HIGH POINT — The Home Furnishings Assn.‘s seminar series for the High Point Market will carry a heavy emphasis on the operational challenges associated with the current logistics and shipping landscape, with a lasting final-mile experience and execution.
With ongoing disruption across freight markets, delivery expectations and margin pressure, HFA is dedicating an entire day on Friday, April 24, to logistics and supply chain performance, designed to help retailers reduce damage and delays, strengthen visibility, protect the brand at the doorstep and turn delivery into a loyalty driver.
“Retailers are fighting for every point of margin, and logistics can either protect profitability or quietly erode it,” said Peter Theran, HFA CEO. “This Friday lineup is built to be immediately useful: real-world tactics, hard-earned lessons and strategies retailers can put to work as soon as they get home.”
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Retailers will hear directly from logistics and compliance experts who can provide practical answers on the state of importing, the impact of tariffs and where potential refunds may (or may not) apply. Other HFA seminars will include:
- State of the Industry: Navigating Supply Chain Chaos
- Last Impressions: Protecting Your Brand at the Customer’s Doorstep
- Cash Flow Is King: Building a Resilient Supply Chain in a Volatile Retail Market
- Turning Logistics Chaos into Customer Confidence
- Beyond the Container Rate: Using AI to Optimize Furniture Supply Chains
- From Dock to Destination: Expert Logistics Insights for Retailers
April 25-27, HFA’s Market Seminar Series will also cover the following major forces reshaping home furnishings retail in 2026. HFA’s Market education also reflects the other major forces reshaping home furnishings retail in 2026 including technology and AI in retail operations, marketing tactics and customer experience and conversion.
All seminars will take place in the HFA’s Retailer Resource Center located at Plaza Suites, space 1-527.
