IMM Cologne returns in June 2023
After a two-year absence as a result of the global pandemic, imm cologne is set to make a comeback June 4-7, 2023, at the Koelnmesse …
Category: Buying Groups
Furniture First adds 2 member retailers
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Furniture First buying group has added Brooks Furniture in Winter Haven, Florida, and Colorado Style Home Furnishings in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, to its membership. …
HPMA forms Diversity Advocacy Alliance to support DEI initiatives in home furnishings industry
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point Market Authority has formed a Diversity Advocacy Alliance to advance, improve and support diversity, equity and inclusion within the …
Furniture First Next Gen enjoys Jamaican retreat
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Members of Furniture First’s Next Gen group gathered for networking and professional development in St James, Montego Bay, Jamaica last week. Fifty-one …
Retailer takeaways from the summer buying group expos
HIGH POINT — Two of the industry’s largest buying groups just concluded their big summer shows — Nationwide Marketing Group’s PrimeTime in Orlando, Fla., and …
BrandSource presents post-pandemic growth plan at 2022 convention
The buying group recommends raising service fees, updating POS and boosting marketing spend to maintain high profile DALLAS — AVB BrandSource, rolled out a four-point …
Nationwide Marketing Group’s Orlando PrimeTime draws thousands
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The final months of the calendar year are always among the most important for the independent retail channel. After spending a fruitful …
BrandSource evolving into Furniture Technology Source for the industry
DALLAS — At the AVB BrandSource convention here this week, furniture dealers are seeing the evolution of a buying group that’s investing specifically in the …
Design Trade Service seeks to broaden reach among designers
Digital buying platform wants to reach every designer in the United States HIGH POINT — Design Trade Service, which bills itself as an exclusive online …
Nationwide Marketing Group set to open Orlando PrimeTime
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The only constant in the world of independent retail has been the need to change. As members of Nationwide Marketing Group gather …
