Here’s a look at the six most frequently mentioned lessons learned from independent retail business owners over the past few months.
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Nationwide Gets Set for APRO Virtual Legislative Conference
Nationwide Marketing Group and the Nationwide RentDirect team are gearing up for this year’s Association of Progressive Rental Organizations (APRO) Virtual Legislative Conference on Wednesday, April 28.
Nationwide Marketing Group Announces Las Vegas Market Live Experience for Furniture & Bedding Dealers
Virtual event from Las Vegas will feature one-off conversations with vendors, live updates from Nationwide’s Furniture and Bedding team and more.
Nationwide Mourns the Passing of Longtime Friend and Retail Partner Bill Ward
Nationwide Marketing Group is saddened to learn of the recent passing of a longtime friend and partner of the organization William Ward. Bill, who passed on March 22, had a long and storied retail career that began at an Austin Dillard's store and ultimately saw Bill...
2021: The year of Optimism and Resolve for Furniture & Bedding
With a challenging 2020 behind us, Nationwide’s VP of Furniture & Bedding shares what he’s optimistic about for 2021 and beyond.
Independent Retail Confidence Skyrockets to Record High in April NMG Index
The Nationwide Marketing Group Independent Retail Confidence Index (NMG Index) soared to a record high entering April 2021.
Here’s Why the Suez Canal Situation is a Huge Deal to Retail
Some $9.6 billion in goods passes through the Suez Canal on a daily basis. Or, at least, it did until the Ever Given ran aground blocking one of the busiest trade routes in the world.
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17: Beyond the Products, Smart Home Retail Requires Strong Merchandising and Tech Support
Selling the smart home is about more than just displaying some cool products. Two new Nationwide Marketing Group programs — one focusing on merchandising, the other on offering tech support — prove why.
16: Smartphones in Furniture Stores? Here’s How AT&T and Nationwide are Helping Reshape Independent Retail
Moving into the second year of a partnership with AT&T, Nationwide Marketing Group Director of Connected Services Eric Sindelar dives deep into what the wireless carrier offers independent retailers of all shapes and sizes.
15: How Consumer Electronics Will Become the Heart of the Home
In some ways, it’s already the case. But at PrimeTime in Houston, Lee McDonald, director of CE for Nationwide, talks about how CE will become the heart of consumers’ homes.
14: What’s a Giant Inflatable T-Rex Doing in a Selden, Kansas Furniture Store?
Oh, that’s just Renee Spresser, owner of Paul’s Furniture continuing a hilarious video series she’s created to brilliantly market her business in the town of 200. Spresser was recently honored with a Synchrony Pillar Award and joined the podcast from PrimeTime in Houston to share her story.
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