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IHFRA Sends Letter To President Biden
IHFRA Seeks Presidential Support For Reps Dear President Biden, I am writing to you with the utmost sense of urgency in my capacity as Executive Director of the International Home Furnishings Representatives Association, (IHFRA). Headquartered in High Point, NC, our group represents some 1,600 independent home furnishings sales representatives whose livelihood may well be dependent…
Read MoreSenate Infrastructure Bill Gives Feds Go-Ahead to Test Taxing Every Mile Americans Drive
Senate Infrastructure Bill Gives Feds Go-Ahead to Test Taxing Every Mile Americans Drive Buried in the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” in the U.S. Senate is approval for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to test a new federal tax on every mile driven by individual Americans. The bill directs Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to establish a pilot program…
Read MoreIHFRA’s FIAG Goes Virtual
Join us Thursday, September 23 2021 at 7:00 pm EST for our Virtual FIAG. We will be honoring those whose contributions and dedication to our industry have made a positive and substantial impact for years to come. IHFRA’s FIAG Goes Virtual! A significant portion of the proceeds generated from honoree sponsorships and congratulatory ads will…
Read MoreSee Why IHFRA’s Contract Strategies Webinar Is A “Must Watch”
As a Sales Rep, This is the Webinar You Can’t Afford to Miss! Covid-19 has not only rewritten the rule book for many industries, it has obliterated it. As a result, now, more than ever, independent sales and marketing professionals need to remain well-versed about contracts the factories they represent. Knowing that a growing number…
Read MoreWithIt Education Brunch Goes Digital
WithIt Brings Audience-favorite Lynne Jensen-Nelson to the Virtual Education Brunch on March 26th High Point, N.C. – WithIt, the women’s leadership development network for the home and furnishings industry, will hold its semi-annual education brunch on Friday, March 26th titled “Influence, Inspire and Impact.” WithIt’s breakfasts, sponsored by Myriad Software, are known for inspiring content…
Read MoreCheck Out IHFRA’s Webinar With Adam Glazer Part Two
As part of IHFRA’s ongoing mission to make our members as successful as possible—and in recognition of the impact that the pandemic has had on your business—we have called upon IHFRA’s outstanding legal counsel to present a two-webinar series specifically for sales reps on pandemic and other timely and critical issues. The webinars will feature…
Read MoreCheck Out IHFRA’s Webinar with Adam Glazer Pt.1
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text text_lead=”yes”] The team at IHFRA wants to thank the scores of members who signed up and attended part one of our two-part Webinar series presented with Adam Glazer and the members of his law firm of Schoenberg Finkel Beederman Bell and Glazer, LLC , our legal counsel. We hope you enjoyed it as much…
Read MoreSeptember 2020 Newsletter
Please click here to read the September issue of IHFRAmation
Read MoreFully Loaded Podcast features IHFRA’s Ray Allegrezza & John Pinion
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Knight Furniture, a Texas-based independent furniture retailer, is one of those amazing businesses that consistently raises the bar. Family-owned and operated, the 103-year-old retailer stays fresh not only from its assortment of great furniture and bedding but from an innovative and impactful social media outreach that shares information about the company both inside and outside…
Read MoreFall High Point Market Prep Continues as Product Demand Increases
HIGH POINT, N.C., September 17, 2020 — High Point Market Authority officials, building owners, and exhibitors are busily preparing for the upcoming Fall Market, scheduled for October 13-21, as consumer demand for home furnishings continues to increase. The latest Furniture Insights newsletter from Smith Leonard Accountants and Consultants notes, “New orders in June were 30%…
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