Bill McLoughlin

The Trump administration’s recent announcement of a 25% tariff on imported upholstery, which will rise to 30% on Jan. 1, sent shockwaves through portions of the furniture industry...

Nominations are now open for Furniture Today's Retail Sales Awards, a prestigious program designed to recognize outstanding retail sales associates in the furniture industry.

The number of sponsors and retailers was down slightly, ... and while that’s hardly surprising given the myriad challenges, there were also clear indications that there’s business to be done ...

I decided to see how ChatGPT would address some of the key issues the industry currently faces. Some of its answers may sound familiar; others might surprise you.

Is this the beginning of a furniture industry turnaround? | Bill McLoughlin

The strategy of developing alternative outlets through which to sell product, while not new, is seeing a resurgence recently in the wake of inconsistent consumer demand.

Furniture Today will recognize three powerhouse retailers at its upcoming Leadership Conference, Dec. 2-4, at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

If you are a furniture retailer and have not yet had discussions with or received letters from your vendors about price increases, consider yourself lucky. That is likely going to change.

For more than a decade furniture retailers and manufacturers have spent time, effort and money trying to figure out how to use Google to drive traffic. Google just changed the rules of the game.

Within any company right now there are things that can and should be done to strengthen operations and set the stage for a more successful recovery