A national magazine photographs a celebrity in her kitchen with your iconic knife block prominently displayed on her countertop. You post a link to the article on your Facebook page. While shopping in New York City, a celebrity tweets “Love [BRAND’s] new [PRODUCT] design! Everyone...
The New York Home Fashions Market maintained its steady course through yesterday, with showrooms continuing to play host to retail buying teams. Among the showroom highlights:
Along with unveiling its newly licensed beach-towel line with Coca-Cola, Home Source International now offers 23 patterns...
More happenings from this week’s New York Home Fashions Market:
The Northwest Co. unveiled the BoostAR application, which provides an augmented-reality experience with the company’s merchandise. The app can be downloaded onto one’s mobile device and aims it at the product, bringing to life a visual...
The New York Home Fashions Market got under way yesterday, with a variety of new products and programs on display for retailer attendees.Carpenter is putting the emphasis on ergonomics with several new mattress toppers. Typical of this theme is the ThermaZone line, which encompasses seven toppers...
The lighting category has been influenced by science and space this year with debuts based on starbursts, planets and even aliens and Albert Einstein.
Hubbardton Forge’s Eddy has a spiral design inspired by the Fibonacci sequence where each successive number is equal to the sum of the two...
Big-time court cases bring out the urge for me to play prosecutor. Thus, the Macy’s v. Martha Stewart and J.C. Penney trial, now in its third week, has me—figuratively, at least—at the trial, seated before judge and witness stand, ready to put the heat on the defendants.
The trial has produced at...
CHICAGO—The International Home + Housewares Show winds down today, just ahead of an anticipated snow storm.
Color continued to be big at the show. Shades of blue—ocean colors that range from deep blue to turquoise—have made one of the biggest color statements at the show. Vendors such as Anchor...
The International Home + Housewares Show, in its third day, has been notable for new products along with celebrity chefs greeting excited crowds.
A long line formed to meet Rick Bayless at the Gorham/Dansk booth; Cake Boss Buddy Valantro greeted hundreds of fans at the Meyer booth; Ingrid Hoffman...
By Kristi A. Davidson
Picture this: A company introduces a new product line featuring a bold and brilliant pattern. Fabrics have been purchased, molds have been made and advertisements have been created. The launch is a roaring success, and everyone is talking. Then comes … a cease and desist...
Walmart’s goal of increasing its purchases of U.S.-made goods could be one of the biggest wake-up calls to the home industry in decades.
At the recent National Retail Federation’s Big Show, Bill Simon, head of Walmart U.S., said both Walmart and Sam’s Club plan to buy $50 billion more in U.S.-...