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.
High Point Introductions Reflect Pratt & Lambert's 2018 Color of the Year
While buyers filtered in and out of High Point Market, Pratt & Lambert Paints announced its 2018 Color of the Year: Heron. This midnight blue hue mixes well with trends spotted at this fall's…
Shades of Orange
From traditional to tribal motifs, these rugs stand out in degrees of warmth — an ode to fall.
The Dakota rug from Capel’s Avanti Collection is made from wool with a hand-tufted construction.…
7 Things to Know About Working With Millennials
Award-winning Chicago designer Anthony Michael, owner of Anthony Michael Interior Design, says about 20 percent of his clients are Millennials, a sizable and growing portion. Here, Michael shares his…
How Millennials Really Shop, According to Retailers
A lot has been said about Millennials and their shopping habits. Many picture the Millennial consumer as cheap, often found lazing on the couch and scouring the internet for deals on their phones.…
How to Be An Instagram Star At High Point Market
Move over, High Point Style Spotters! There's a new Instagram account to follow at this fall's market, and it's yours.
Instagram allows your followers to step into this trade-only event and get a…
3 Tips for Optimizing Images
If you want to find success in online sales, you know the images on your site have to look good. Given that 63 percent of consumers say good images are more important than product descriptions,…
What to Look for in a Social Media Manager
When social media marketing first became popular, many businesses passed their social media accounts to the youngest person on their staff or in their families and said, "Here, you know how to do…
StyleCraft Distribution Footprint Surpasses 1 Million Square Feet Worldwide
StyleCraft Home Collection announced this week that it will expand its current headquarters in Southaven, MS to 400,000 square feet of warehouse, office and showroom space. The company now has more…
Sustainable Furnishings Council Update
“What’s it Made of?” Initiative
The Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC) has joined together with partners American Sustainable Business Council, Center for Environmental Health, Healthy Materials…
Cur8's Design Activism
In the home decor industry, colors and styles filter in and out every season, but most chandeliers, dining tables and mirrors at markets today function in the same general way they did 10, 20 and…