Internet offers host of opportunities for vendors_ 10/10/2008

Internet offers host of opportunities for vendors
The Internet is a powerful force in the world and, increasingly, in this industry. Though different companies approach the issue in different ways, nearly everyone agrees that e-commerce and online business are valuable tools and evidently the wave of the future. According to Home Accents Today's Internet Survey 2007, 90% of vendors have a W..

How to leverage the Web during a slow economy_ 10/10/2008

How to leverage the Web during a slow economy Home Accents Today Business Memo
If you have a Web presence, you are already able to leverage a marketing channel that has one of the best returns on investment of any advertising tactic. If you are yet not on the Web, it's time to get on board! In today's economy, marketers are seeking to better quantify the ROI of their marketing investments...

Americasmart to combine rug, home furnishings shows_ 10/10/2008

Americasmart to combine rug, home furnishings shows Two shows will merge in January
Americasmart Atlanta has readjusted the schedules of its biannual Gifts and Home Furnishings Show and its International Area Rug Market to co-exist starting in January.
Americasmart has in the past overlapped the January and July shows for a few days with the Gifts and Home Furnishings Show scheduled f..

Home Sweet Home Sweet Home _ 10/10/2008

From our fall 2008 issue of Design Today: designers Thomas Jayne, Amelia Handegan, Darryl Carter, Timothy Corrigan, Dan Andersen and Lorena Gaxiola discuss second homes:

DESIGNER: Thomas Jayne, Thomas Jayne Studio, New York Jayne has completed numerous fellowships and internships at America’s most prestigious museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Mu..

Fall 2009 Markets Overlap_ 10/10/2008

Fall 2009 markets overlap 4 major trade shows are slated for same week in September 2009

 
The Las Vegas Market has pushed back the dates for its second 2009 show until September, and will shorten the market to a four-day event. The new fall show dates, Sept. 14-17, are close to the dates traditionally set aside for High Point's pre-market, and are approximately one month ..

Powell presents Lunch & Learn with Kids Today Editor Lisa Casinger_ 10/10/2008

Powell presents Lunch & Learn with Kids Today Editor Lisa Casinger  
Youth furnishings producer, Powell Company is presenting High Point Market attendees with a Lunch & Learn opportunity to get an inside look at youth trends. On Tuesday, Oct.  21 at 11 a.m., Kids Today Editor Lisa Casinger will speak in Powell’s showroom in the National Building on “High Points..

Lane Home Furnishings Closing Its Eight Philadelphia-area Stores_ 10/10/2008

Lane closing its eight Philadelphia-area stores Closing sales to begin Oct. 23
PHILADELPHIA - Lane Home Furnishings said Thursday it will shut down its eight dedicated stores in the greater Philadelphia market, citing a difficult time for the industry and a desire to move away from company-owned stores. Store closing sales were to begin Oct. 23 and run into December, according to informatio..

How to Get Rid of "Channels Crash" Troubled _ 8/6/2008

Ceramic dealer development today, we must proceed from family management to the company management forward, and from a single channel to multi-channel transformation in the industry this is the consensus reached. But dealers in the multi-channel operators in the process of the enactment of the "traffic rules" are not explicit, often by the "channels Crash" problems.
The ..