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Observations from Paris...
We're in Paris, walking through the shops and enjoying the creative windows of the town. We are letting ourselves soak in the city's fashion genius and will send our observations. Paris is all about her 3 F's: food, fabrics and fashion.Stores to Visit:Galeries LafayettePrintempsBon MarcheShineColetteMaria LuisaMosquitosKokn to ZaiLadureeGaleries Lafayette & Printemps. The big guys...The colors o... More
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Robbie Sumberg & Joan Lieberman are the principals of Showoffs, a designed resource founded in 1991 and based in Westport, Conn. Showoffs clients include Target, Macy's, Martha Stewart, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Bahama, The Limited, The Gap and Williams-Sonoma, among others.
Kips Bay - A Change of Place And Pace
As a gift from Kravet, participants of the company-sponsored "Blogfest 2012" in New York were treated to an exclusive visit to the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club's Decorator Showhouse on its 40th anniversary. Traditionally and up until this year, venues for the annual event were exquisite townhouses, usually located on the Upper East Side as appropriately elaborate and luxurious backdrops f... More
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The best fashion and trend information from the home furnishings world.
Back to the Future?
It's been a while since we've seen a company in the retail space like the one that Bed Bath and Beyond is evolving into - a multi-nameplate retailer that operates in a diverse array of product sectors.You have to go back to the late 1980s and early 1990s to find something similar, and even then the examples are ... limited.Until it began spinning off properties in the early '90s, Melville Corp. op... More
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Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Marks shares news and views from around the home textiles marketplace.
S'hrooming
You've got to love the English language. A few months ago if you said the word "showrooming" to somebody in the industry they would look at you like you had a speech impediment. Now the word is all over the retailspeak world to describe the process of shoppers hitting up a real store to scope out a product and then buying said product elsewhere online.Target has taken the lead on this is... More
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Warren Shoulberg, editorial director for HTT, always seems to have something to say about things.
Facebook Timeline
Put your game face on. Just when you thought you had gotten the hang of managing your company's Facebook page, there are important changes. Effective March 30th, all business pages will be converted to the Timeline format. Any change, even for the better, is hard for most people. But there are some great advantages for brands if you effectively leverage the Timeline. In fact, the new features o... More
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Hi, I'm Penny Schneck, the Online Sales Manager for Furniture/Today. Over the last eight years I've seen the Internet transform not just the way we advertise, but the way we do business. It is the great disintermediary. I've personally seen it change the travel, financial services and employment advertising businesses. I've no doubts that its impact on the way we buy and sell home furnishings will continue to grow. This growth will be accelerated by the recession as consumers and businesses look for new ways to communicate and transact business. The Web is certainly the Wild West of our time with global implications and new technologies at every turn, but that's what makes it exciting. Join us on this special blog for a lively discussion on the benefits and challenges the Web offers to our industry. I look forward to a lively debate! Email: pschneck@sandowmedia.com
Lost in a low-tech lifestyle – but loving it
I am low tech.I do not own a flat-screen TV. In fact, my television set is boxy and has about a 16-inch screen at best.I have no cable TV, so I am immediately zapped out of the conversation with any friends and family members within 20 years of my age who love discussing The Real Housewives of Wherever, Project Runway, Big Love, and the like. I also do not have TV screens in my car on the back of... More
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Cecile B. Corral has been a product editor with Home Textiles Today since late 2000. She covers the area and accent rug, kitchen textiles, table linens, beach towels, decorative bath and decorative pillow categories, as well as some retail subjects.
