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Kitchen & Bath Market Index Reaches Historic High
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) and John Burns Real Estate Consulting (JBREC) reported that their Q1 2021 Kitchen & Bath Market Index (KBMI) has soared to a rating 79.8, its…
6 Steps to Protecting Your Customer's Information
When data breaches hit large retailers, such as Target, we hear about it. Smaller businesses can have even more challenges when it comes to data security. As a retailer, it’s likely you accept credit…
Resilience In Retail
This month’s word is RESILIENCE: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.
If ever there has been a year where resilience has been required, it’s been this one. With COVID shutdowns and…
The Impact of Decorative Pillows on Retail Sales
Tossed. Carefully positioned. As support. On a bed, sofa or accent chair. Pillows, those lovely pieces of textile surrounding deliciously soft insides, can be a quick fix for updating a room or a…
Registration Opens for the 2021 ART Conference
Registration is now open for ART Conference 2021, August 5-8, 2021 at the Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort and Spa in Fort Myers, FL. This unique conference will be the first in-person conference…
Seattle Design Center Launches New Podcast with Designers, Creators
The Seattle Design Center (SDC), the Pacific Northwest’s only designer showroom, announces today the launch of their first podcast series, “Inspired Design: Iconic People and Iconic Places''…
Cossart Design Markets Main Street
Located in historic downtown Perry, GA, just off Interstate 75, Cossart Design sits among the boutiques and restaurants on the town’s main drag.
Trish Cossart, the company’s founder and principal…
Home Design Business Think Tank: A Focus on Profit for Retailers
Home Design Business Think Tank: All About the Benjamins
As a home furnishings retailer or interior designer, one of your primary goals in business is to turn a profit. We’ve put together a Home…
High Point Market Authority Partners with HFA, Purple for May IdeaStreams Webinar
The High Point Market Authority is partnering with the Home Furnishings Association (HFA) and Purple Innovation for its next webinar in the spring 2021 IdeaStreams series. The session will explore…
Design Coaching Center: How Do You Attract Your Ideal Client?
Identifying your hot and buying ideal client is the fast path to design success. You can stop spinning your wheels trying to be all things to everyone and focus on those clients you enjoy the most.…