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.
What You Can Learn From These 3 Retailers Killing It on YouTube
According to HubSpot’s 2018 State of Inbound report, 48 percent of marketers are planning to add YouTube to their content strategy in the next year. They’re on to something: with 30 million daily…
Idea Board: Color Trends
Mustard
A favorite shade from the 70s, mustard received a golden glow at High Point Market.
The Oak Vine table lamp from Pacific Coast Lighting plays with negative space as its vine-like base…
How to Find Local Artists for Your Showroom
As any good business professor will tell you, it's almost always a win when you diversify your business's assets. For independent home furnishings and lighting retailers that already excel in their…
The Winter Market Guide to Tariffs
On Jan. 1, 2019, the Trump administration plans to enact a 25 percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese imported goods, including furniture, lighting, home decor and their respective parts, At…
Sage Advice
A cooler shade of green, versatile Sage moved to floors at High Point Market this fall, lending itself to creative interpretations.
Modern Moroccan style defines the bohemian and authentic hand…
3 Lessons on Local Marketing from BrightLocal's Annual Consumer Survey
Each year, market agency BrightLocal releases its consumer survey, chockfull of good insights on how consumers find local businesses online and how they interact with their reviews. Now in its eighth…
4 Small Business Webinar Resources to Check Out
For a small business to stay afloat in today's retail climate, staying current on industry trends and best business practices is crucial. While industry markets and conferences offer great…
Changing Colors
Whenever I return home to Chicago from High Point Market, the seasons appear to have changed since I left. This fall, I came home to find red and gold leaves on the trees and on the ground, and a…
What Retailers Can Learn From IKEA's New Small Space Strategy
Many jokes and sitcom plots have been written about navigating the big-box maze that is an IKEA store. Couples fight and get lost, but the stories usually end with meatballs — and occasionally…
Idea Board: Resimercial
Resimercial options make workplaces feel homey.
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Curate Home’s Leeward tier small end table in a Peninsula finish can function in an office for storage or as a side table. www.curate-…