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Furniture dealers will find “inspiration in every corner” at the 2018 Winter Las Vegas Market (LVM). Held January 28 – February 1, the annual market fills 40 floors of showroom space in the World Market Center campus (WMC) in Las Vegas. As the only home furnishings market in the west, dealers can acquire business tools and guidance through expert led seminars, make professional connections at networking events and expand company inventory with a wide selection of products on display. Discover top dealer services at the CrossCheck booth located in the HFA Retailer Center (details below).

For 40 years, Furniture Today has informed furniture dealers worldwide on breaking industry news, trends, current events, research, effective retail business strategies and more. Furniture Today magazine, available in both digital and print form, produces 51 issues a year. While access to current and archived issues requires a paid subscription plan, the company maintains a website with few paywalls.

Since 2005, furniture dealers have flocked to the Las Vegas Market’s (LVM) annual events — Summer LVM and Winter LVM — in search of furniture, home décor, gift products and business-enhancing resources. Winter LVM 2018 takes place January 28 – February 1 at the World Market Center campus (WMC) in downtown Las Vegas. As the “most comprehensive” U.S. market and largest venue of home furnishings in the West, Winter LVM attracts U.S. and international furniture dealers with:

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 fall installment of High Point Market, the largest home furnishings tradeshow in the world, takes place October 14 – 18 in High Point, North Carolina. The event is scheduled twice each year, attracting more than 75,000 attendees such as furniture dealers, interior designers, architects, buyers and others to a program of exhibits as well as educational and networking opportunities. Educational Events High Point’s educational events are an exceptional resource for finding inspiration, gathering new ideas or learning about innovations in the home furnishings industry. These events offer techniques in design, product discovery, decorating trends, marketing and much more. Below are just a few of the featured educational events:

An estimated 20.21 million college students enrolled in public and private institutions in 2014, according to the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES). In 2016, the number of international college students exceeded one million. College students hold significant buying power as they continue to seek out the latest accessories and home furnishing essentials to adorn dorms and apartments. As students head back to campus this fall, it is crucial for home furnishings dealers to stay relevant by stocking stores with on-trend products.

A recent infographic published by the Wall Street Journal gives a fresh look at how corporations are viewing millennial shoppers. CEOs and executives continue to study Generation Y in an attempt to determine what they like and dislike. This comprehensive infographic features a year’s worth of company transcripts as well as commentary from CEOs from different industries on how they market and sell to this demographic.

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.

With the recent boom in smart home technology, one not-so-surprising yet less talked about area of home innovation is smart furniture. While home furnishings that integrate smart technology may be just as stylish as other types of furniture (and even recommended by many interior designers), the benefits in productivity and convenience are what truly excite consumers. Here are some ways that modern technology has been, and is likely to be further integrated, into smart furniture.

With the new tagline, “Discover the Extraordinary,” the 2017 Summer Las Vegas Market (LVM) invites attendees to “leave behind the expected and discover the extraordinary.” As the only home furnishings market in the Western United States, the bi-annual event — Summer LVM and Winter LVM — attracts tens of thousands of retail industry stakeholders from 76 countries and all 50 states each year. With over 4,100 leading brands and manufacturers presented, seminars focused on current retail trends and networking events tailored to specialized trades, home furnishings dealers will find an assortment of resources at Summer LVM.