This is my father, George Romney, participating in a Civil Rights march in the Detroit suburbs during the late 1960s—“Force alone will not eliminate riots,” he said. “We must eliminate the problems from which they stem.”

150 days.

“…And we knew it was much more than a hunch, that EW must somehow form a family, that’s the way we all became the Helpful Bunch!” See us next month at the BrandSource 2020 Virtual Convention. #2020Conv

.BrandSource opens registration for next month’s 2020 Virtual Convention, the first-ever online edition of the buying group’s annual late-summer conference and buying expo. furnituretoday.com/buying-groups/…

.BrandSource has begun registration for next month’s 2020 Virtual Convention, the first-ever online edition of the buying group’s annual late-summer confab, and buying Expo. The three-day event is set for Sunday, Aug. 30 through Tuesday, Sept. 1. ow.ly/ag9b50AGoov

Tonight the Vodka is flowing in the Kremlin as an American President delivers a great geo-political victory to the Russians. Trump’s strategic withdrawal has been the stuff of Soviet/Russian fever dreams for 75 years. Now it’s real. Trump is a fool who has made America weak

We proved them all wrong! The experts predicted our dealers’ demise during COVID; instead, BrandSource is leading the pack in new websites and members. #2020Conv Jim's full presentation can be seen at bit.ly/2020ConvYSN

Finding profitable merchandising solutions during a pandemic — or any inventory at all, for that matter — certainly has its challenges, but AVB’s Merchandising VP Chad Evans and his team have met those hurdles head on. Check out Chad's industry update at bit.ly/ChadEvansUpdate

For BrandSource dealers, online sales have skyrocketed during the pandemic, soaring 1,300 percent in six months! #2020Conv Jim's full presentation can be seen at bit.ly/2020ConvYSN

AVB CEO Jim Ristow reveals the formula for success at the #2020Conv Jim's full presentation can be seen at bit.ly/2020ConvYSN

As AVB’s CMO John White noted during his keynote, the pandemic, with all its lockdowns, quarantines & store closures, has pushed online migration into overdrive, making it imperative for dealers to offer selling sites that are robust, engaging & fast. bit.ly/JW2020Conv

Getting back to “precedented” times was the hope and theme of BrandSource’s exclusive 2020 Convention interview with Rick Coppola, President of North American Sales for Ashley Furniture Industries on Monday. Interview is at bit.ly/AshleyConv2020

AVB/ BrandSource has partnered with Uber Freight, the long-haul trucking arm of the ride-sharing service Uber that acts as load-booking agent for carriers. furnituretoday.com/buying-groups/…

Registration has opened for BrandSource Summit 21, the buying group’s annual spring meeting and product expo. furnituretoday.com/buying-groups/…

Excellent state-of-5G report from The Verge's @allisonjo1 theverge.com/2021/2/22/2229…

BRANDSOURCE FLEXES ITS HOME FURNISHINGS MUSCLES WITH FURNITURE TECHNOLOGY SOURCE BrandSource e-digitaleditions.com/i/1364506-may-…

.BrandSource’s Convention21, scheduled for this weekend in Nashville, marks the buying group’s first in-person show since March 2020 and focuses on recruitment, marketing and supply chain. furnituretoday.com/buying-groups/…

.BrandSource is adding two new programs to help the buying group’s independent retailers tackle two key issues: the labor shortage and the move to omnichannel shopping. furnituretoday.com/buying-groups/…

Never seen a luckier sign for a showroom grand opening. Congrats to BrandSource member Tim Gianelli on his new Rancho Cordova store! Gianellis yoursourcenews.com/2021/06/tim-gi…