Rebecca Miller, founder of ARTful Communication, and Michael Wentworth, principal of Greybox Intel, share insights on their partnership to help companies develop stronger emotional connections between their brands and consumers using analyses o

Unleashing the power of e-commerce in the era of COVID-19

Mar 15th, 2021 39m 20s

Rizwan Somji, CEO of Cymax, shares his insights on the changes the pandemic has had on consumer shopping behaviors and reveals a couple of key categories that have emerged as a result.

Darrow, Whittington discuss transition at La-Z-Boy

Mar 8th, 2021 31m 13s

Retiring La-Z-Boy CEO Kurt Darrow and his successor, CFO Melinda Whittington, join editors Thomas Russell and Powell Slaughter to give their take on leadership transition, vision for one of the industry’s iconic brands.

The big picture from Jerry Epperson

Feb 22nd, 2021 34m 13s

Mann Armistead & Epperson Managing Director Jerry Epperson joins Furniture Today editors Tom Russell and Powell Slaughter to share his thoughts on supply chain woes’ impact on retailers, the industry’s longer term outlook and the need to raise

Are you one of the best furniture places to work? Find out how you could be

Feb 15th, 2021 39m 36s

A first-ever Furniture Today’s Best Places to Work program launches this month, and this episode of On The Record has the inside scoop on how retail stores can capture a spot on this prestigious list. Peter Burke, president of Best Companies Gr

Hooker Furniture’s new CEO forges a new path

Feb 8th, 2021 33m 40s

In a sequel to last week’s podcast, Jeremy Hoff joins editors Thomas Russell and Powell Slaughter to talk about how his years of experience will guide his leadership of 12 industry brands under one Hooker Furniture umbrella.Sponsored by Klauss

Before he was Hooker’s new CEO …

Feb 1st, 2021 36m 44s

Long before Jeremy Hoff took the helm at Hooker Furniture, Furniture Today’s Editor in Chief Bill McLoughlin sat down with him to talk about his insights on leadership, product development and other issues. In next week’s podcast, Furniture Tod

New president outlines future of Home Furnishings Hall of Fame

Jan 26th, 2021 39m 48s

Caroline Hipple, the first woman-president of the Home Furnishings Hall of Fame, shares her insights on what it takes for women to succeed in the home furnishings industry and reveals what’s next for the Hall of Fame.Sponsored by Klaussner Hom

No quick fix for shipping woes

Jan 19th, 2021 32m 47s

Supply chain management veteran and Stone & Leigh CEO Steve Wolfe joins editors Thomas Russell and Powell Slaughter to share an outlook on shipping capacity restraints. Bottom line is that big surcharges, limited space on vessels are a fact of

And the biggest issues of 2021 will be . . .

Jan 11th, 2021 38m

Furniture Today’s editors share their insights on where the industry is headed in 2021 and what will be the key issues retailers, manufacturers and suppliers will face in an unpredictable year. Tune in to find out what’s next.Sponsored by Klau

Gat Creek reveals big plans for 2021

Jan 4th, 2021 30m 40s

CEO Gat Caperton talks with Furniture Today editors Thomas Russell and Powell Slaughter about Gat Creek's expansion plans and opportunities for the domestic wood furniture producer.Sponsored by Klaussner Home Furnishings

How Lovesac’s Shawn Nelson is upending traditional business models

Dec 28th, 2020 34m 45s

While many focus on fostering repeat purchase and planned obsolescence, Lovesac CEO Shawn Nelson wants to sell consumers the last sofa they ever need. Find out his unique take on reinventing traditional consumer product models in this one-of-a-

Sunpan’s big gamble in 2020

Dec 21st, 2020 31m 36s

Carl Lovett, vice president of sales, talks with editors Thomas Russell and Powell Slaughter about how Sunpan’s calculated risks paid off during a year of major challenges.Sponsored by Klaussner Home Furnishings

Finding the prescription for better e-commerce sales

Dec 14th, 2020 37m 47s

LeadsRx CEO AJ Brown visits On The Record to share new strategies for measuring and improving digital advertising performance. Along the way he’ll reveal how these strategies helped brick-and-mortar furniture retailer The Great American Home St

How Bassett Furniture Inds. navigated a tumultuous year

Dec 4th, 2020 33m 12s

Chairman and CEO Rob Spilman talks with editors Thomas Russell and Powell Slaughter about how the company has managed its business during the pandemic, sharing insights on both Bassett’s retail and manufacturing segments. Sponsored by Klauss

Five things that will change the way you view mentorship

Nov 30th, 2020 38m 6s

Doug Stewart, author of the just released book 5-1/2 Mentors: How to Learn, Grow, and Develop from Everyone and Everything, has turned the traditional mentorship paradigm on its head. Find out how your ideal mentor may be closer than you think

Tom Conley’s take on developments in High Point

Nov 23rd, 2020 32m 45s

High Point Market Authority CEO Tom Conley discusses initiatives to give High Point year-round relevance to buyers through market and building collaborations around HPxD, First Tuesday and the High Point Showroom Assn. and how those development

What happened when Boconcept embraced e-commerce in the U.S.?

Nov 16th, 2020 42m 40s

Steen Knigge, director of U.S. marketing, a Danish contemporary furniture chain with 15 U.S. franchises, reveals the dramatic impact of the company’s addition of e-commerce to its U.S. business following the closure of stores due to COVID-19 ea

What does Eichholtz have in mind for the U.S. market?

Nov 9th, 2020 34m 28s

Dallas George, managing director for the U.S. for Netherlands-based Eichholtz, says that despite the fits and starts to its strategy following the market disruption of COVID-19, Eichholtz is moving full steam ahead to offer affordable luxury ac

Editors offer on-the-ground perspective of October market

Nov 2nd, 2020 55m 14s

The BridgeTower Media team joins forces as Designers Today’s Jane Dagmi moderates the cross-talk between Furniture Today editors, who share a lively back and forth on what they saw and what attracted a second look at the recent High Point Marke

What’s the skinny on ocean freight, drayage?

Oct 26th, 2020 32m 11s

CV International Director of Pricing and Procurement Rachel Shames joins editors Tom Russell and Powell Slaughter to share an update on capacity and cost issues on the water and on the ground, and gives a look ahead into how those could play ou

HOF Foundation exec focuses on pride, heritage of the industry

Oct 19th, 2020 32m 47s

American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation CEO Karen McNeill shares plans for honoring the 2020 inductees, as well as the work being done by the foundation to preserve and share the legacies within the furniture industry and find ways to

Why no one ever really leaves the furniture business

Oct 12th, 2020 51m 43s

A.R.T’s Doug Rozenboom, whose career has spanned power brands including Thomasville, Pottery Barn and Walmart, shares the twists and turns that led him back to his first love — designing furniture — and reveals the surprising new directions ret

Is this the future of digital advertising?

Oct 5th, 2020 45m 7s

Eric Grindley, CEO and founder of Esquire Advertising, sits down with Furniture Today Editor in Chief Bill McLoughlin to share detailed, actionable insights into a new digital advertising methods that allow retailers to track ROI to the dollar

Did you hear what happened at Premarket?

Sep 28th, 2020 31m 32s

In this week’s On the Record podcast, Premarket Sponsors Committee Chairman and Vaughan-Bassett President Doug Bassett joins The Home Front’s Tom Russell and Powell Slaughter to discuss the kickoff to “fall market season” and how the next six w