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.
Sunbrella, Ballard Designs Launch Indoor Performance Upholstery Collection
In an exciting new debut, veteran home furnishings retailer Ballard Designs and performance textile leader Sunbrella® have partnered to launch the retailer’s first collection of performance fabrics…
3 Answers to Your Questions on Creating Customer Surveys
When it comes to getting customer feedback, you may casually ask patrons questions in your store and look at your online reviews from time to time. But if you want to truly gauge how your business is…
The Jungle Look: 6 Dining Room Ideas
Sure, it’s bright and sunny in California and maybe Florida and Arizona, but for those of us in the other 47 states, baby, it’s cold outside. Chicago is snowed in. Seattle is wet and dreary, and in…
3 Big-Box Strategies to Borrow and Improve
Although they are inherently different, independent showrooms and big-box retailers like Restoration Hardware, Target and West Elm compete for consumers’ business, and it can sometimes feel like an…
4 Easy Ways to Start Learning More About SEO
If the words "digital marketing," "SEO" and "social media marketing" make your eyes glaze over and your hearing go fuzzy, you are not alone.
Digital marketing seems to have grown overnight, changing…
It’s Classic
At a time when contemporary furniture, edgy LED fixtures and minimalistic, modern style has permeated mainstream home decor, there is a still a yearning for traditional design. In fact, all signs…
Why You May Not Have To Pay For Augmented Reality
Free augmented reality (AR) services. Let that sink in.
It may sound too good to be true, but right now, developers at Mozilla, creator of the Firefox browser, are working on developing an AR tool…
How to Take Advantage of 2018's Expected Retail Growth
Monday started off with good retail news from the U.S. Census Bureau. Preliminary estimates from the Bureau show that retail sales went up to $3.53 trillion in 2017, up 3.9 percent from 2016.…
What’s Hot in Kitchen Renovation Trends
Homeowners these days are obsessed with decluttering their kitchens, Houzz’s latest Kitchen Trends Study found. This is just one takeaway from the annual study which surveyed 1,734 U.S. homeowners…
3 Takeaways from ASID's 2018 Interior Design Outlook and State of the Industry Report
The American Society of Interior Designers released its annual Interior Design Outlook and State of the Industry Report. There's a ton to unpack with great information for interior designers as well…