen observer of consumers’

In the Chair this week, Lori Gonzalez of Twin Star Home talks about her years of using consumer insights and a consumer-... Read more

29 Apr 2019

44mins

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