White Glove Home Delivery Blog

Home Furnishings Business recently wrote a fantastic article on home delivery. We highly recommend reading it in it's entirety but if you only have a few minutes you should at least read the section below-

A drone has successfully delivered a package to a residential location in a small Nevada town in what its maker and the governor of the state said Friday was the first fully autonomous urban drone delivery in the U.S.

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Brake Safety Week is scheduled for Sept. 6-12. The annual outreach and enforcement campaign was created in partnership with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and involves law enforcement agencies across North America. Inspectors will conduct roadside inspections of commercial trucks and buses to look for missing, loose or worn parts, air or hydraulic fluid leaks, and other issues with brake systems. Vehicles will be placed out of service if they have defective or out-of-adjustment brakes.

On Memorial Day weekend Bob's Discount Furniture celebrated the grand opening of five new stores, two of which are in Pittsburgh, PA. The turnout was overwhelmingly positive and the weekend was kicked off in traditional Bob's fashion, with a large contribution to a local charity. In Pittsburgh the contribution went toward the Special Olympics. For more details on the contribution and to learn how you can get involved visit http://www.bobscares.org/ 

Furniture Today's Bill McLoughlin kicks off our High Point Market video coverage with a worthy cause. Jared Allen, of the Chicago Bears, has partnered with Lane to benefit Jared Allen's Home for Wounded Warriors which builds and remodels homes for injured military veterans.

See the full video here. 

We always hear that change is the only constant. Understanding who your cusotmer is is the bases for making decisons on product line, advertising, marketing strategy, and many other buisness practices. HFB recently wrote an article about one of the major shifts occuring recently and how that might impact some of your key decisions.

San Diego-based Jerome’s Furniture has opened its 11th store in yet another new market for the retailer.

In the 20 years since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect, trade between the US and Canada has increased by 300 %, and the countries are each other’s top trading partners.