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How Shipping Can Make — Or Break — An Online Sale
You can thank Amazon for setting consumer shipping expectations. For those enrolled in Amazon Prime, free shipping — free two-day shipping to be more specific — is the norm, and while that's not true…
4 Tools For Creating Social Media Visuals
Whether you’re posting a promotion, announcing event details or wishing your customers a happy holiday, images are a great way to share messages across your social media channels. Visuals are much…
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case on Sales Tax
Independent showrooms face a ton of competition online, and though many showrooms can compete well online with their own e-commerce stores, there's one major benefit that online-only retailer enjoy…
Fabric Trend Report
After spending time in High Point, NC, for the fall furniture market and the bi-annual Showtime fabric market in December, a handful of trends in textiles crystallized. Here, we’ve highlighted four…
Balancing Act
Asymmetrical lighting fixtures function as part illumination, part art.
The Sedona Single chandelier from Tech Lighting features glass orbs suspended from the sleek branchlike central hub via…
Howard Elliott Launches Photo Contest
Howard Elliott this week announced the launch of its Show Us Your Howard Elliott contest, where contestants can submit photos featuring Howard Elliott product for the chance to win $500.…
Outlook Good for 2018, ASID's Latest Report Says
Each quarter, the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) releases its interior design billings index to track growth in the industry and look out for major changes and challenges. The society…
4 Online Project Management Tools That Actually Manage
Are these scenarios familiar: An annoyed customer calls for the second time to ask why an associate didn't follow up on her question. The second part of an order was never placed, and now the…
Theodore Alexander Debuts Xander Noori Collection this Spring
Theodore Alexander is once again collaborating with a talented designer to bring a new collection to market this season. Set for a soft launch at the Guangzhou Furniture Fair next month, the Xander…
3 Things You Don’t Know About Wayfair Professional (But Probably Should)
Looking for a coffee table under $200? Do you need it yesterday? It’s hard to deny the allure of Wayfair. One of the world’s largest e-commerce companies specializing in home furnishings, the…