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Furniture World Magazine By HFA Reports on 5/9/2021 Content about HFA member-retailers contributed by HFA. Oh my God, I can’t believe it’s you! It’s really you! Many years ago, while participating in a class during an industry event, the presenter asked us to stand and walk over and greet another participant we didn’t know. I don’t enjoy awkward forced interactions, so my eyes immediately rolled and a wave of disc...

By HFA Reports on 5/9/2021 Content about HFA member-retailers contributed by HFA. Working to make sure that government policy influencers know the value of a healthy furniture industry. Sometimes I feel like the ground we, as an industry, are standing on is more like jello than hard-packed turf. Consider the results of the recent election. I’m not sure we have ever seen such a dramatic change from one administration to another. S...

By Russell Bienenstock on 1/23/2021 While researching this 150th anniversary issue of Furniture World, its been tempting to consider how far we, as an industry, have come since 1870 when Furniture World’s predecessor publication, “The Cabinet Maker,“ first hit the streets. There have been improvements in transportation, warehousing, metrics, materials and information technologies. But in many ways, the business model for furniture sa...

By HFA Reports on 1/23/2021 Content about HFA member-retailers contributed by HFA. More legislative challenges facing home furnishings retailers in 2021 We are all happy to place 2020 in the rear-view mirror, however, the calendar’s changeover has done little to clarify many of the issues that face home furnishings retailers. Newest Stimulus 2020 ended with a new stimulus package, a stopgap to get us through the first qua...

By HFA Reports on 1/23/2021 Content about HFA member-retailers contributed by HFA. After what weve seen this year, its more important than ever to have a support system. As painful as 2020 was on many levels, I did learn a few lessons. I was reminded never to take anything, or anyone, for granted. It turns out an old dog can learn new tricks when it’s necessary to survive. Good things can come from bad experiences. And it...

Half of the homes in puerto rico have insurance coverage. >> thats right, a much lower take-up rate than the mainland of the united states. only about 50% of the homes have insurance for wind damage and even smaller number, a fraction of that would have insurance for flooding. thats going to significantly slow down the process of recovery in puerto rico. put it in perspective, weve got 100,000 claims adjusters in texas right now getting claims, weve got 200,000 adjusters in florida getting check...