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E-commerce Lessons Learned
Adding e-commerce to a website can be a daunting task. We spoke to two retailers in the infancy of their e-commerce experience to see what lessons they’ve learned since starting up.
Filament Home…
Garden City Furniture Rolls Out New Logo Design
As part of a multi-year refresh and renovation, retail strategist Connie Post has created a new logo package for Garden City Furniture that is rolling out across the marketplace thanks to eye-…
Dallas Design Week Returns this Fall
Dallas Market Center today announced the return of fall Dallas Design Week, Sept. 23-26, 2019, including the Dine + Design luncheon and ColorMix Forecast 2020 presentation by Sherwin-Williams along…
Urban Adaptation Trend Blends Nature & Technology
Sparked by the need to reduce our environmental footprint and our desire to be one with nature, urban residents have found new ways to integrate agriculture into a digitalized world. Taking the…
Lauren Rottet Launches New Furniture Range with Haworth
Lauren Rottet, FAIA, FIIDA, internationally celebrated architect, designer and President/founding Principal of Rottet Studio, has teamed up with global furniture brand Haworth, Inc. to introduce the…
Amazon's Impact on Consumer Shipping Expectations for Home Goods
Whether a brick-and-mortar store or an e-commerce site, retailers everywhere are competing with the Amazon Effect. This all-encompassing phrase acknowledges how the online retail giant has disrupted…
Theodore Alexander Opens Chicago Showroom
Theodore Alexander celebrated the opening of its new Chicago showroom, located on the third floor of 371 W. Ontario St. in Chicago’s River North Design District, on July 18, 2019.
The grand opening…
Bobby Berk, Kelli Ellis to Host AHFA Hall of Fame Induction Celebration
Interior designers, entrepreneurs and TV personalities Bobby Berk and Kelli Ellis will co-host the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation Induction Celebration on Oct. 20 during the High…
7 Tips for Making Your Business More Fun
Are you having fun in your business?
When you enjoy something, you are happier (and that makes the people around you happier as well). On the other hand, if you find a task painful, you generally…
Do You Know What's Next for Home Design Trends?
Market season is upon us, and we know what that means. It’s time to ask the all-important question as we visit showrooms: “What’s new?” We know we can count on seeing it: new vendors, new styles and…