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Decorating for Fall: Why Natural and Authentic Works Best
2019.09.12
Taking inspiration from nature, designer Claudia Herke shows how retailers can create a rustic look for fall that easily transitions into a sincere, heartfelt theme for the holidays.Read More + -
Is This The Sears Endgame? 77 More Stores Closing And HQ Being Sold, Insiders Say
2019.09.12
Over the past few days have come reports of additional Sears and Kmart store closings and the pending sale of the company’s corporate office complex in suburban Chicago.Read More + -
Retail Star Spotlight: Dixon Rye
2019.09.12
Home Accents Today's Retail Stars list, in its 15th year, recognizes independent brick-and-mortar retailers of home accents – including furniture stores, home accessories boutique stores and interior design showrooms – that merchandise creatively, have a positive presence in their local communities and stand out from the competition.Read More + -
What Do Consumers Love Most About Candles?
2019.09.11
A new survey from the National Candle Association reveals consumer preferences when it comes to color, wax, vessel type and more.Read More + -
Amazon, Wayfair continue to tip scales on Top 25 lineup
2019.09.02
HIGH POINT — The 25 largest furniture and bedding retailers in the nation combined for a 7.5% increase sales in the category last year, fueled largely by the two e-commerce giants on the list.Read More + -
Despite Huge Differences, JC Penney And Pier 1 Got Backed Into The Same Retail Corner
2019.08.01
They are two very dissimilar retailing companies, with radically different backstories and merchandising positionings.Read More + -
Roots in textiles run deep at 295 Fifth Avenue
2019.07.19
Product innovation and a keen eye for emerging lifestyle trends are the lifeblood of the home fashions industry. What may surprise you is how many companies at 295 Fifth Avenue have been at it for a century or more.Read More + -
The shining stars of home accessories retail
2019.07.12
What do you do when you have so many great Retail Stars finalists that it would be painfully difficult to pare the list to 50?Read More + -
Sales and same-store sales dive as retailer clears out lower-priced, low-margin goods
2019.07.04
FORT WORTH, Texas — Pier 1 Imports posted a 15.5% slump in fiscal first quarter sales and a jump in its net loss for the period, as the retailer worked to clear out lower-margin, lower-priced goods in a bid to turn around its struggling business.Read More + -
Sears Home & Life stores open in Kansas, Louisiana and Alaska
2019.06.20
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears has opened three of its Sears Home & Life stores — the retailer’s new small-format specialized store concept — in Overland Park, Kan.; Lafayette, La.; and Anchorage, Alaska.Read More +