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It is common knowledge that furniture sales spike immediately after the holidays as stores slash prices in preparation of new styles and inventory that typically arrive in January and February. When store owners put out the large “For Sale” signs, tie balloons to their front façade (not to mention placing the occasional inflatable sky dancer in the parking lot), they are hoping for a rush so they can clear out the sales floor ahead of new inventory arrivals.

The Home Furnishings Association (HFA) is a well-known name in the home furnishings industry. HFA membership allows home furnishings dealers access to networking events, customized packages designed to help save money, educational resources, and operations products created to simplify business. The HFA website is a great destination for members to acquire knowledge and stay in tune with buying opportunities and the latest news.

The Home Furnishing Association’s website is a comprehensive source for HFA members to obtain detailed information on industry news, membership programs, buying resources and more. The site opens to an organized landing page where the featured topics are presented in a slideshow underneath the main menu. Under the slideshow, there are icons that redirect to the Member Center, the HFA Store, RetailerNOW and Market Information. The landing page also includes the HFA Spotlight (upcoming events, specials and news) and the most recent blogposts.

Produced by the Home Furnishings Association, North America’s largest organization for home furnishings retailers, the 2017 HFA Networking Conference takes place June 4 – 6 in San Antonio, Texas. The event features an exhibitor showcase, educational sessions, a lineup of qualified speakers and numerous networking and social opportunities. This year’s conference offers four new programs: Consumer Panel, Hosted Think Tank, Build-a-Bike Charity Event and Industry Panel. Register here.

*Visit CrossCheck at Booth 28 in the Retail Resource Center and enter  for a chance to win a Bose Bluetooth speaker* 

*Visit CrossCheck at Booth 28 in the Retail Resource Center and enter for a chance to win a Bose Bluetooth speaker*

Each morning in the Retail Resource Center at the Las Vegas Market the team at the North American Home Furnishings Association serves breakfast. This includes freshly squeezed orange juice from the juiciest oranges you've seen in your life. The juice is actually squeezed while you wait!

Despite overcast skies, intermittent rain and the threat of a possible monsoon, the Summer Las Vegas Market is once again in full swing.

CrossCheck will be exhibiting at the Home Furnishings Networking Conference in Phoenix, Arizona June 1-3, 2014. This can’t miss North American Home Furnishings Association event is intended for home furnishings professionals and allies intent on growing their business through the sharing of ideas in meetings, educational sessions, keynote presentations and activities.

The Las Vegas Market has begun and I’m here on site with thousands of home furnishing dealers, store owners, designers, buyers and vendors. CrossCheck Director of Sales Jason Lindell and I are happy to be back this summer. Market week provides us a chance to meet with current and potential clients and reconnect with our pals from the North American Home Furnishings Association (NAHFA). Though much is the same here - great offerings, a positive vibe, excited buyers…there are a few changes, too. And change is good, right?