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April 18, 2024

What is Sell-Through Rate?

Sell-through is used to assess the efficiency of inventory sold over a specific period. It calculates the efficiency with which a product moves from a…

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October 27, 2023

Returning to Reality:  Normalizing the Furniture Industry Supply Chain

Furniture Industry Struggles Amidst Pandemic Closures   While it may seem like a distant memory now, we all remember when the…
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August 9, 2021

Backyard Expressions Boosts Order Accuracy and Speed at Scale across EDI, Amazon, and Shopify

For more than two decades, Backyard Expressions has been in the business of connecting people with their outdoor spaces through…
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July 21, 2021

Ron’s Thoughts: eCommerce Drop Shipping for Furniture Retail

In my last blog, I talked about why furniture retailers need eCommerce stores. Today, we’ll talk about the next step:…
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June 30, 2021

Ron’s Thoughts: Is This the Year You Start Selling Online?

Since the beginning of selling furniture online, there’s been a there’s a large group of people saying you can’t sell…
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April 28, 2021

Ron’s Thoughts: How Ingenuity and Resilience Saw Wichita Furniture through Unprecedented Challenges

If you had asked me when the pandemic first began how I thought 2020 would pan out for our clients,…
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January 19, 2021

Ron’s Thoughts: Replacing the Handshake in the Furniture Industry

In addition to supply chain disruptions, retail store shutdowns and surges in eCommerce orders, the home furnishings industry has had…
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December 14, 2020

Ron’s Thoughts: 2020 Year in Home Furnishings

2020. What a year. In home furnishings, we came into 2020 with the vigor of a new era, a new…
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November 4, 2020

Ron’s Thoughts: Managing the Customer Experience

In today’s world, what happens after “checkout” is just as important as the initial buying process. Supply chain disruptions and…
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October 12, 2020

Ron’s Thoughts: Preparing for the Holiday Season

For furniture retailers, the holiday season represents the biggest quarter of the year. While this year may look a bit…
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August 25, 2020

Ron’s Thoughts: Adaptability in the Furniture Industry

The downturn in today’s market is different than any other downturn we’ve experienced. In fact, it’s different than any other…
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August 17, 2020

Drop Ship 101: The Benefits of Drop Ship for Retailers

Drop shipping is a business model where a merchant, such as an eCommerce or brick-and-mortar retailer, sells products to consumers,…
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July 27, 2020

Ron’s Thoughts: The Importance of Supply Chain Visibility

In today’s world, understanding where product is, where it’s coming from, and when it’s going to get where it needs…
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