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.
Touching Vase
Two fresh colors play well in new vessels — say hello to textural white and variable shades of green.
The Areca tall vase from Zuo Modern in lush shades of green would be a fresh focus placed…
Watermark Living Names New National Sales Manager
Jim Telleysh has been named National Sales Manager at Watermark Living, a complete casual furnishings resource created by retailers for retailers.
Telleysh is a casual furniture industry veteran who…
How to Improve Your Website Speed
Last month, Google unveiled its new “Speed Update” ranking algorithm, which uses page loading speeds on mobile as a ranking factor. Google has used page speed as a ranking factor on desktop for some…
Why Watch Generation Z?
Though you may think of them as Millennials 2.0, Gen Z — composed of those born in the late ‘90s to mid-2010s — has its own defining characteristics. If you ignore their shopping habits and…
Students Attend Annual WithIt Conference Thanks to $20,000 Grant from AHFA Furniture Foundation
WithIt, the women’s leadership development network hosted its annual professional conference in Charleston, SC earlier this summer, welcoming 22 students who received scholarships thanks to a $20,000…
5 Ways to Grow Your Email List
According to research from Campaign Monitor, you’re six times more likely to get a click-through from an email campaign than from a tweet. If you approach it right, your email marketing efforts can…
Goombay Bash Raises $661,599 For Cancer Research
Around 1,000 attendees in tropical attire gathered at the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier in Chicago last weekend for the 18th annual Goombay Bash, raising $661,599 for cancer research.
The event,…
Paula Deen, Morris Home Benefit Childrens Hospital
Paula Deen and Morris Home recently sponsored an event to benefit Nationwide Children’s Hospital, one of the country’s largest not-for-profit, freestanding pediatric health care networks, based in…
3 Website Design Tips from Las Vegas Market
Now more than ever, your business's website is your brand's most important asset. It's usually the first impression you make to your potential clients because you can bet that they're scrolling…
Word on the Street: Day 1 At Las Vegas Market Summer 2018
If you spent your Sunday in the halls of World Market Center at Las Vegas Market, chances are you caught a glimpse of us (Editor-in-Chief Nicole Davis or Managing Editor Alison Martin) in the back of…