“To price or not to price, that is the question”. It sounds like a modern version of Hamlet, but this time spoken by a traditional retailer. And it is time for retailers to face change rather than run away from…

How many people do you know that are one Google search short of a PhD? They seem to everything about everything on a given topic. After all it’s on the internet so it is correct, right? There is nothing wrong…

While there are many great business books, one that still stands strong is Good to Great by Jim Collins. If you haven’t – worth a couple reads. While the examples are somewhat dated – the principals are fundamentally spot on….

Quite the achievement by Shopify! Love the progressive and forward thinking with their platform. I am sure there are many more great quarters to come. “We made history in 2018: no other SaaS company has crossed the $1 billion-dollar revenue…

A few days ago, Walmart.com announced that they are introducing the MoDRN collection. A line-up of 650 items in the $20 – $899 price range. Within a few hours – I received numerous calls from retail friends wanting to gripe…

Wow – now isn’t this interesting. Walmart.com launches a white-label MoDRN furniture line-up. I remember years ago when brands scrambled when their products “magically” appeared on Walmart.com via marketplace arrangements. With the $20 – $899 price-points – I see this…

CHARLOTTE (FURNITURETODAY) FEBRUARY 04, 2019 RetailSystem.com expands North American reach – Firm names Jesse Akre President CHARLOTTE — RetailSystem.com, an Internet company offering back-end management systems for furniture retailers in the U.K., Europe and Australia, is looking to increase its North…

A few weeks ago I had the privilege to sit with Anne Flynn Wear from FurnitureToday; discussing the evolution of eCommerce in home furnishings. Having begun our furniture eCommerce journey almost 20 years ago this month, it was a great…

Thanks to all our customers, partners, and guests for making the time to meet! We look forward to seeing many of you again in High Point April 6-10, 2019! Safe travels and happy selling!

“The headlight bulb” A couple weeks ago I had to go find a replacement headlight bulb for my car. Super fancy bulb (saving the tech talk) so it was not easy to quickly find. After a few trips to several…