Ray Allegrezza

Hats off to the ASFD (with help from the Daly Group) for the launch of a very compelling campaign. Read it here: furnituretoday.com/article/560056…

so, I'll be darned. Mothers of the world were right...rocking to sleep works. check this story out: mnn.com/health/fitness…

Do you think the Fed's regulations for business (81,405 pages) are restricting additional domestic manufacturing?

We've set the date and place for the FT Logistics Conf. June 12 at AmericasMart in Atlanta. Hope to see you there!!

a pal in the travel biz tells me Tuesday at 3pm is the best time to buy airline tickets. Let me know if this works for you!

A new report from PwC suggests that social media is not a major driver of traffic to online stores. Sound right to you?

Planning the agenda for upcoming F/T Logistics Conference in June. Topic suggestions?

Cool company called The Pillow Bar. They work with retialers to make high-end pillows at p.o.s. while the customer watches. Interesting!

I thought the recent Vegas makret was pretty robust. What was your take on it?

I just wrote a column for next week's FT about a very unique company that is helping retailers boost thier bottom lines. Stay tuned!