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Jan 22, 2016 Resources

Modern Day Selling #2 – Connecting with the customer

Brian Barfield's Modern Day Selling series offers a unique perspective in teaching sales associates how to reconnect with their customers and…

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Jan 21, 2016 Resources

Modern Day Selling #1 – Identifying today's customer types

The winds of change have continued to blow in the furniture retail sector, writes Brian Barfield, who feels that a focus on the customer has –…

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Jan 19, 2016 Resources

Augmented Reality for furniture retailers

Visitors to Maison&Objet in Paris this month might stumble upon the Augmented Reality Lab, a conference and consultation hub run by business…

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Jan 08, 2016 Resources

Three additional ways to maximise revenue

The retail industry has evolved into an incredibly competitive market, making it harder than ever to offer value to customers. With an increase…

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Dec 23, 2015 Resources

The future of selective distribution agreements

What can distributors of furniture brands in the UK learn from how Germany has approached the fashion brands Asics and Adidas? According to…

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Nov 23, 2015 Resources

Making the most of an award win

One of the time-tested ways of establishing yourself as a standard in your industry is to win an industry recognised award, writes Shweta…

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Nov 18, 2015 Resources

A guide to the UK furniture exhibitions of 2016

The UK furniture and furnishings trade boasts a remarkably diverse range of product-sourcing opportunities, large and small, mainstream and…

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Nov 02, 2015 Resources

Retaining and motivating staff

Acquiring – and then retaining – the most capable and competent professionals is one of the main priorities for businesses today. Nurturing…

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Oct 26, 2015 Resources

Seven things a retailer should know about price image

In this era of price transparency, you would think that it is easy enough for a retailer to convey its price image to potential customers. After…

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Oct 20, 2015 Resources

Customer acquisition through Fast Data

Finally on an upswing, the furniture industry has been slowly acclimatising to the new trends it faces. Among them is the challenge of online…

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Oct 19, 2015 Resources

25 years of furniture trading at the NEC

As the industry prepares to take part in the 26th furniture event to be held at the NEC in January, current show organisers Laraine Janes and…

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Oct 09, 2015 Resources

Listen your way to a better business

When employees and employers talk to each other, are either of them listening? William Buist, founder of xTen Club, believes that good…

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