Taking a stand for you and your store
May 2018— The Home Furnishings Association advocates for furniture retailers. We’re on top of the issues retailers say matter. Each year we survey our members and are guided in our…
Government Action
Making sense of the Hours of Service Regulation
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…
HFA’s Annual Advocacy Survey: Make Your Voice Count
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…
Your 2018 Legislative Checklist
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)…
Join the GRAT Band
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…
Why should retailers care about the CPSC?
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…
Arm yourself with the issues
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…
Making a Difference in D.C.
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…
We’ve Got Your Back (In your store and Washington, too)
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….
Tax Changes That Could Impact You & Your Business
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…