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Top 2025 Trends in Appliances, Furniture, Bedding and Outdoor — Spotted at the NMG PrimeTime Expo
Read about this year’s trending products from top vendors in various categories, specifically in the independent retail space.
Understanding Today’s Programmatic Media Landscape: Opportunities, Action Items, and Strategic Insights to Optimize Toward Business Outcomes for Local and Regional Advertisers
Learn why programmatic advertising through CTV, streaming audio and retargeting helps local businesses, and how to leverage AI tools, transparency, and measurable outcomes for effective campaigns.
The U.S. DOE Announced Almost a Dozen State IRA Launches; How Can Independent Retailers Prepare?
Read about 6 examples of state launches, the implication to retailers and how larger states are leveraging existing energy efficiency programs.
Retail Revolution or Transformation? It’s All About AI in 2025
Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming an essential priority for Independent retailers. Learn about 7 practical ways to utilize AI.
Member Spotlight: EDS TV
As we learn from EDS TV, evolving in business is anything but simple. It takes time, intuition, trial and error and a whole lot of grit.
Member Spotlight: DEWS Appliance, Heating & Cooling, Parts
While the “it” in “DEWS Has It” certainly refers to the retailer’s inventory of appliances, the DEWS it-factor goes far beyond the product.
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229: NMG’s Nick Burnett on the Power of Pursuing a Passion and Connecting with Your People
What’s the saying, if you love what you do you’ll never work a day in your life – right? That’s something Nick Burnett, NMG’s HR Business Partner, has put to practice in recent years, transitioning into a new role in a new business vertical within NMG. His story – an awesome one in and of itself – should resonate on many levels with independent retailers.
228: Recapping Summer Market in Las Vegas with NMG’s Furniture, Bedding & Outdoor Team
Coming off of a steamy week in Las Vegas, we sat down with Jeff Rose and Chad Fischer of NMG’s Furniture, Bedding & Outdoor team to recap their experience at the Summer edition of Las Vegas Market.
227: A Look at How the Home Appliance Industry is Tracking with NMG’s Mike Derro
We all know 2024 was going to be one heck of a rollercoaster, but how are things tracking? And what’s the outlook heading into the back half of the year? Mike Derro, SVP of Home Appliance for NMG, shares what he’s seeing and hearing across the channel.
226: The Property Brothers Jump Into the Mattress Industry with Scott Living by Drew & Jonathan
Drew and Jonathan Scott are best known for their work renovating and selling homes across a variety of shows on HGTV. The Property Brothers recently turned their attention to one particular room in the home – the bedroom – with the goal of helping consumers improve their sleep.
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