by David Lively | Blog, Communication
This week in High Point, North Carolina, furniture retailers from around the country will be asking, “How do I survive this recession?” Come find out what’s working on Tuesday at 2:30 pm in the 12th floor resource center. There are actually six...
by Amy Lively | Blog, Communication, Family Business, Retail Idioms
What keeps you up at night? The unpaid invoice to your biggest vendor? The grinding sound when Truck 1 changes gears? Switch gears yourself and put on your “home” hat. Does your credit card statement keep you up at night? Your son’s grades? The leaky...
by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business
Daily life keeps me humble. Killing lions and bears like my namesake has never out of the question. Of course with killing you create a lot of mess. Mess always has to be cleaned up. (Notice the current financial condition of GM and Chrysler.) When we think about the...
by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business, Generations
Foul language shouldn’t be needed to make your position clear. No one has ever accused me of of being a prude. In fact, just the opposite is more likely the case. The use of bottom rung slang is no longer my style. Today’s post is an exception because,...
by Amy Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business, Retail Idioms
T tops. Duck tails. Leg warmers. Pet rocks. Ugg boots. Cabbage Patch Kids. We’ve all seen them come… and go. Trends, by definition, are here today and usually gone tomorrow, lingering just long enough for at least one embarrassing photo opportunity. We usually...