Learn the key financial warning signs—cash cycles, duty-heavy inventory, credit limits, and financing trends—that help retailers stay ahead of 2026 risks.
5 Early Warning Indicators Retailers Should Track to Avoid Sudden Financial Strain in 2026
5 Common Purchase Order Mistakes in Home Furnishings Retail
Avoid purchase order mistakes in home furnishings retail. STORIS standardizes POs, validates SKUs, tracks lead times, and unifies records to protect margins.
From Today to 2028 – The Furniture Retailer’s Game Plan
Learn how STORIS equips furniture retailers with tools to future-proof operations, streamline compliance, and drive growth through 2028 and beyond.
The API Advantage – Real-Time Sync for Smarter Furniture Retail
Discover how real-time API integration enhances furniture retail with accurate inventory, automated orders, and operational efficiency for seamless customer experiences.
Order, Efficiency, Growth – The Modern Path for Small Furniture Retailers
Discover how retail software like STORIS empowers small furniture stores to eliminate manual errors, improve inventory accuracy, streamline deliveries, and transform chaotic daily operations into organized, efficient, and profitable businesses.
How to Compete with Big-Box Retailers (Without a Big-Box Budget)
Mid-sized furniture retailers can streamline operations, improve inventory accuracy, and deliver standout customer experiences using retail software—making it possible to compete with big-box stores, without enterprise-level complexity or cost.
The Hidden Cost of Disconnected Retail Systems (And How to Fix It)
Disconnected retail systems hurt profits and CX. Learn how unified commerce helps furniture retailers streamline operations, improve inventory accuracy, and deliver consistent customer experiences across every channel.
How STORIS Helps Appliance Retailers Stay Ahead
Discover why modernizing appliance retail is critical. Boost sales, enhance customer experience, and optimize supply chains using omnichannel strategies, integrated financing, and serialized inventory tracking with technology solutions from STORIS.
Special Order Efficiency for Furniture Retailers
Learn practical ways furniture retailers can boost efficiency in special orders using integrated POS systems, workflow automation, and real-time tracking. Optimize profitability and customer satisfaction with technology solutions like STORIS NextGen.
STORIS Academy Introduces Warehouse Management Training
STORIS Academy launches specialized warehouse training for furniture retailers, enhancing efficiency through role-based learning paths and an intuitive dashboard.
Remote Overrides – Managers can now make decisions remotely.
Discover how STORIS NextGen Remote Manager Overrides streamline instant approvals, empowering your sales team to enhance customer experience and close furniture sales faster.
Strengthening Retail Defenses – Cyber Threats and Solutions for 2025
Cybersecurity for retail is essential in 2025. Protect your business from cyber threats with data security, encryption, and real-time monitoring to safeguard profits, customer trust, and sensitive information. Stay ahead with proactive security strategies.
Consumer Confidence Strategies – Turning Uncertainty Into Opportunity
Consumer confidence impacts furniture retail success. As 2025 unfolds, shifting economic trends require retailers to stay agile with data-driven inventory, pricing, and omnichannel strategies. Learn how to navigate uncertainty, optimize sales, and protect margins using advanced retail solutions. Discover key insights to future-proof your business and drive profitability in a changing market. Read the full article for actionable strategies!
Expert Tips for Handling Inventory Surplus
Managing inventory is a sophisticated balancing act. Explore strategies your retail peers are using to help navigate through this common problem.
The Great Technology Wishbook 2023 for Furniture, Bedding, and Appliance Retailers
Discover the season’s most innovative technology gifts for retailers of all sizes in STORIS’ 2023 Wishbook.
Seven Furniture Retail KPIs Every Executive Should Check Before Monday.
