Bill Gates raised a lot of eyebrows a few weeks ago when he predicted that 50 percent of business travel will disappear permanently after the pandemic ends. The significant improvements to video conferencing software have made corporate executives realize that business travel isn’t always an absolute necessity, the Microsoft co-founder said during a conference (virtually, of course) spon...

Long gone are the days of simple home selling. Today, the expectations of both home buyers and sellers have changed, although not in the most general sense. Sellers still expect to get the most money for their property, and buyers expect to get the best property for their money. The battleground is often set during the house viewing where these expectations can meet.To decorate your home for ...

Desafortunadamente la Ciudad de Guadalajara y Mexico en general siguen siendo afectadas por el fenómeno del Covid-19 por lo que la Asociación de Fabricantes de Muebles de Jalisco decidió cancelar la Famosa Expo Mueble Internacional Guadalajara que tendría fecha en el mes de Febrero 2021.Pero esto no ha detenido a algunos Fabricantes que con todas las precauciones harán eventos privados en su...

After rescheduling 2021 Spring Marker, the High Point Authority has subsequently moved Spring Pre-market to April 25-27, 2021.If you have never attended, Premarket is designed to provide a select group of furniture retailers with a precursory look at the product introductions set to debut at the upcoming High Point Market. These extended appointments allow attending retailers to experience a more ...

If you thought the pandemic-fueled surge in demand for home furnishings might be tapering off, the recent Atlanta Gift & Home Market probably squashed that speculation. Zuo and other Atlanta exhibitors were kept busy throughout the week-long event, even though most reports indicated attendance was only about 50 percent of a “normal” January market. But those who did venture to Atlanta wer...

Despite surging demand for home furnishings since last summer, it’s no secret that supply chain problems have plagued the industry and led to increased lead times. There have been fabric shortages, foam shortages, lumber shortages – you name it shortages. But in many instances, factories simply couldn’t ramp up production fast enough to meet the demand, as most were shut down for several week...