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Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts Underway in North Carolina’s High Country

Looking to help with the hurricane relief efforts? No Child Hungry and Queen City are looking for help in-person or through donations to help pack 500,000 meals and 10,000 hygiene kits.

Port Strike Suspended with Tentative Agreement in Place

Three days after port workers walked off the job, a tentative agreement is in place that extends the current contract through January 15, 2025.

No Child Hungry a Defender Service Award Finalist

Vote for No Child Hungry in the Defender Service Awards program once a day, every day through October 17!

What You Need to Know: Port Strike and the Impacts on Independent Retail

Read the latest details on the October 1, 2024 port strike, and how the strike impacts the Independent retail channel.

Legacy Classic | Modern Debuts New Country Living Collection at High Point Market This Fall

In case you need another reason to attend High Point Market this fall, Legacy Classic | Modern just announced a brand-new collection in partnership with Country Living — to debut at High Point during the five days of Market from October 26 – 30, 2024. Since the late...

3 Easy Ways to Build Health & Wellness into Your Marketing Plan

There’s a major opportunity for independent retailers to showcase a purpose-led approach when it comes to health and wellness in their marketing and take advantage of the exploding interest in this category.

Why Brands Use Animals in Advertising and as Brand Mascots

You’ve seen animals in brand advertising, but is it effective? What is the science behind it? And is it right for your business?

A Case for Creating a Human Brand Mascot

This case study of human mascots covers topics like brand identity, customer engagement and ROI for both national and independent retailers.

Labor Day Data Show Consumers Were Back Out in Force – and Spending

The retail channel’s annual end-of-summer sales event proved to be better than expected for independent appliance and furniture and bedding retailers across the country. Foot traffic to stores and dollars spent were up, according to multiple industry sources. This...

2024 Holiday Season Consumer Shopping Predictions

Gain insights for 2024 the outlook on 2024 holiday shopping with a look at retail sales predictions and consumer shopping trends.

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6 Ways to Elevate Your Employee Experience

6 Ways to Elevate Your Employee Experience

From recruitment marketing to onboarding, growth and development, benefits and perks and the physical workspace, fostering a remarkable employee experience is the key to attracting, retaining and motivating top talent.

Report Dives Into Furniture Shopping Habits

Report Dives Into Furniture Shopping Habits

The Consumer Insights Now study, which gathered input from nearly 1,900 consumers, sought to identify what types of events trigger the furniture buying process.

13 Quick Steps to Build Your Talent Bench

13 Quick Steps to Build Your Talent Bench

Building out a talent bench is critical for ensuring a smooth transition to the next generation of business owners or leaders. Here are 13 quick steps you can take to properly build out your talent bench.

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176: NKBA Dives Into the Details of Its First-Ever Independent Showroom Report

176: NKBA Dives Into the Details of Its First-Ever Independent Showroom Report

The National Kitchen & Bath Association recently released the results of its first-ever study on the current (and future) state of the independent showroom segment. To help make sense of the troves of data the report uncovered, we invited Tricia Zach, head of research at NKBA, onto the podcast.

175: Pumping Up Plumbing Fixtures and Hardware with Palazzani

175: Pumping Up Plumbing Fixtures and Hardware with Palazzani

If you’re in the appliance industry and not also selling kitchen and bathroom hardware, it’s likely you’re missing out on a major revenue generator. Mani Majano, VP of sales and brand management at Palazzani, shares some brand and industry updates on the category.

174: Discussing Workflow Efficiencies with the Process Architect Jason Sayen

174: Discussing Workflow Efficiencies with the Process Architect Jason Sayen

Jason Sayen, founder of I am Sayen, is a professional process fixer. While his experience centers around the custom integration channel, the work he does is applicable beyond the world of CI. We dive into the importance of process management, common struggles, creating buy in across your organization and much more.

173: The Benefits of a Tech Stack Review with AppDirect

173: The Benefits of a Tech Stack Review with AppDirect

When’s the last time you checked to see how much you’re spending on phone, internet, security software and other business technology solutions? We sat down with Jason DiFulvio, director of channel sales for AppDirect, to talk about how they’re finding hidden savings for retailers and much more.

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