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Home Furnishings Retailers

Home furnishings retailers have a lot to contend with these days — online competition, changing consumer expectations, rising retail rents. In this section, find news, products and trends for home furnishings retailers to see continued success.

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Chasing IMAP

Most consistent marketgoers would describe the summer show scene as sleepy, but for lighting retailers who attended the first meeting of the Facebook group Lighting Showroom Coalition at the new…
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How to Thrive in a Retail Renaissance

No one should doubt that the retail industry continues to grow and change. Whether it is referred to as an apocalypse or a renaissance is a matter of one's optimism and willingness to adapt to a…
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How to Get Verified on Instagram

The process around who gets verified on Instagram and how to get that blue checkmark just got a lot less murky. Last week, Instagram unveiled a new function that allows users to apply for…
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How Retailers Meet the Demand for Personalized Design

Consumers are starting to discover what those in the industry have long known: Furniture and fashion can make an equally powerful statement, and a look that exemplifies your unique aesthetic and…
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4 Signs It’s Time to Find a New Web Host

With the rise of e-commerce and the need for businesses to have a strong online presence, it’s now more important than ever to have a website that functions smoothly. A key factor in your website’s…
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Global Furniture USA Launches Collection With DJ Khaled

Global Furniture USA has partnered with music mogul DJ Khaled to announce his "We the Best Home" furniture collection for the company’s new Goldition brand. Goldition is partnering with Khaled to…
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This could be you: ASID members enjoying Expo 2018, a leadership experience chock full workshops, project tours and social events “designed to provide the skills necessary to advance their personal and professional goals and to become strong leaders in the design industry.

5 Reasons to Join the American Society of Interior Designers

With everything you have to do to keep your business afloat, committing yourself to yet one more thing is probably not at the top of your list. We get it: You’re busy. But if you’re a designer,…
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How Hard Will Tariffs Hit the Home Furnishings Industry

Like many other industry groups, the National Retail Federation (NRF) fiercely opposes the Trump administration's proposed tariffs on China and other U.S. trading partners. Now they have the numbers…
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3 Ways to Protect Your Customer Data from Hackers

It might as well have been a plot in a movie. Yesterday, CBS-affiliate WCAX reported that Vermont-based Wendell's Furniture had been the victim of a ransomware attack, an attack in which software…

Coco & Dash, CUR8 Partner for Design Event

Award-winning luxury home decor retailer Coco & Dash will collaborate with CUR8, Austin, TX-based innovator and design incubator, on a first-of-its kind design event and product collaboration.…
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