Retail Education
Home furnishings and lighting retailers face many challenges in this ever-changing economy. From new consumer expectations to online competition, today's retailers work hard to ensure their customers have access to on-trend products and great customer service. In this section, you'll find all things retailing — news, features, analysis and tools — needed to make your retail business a success.
Lighting & Decor's Obligatory Royal Wedding Article
At Lighting & Decor, we editors — Editor-in-Chief Nicole Davis and I — are happy to stay in our home design industry bubble. Sure, we don't get to go to South Korea to cover the Olympics, and we'…
White is the New Gray
All good things must come to an end. And like a tropical beach vacation, your ‘30s or HBO’s Game of Thrones, the color gray’s days may well be numbered. Winter looks as though it’s coming for the…
Dallas Market Center Announces Style Eyes Tastemaker Trend Scouts
Dallas Market Center today announced Style Eyes, the new program leveraging the knowledge and taste-making skills of many of the leading industry social media influencers for their insights and…
The Anatomy of an Optimized Pinterest Pin
Last year, Pinterest reported that 60 percent of pinners say the platform has influenced their home decor purchase decisions. To capture their attention and convert pins to sales, it’s important to…
Idea Board: Resourceful Home
Multifunctional, customizable and technologically advanced, these products make life a little easier.
ET2
Bring the outdoors inside with ET2’s line of Alumilux Architectural Essentials high-quality…
Baby Boomers and Gen Xers Are On Social Media Too. Here's How to Find Them.
For many retailers and interior designers, Baby Boomers and Generation Xers make up the majority of their clientele. So why focus on a social media strategy if only Millennials and Gen Zers use these…
3 Vital Insights Hiding in Your Business's Data
No matter the date or time of day, your business is collecting data on your consumers. In your store, your POS system records your transactions. Online, your website monitors visitors day and night,…
What to Expect at ICFF 2018
This year marks the 30th edition of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), North America's premier furniture fair for global and contemporary design. For four days, 36,000 interiors…
Bath Lighting Beauties
Just ask the woman who realizes she’s wearing way too much bronzer at brunch or the man who missed a large swath of stumble on his chin — good bathroom lighting is pretty darn important. Of course,…
Well-Rounded: Wall Mirrors
Ranging from vintage to contemporary, these gilded mirrors complete a room.
Capital Lighting Fixture Co.
Silver Leaf on the outside and Gold Leaf on the inside of this decorative mirror #723301MM…