Furniture Retail KPIs and Executive BI Reporting | STORIS Business Intelligence The 7 KPIs Every Furniture Retail Executive Should Check Before Monday Morning Seven furniture retail KPIs every executive should check before Monday. How embedded BI scales from $25M owner-operators to enterprise dashboards. Greg Miller Manager, Enterprise Customer Success Read Time 8 min read Pillar…
The API Difference: Why Your Furniture Retail System’s Integration Layer Matters
Furniture Retail API Integration | STORIS Integration The API Difference: Why Your Furniture Retail System’s Integration Layer Matters More Than Its Features A real-time API and webhook layer turns a furniture retail ERP into an open platform. Why integration architecture matters more than feature lists. Nancy Figueras Sr. Manager, Enterprise Customer Success Read Time 7…
Warranty Tracking for Furniture and Appliance Retailers: What Your System Should Do
Furniture & Appliance Warranty Tracking Software | STORIS Customer Service Warranty Tracking for Furniture and Appliance Retailers: What Your System Should Do Manufacturer warranties, extended service plans, and labor tracking shouldn’t live in three systems. See what warranty tracking software should do. Mark Braun Manager, Enterprise Customer Success Read Time 7 min read Topic Customer…
Three-Way Match: The Accounting Automation That Pays for Itself
Three-Way Match Automation in Furniture Retail | STORIS Accounting & Finance Three-Way Match: The Accounting Automation That Pays for Itself Furniture retailers lose days each month reconciling invoices, POs, and receiving records by hand. See how three-way match automation accelerates the close. Brian Robinson Sales Manager Read Time 9 min read Topic Accounting & Finance…
Returns and Exchanges Don’t Have to Be a Nightmare: Streamlining Post-Sale Service
Furniture Return Management Software for Retailers | STORIS Post-Sale Service Returns and Exchanges Don’t Have to Be a Nightmare: Streamlining Post-Sale Service Returns shouldn’t be a nightmare. See how furniture return management software unifies post-sale service across every store, every rep, every record. Fiona Richardson Sr. Product Manager Read Time 6 min read Topic Post-Sale…
Why Piece-Level Tracking Matters More Than SKU Counts
Piece-Level Inventory Tracking for Furniture | STORIS STORIS PIECE-LEVEL INVENTORY Inventory Control & Warehouse Ops Why Piece-Level Tracking Matters More Than SKU Counts in Furniture Retail Furniture retailers can’t afford to count SKUs and call it inventory truth. Learn how piece-level tracking protects margin, delivery, and customer trust. Jacob Egan Sr. Manager, Enterprise Customer Success…
Consumer Financing in Furniture Retail: Why It’s No Longer Optional
Internal data tells you what happened, but not why. In a tariff economy, relying on sales history alone is dangerous. Learn how to bridge the “Context Gap” by layering external economic signals—like tariff schedules and CPI data—over your internal performance metrics to protect your margins.
Automated Customer Notifications
STORIS Blog Automated Customer Notifications: TheRetention Tool Hiding in Your ERP Your customers don’t want to call you to find out what’s happening with their order. They want to already know. Automated notifications make that possible — and most furniture retailers aren’t using them. Nancy Figueras Sr. Manager, Enterprise Customer Success Read Time 6 min…
Why Every Furniture Retailer Needs an eCommerce Strategy
STORIS Blog Why Every Furniture Retailer Needs an eCommerce Strategy (Even If You Don’t Sell Online) You don’t have to sell sofas through a shopping cart to benefit from ecommerce. But if your business has no online presence at all, you’re invisible to most of the people shopping for what you sell. Nancy Figueras Sr….
Your Data Needs a Weather Report: Why Internal Analytics Are No Longer Enough
Internal data tells you what happened, but not why. In a tariff economy, relying on sales history alone is dangerous. Learn how to bridge the “Context Gap” by layering external economic signals—like tariff schedules and CPI data—over your internal performance metrics to protect your margins.
The “Phantom Margin” Trap: Why Your P&L Might Be Lying to You
Tax cuts apply to profits, but tariffs apply to costs. If your dashboards ignore duty surcharges, you are facing the “Phantom Margin” Trap. Discover why shifting your KPI to “Contribution After Duty” is critical for 2026 profitability and how to structure your data for potential tariff refunds.
Stay Resilient in 2026
Retailers entering 2026 face higher costs, tighter liquidity, and greater operational risk. These three financial practices help leaders strengthen resilience before pressures intensify.