April 2018— Retailers need to be flexible when dealing with their carrier partners. If you don’t personally transport furniture—whether its LTL (less than load) or last mile (in-home delivery)—you might…
The HFA offers a member benefit nobody else has: ADVOCACY. While you’re working on your business, we’re working behind the scenes on the legislative and regulatory issues that determine wage…
January 2018— It’s the first of the year; a fresh start, new goals, new resolutions. If one of your goals is to be more informed (and we hope, more involved)…
November/December 2017— HFA’s collaborative team works the crowd Advocacy—by definition, means active support for a cause. There are lots of causes; lots of things to care about and lots of…
September 2017— General knowledge of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) probably comes from high-profile product recalls. Once you’ve read the story and breathed a sigh of relief that you…
August 2017— …and meet with your legislators Congress is on recess in August—and believe it or not this doesn’t mean the government is on summer break. In the early days…
May 25, 2017— HFA retailers share their stories and concerns with legislators. One of the benefits of being a member of the Home Furnishings Association is the advocacy done on…
May 2017— One of the benefits of belonging to a team, club, group or association is that you’re usually among like-minded people and you’re often working toward a common goal….
May 2017— You work hard to grow your business and then every April your silent partners, the federal and state governments, step in to take up to 45 percent of…
March 2017— Your store’s involvement in government affairs can help protect your business. If there was one business activity that would determine how you run your business, who you hire,…