Ranked #1
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
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #2
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
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36mins
Ranked #3
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
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44mins
Ranked #4
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
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23mins
Ranked #5
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
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41mins
Ranked #6
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
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52mins
Ranked #7
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
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29mins
Ranked #8
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
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46mins
Ranked #9
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
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49mins
Ranked #10
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
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #11
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
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39mins
Ranked #12
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
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35mins
Ranked #13
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
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49mins
Ranked #14
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
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37mins
Ranked #15
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
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39mins
Ranked #16
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
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45mins
Ranked #17
‘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
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25mins
Ranked #18
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
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43mins
Ranked #19
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
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46mins
Ranked #20
‘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
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44mins