Las Vegas Market product preview
The summer Las Vegas Market is nearly upon us, and these are some of the fresh designs you can find at the show, taking place August 22-26.
Author: Alex Milstein
Alex Milstein is a contributor and social media coordinator for Home News Now and editor in chief of Casual News Now. He previously served as senior editor of both Casual Living and Designers Today. Prior to that, Alex covered technology for Furniture Today, with a focus on augmented reality, e-commerce, and 3D visualization.
Is the early buy back for outdoor?
Casual News Now spoke to multiple manufacturers who said the recently concluded ICFA Preview Show was the busiest they’ve ever had. “It was more like …
STORIS launches Buying Group Interface
With e-commerce growth skyrocketing over the last 18 months— a recent report from Newsweek cited e-commerce growth from 2019 to 2020 as up 32.4%, with total sales reaching $791.7 billion online. (U.S. Department of Commerce)—STORIS is introducing a Buying Group Interface.
Call for October High Point Market products
Home News Now is accepting product submissions for the October High Point Market.
A deeper dive into the Drew & Jonathan Home outdoor collection
Last week, Scott Brother Global (SBG) announced it was partnering with Foremost Groups Inc to bring outdoor furniture to the new Drew & Jonathan Home brand, and this isn’t the Scott Brothers’ first venture into outdoor.
RST Brands adds two to e-commerce team
Outdoor furniture manufacturer RST Brands announces Mehdi Gold and Eric Foucrier have joined the company as vice president of business development and direct import professional, respectively.
Flexsteel launches updated website
Flexsteel worked with MicroD to create a new website and digital brand experience that now offers more capabilities and content to connect Flexsteel’s retailers and consumers.
MLily USA expands its design and product development team
MLily USA is expanding its design and product development team with the addition of four designers who will focus on graphic design, product design, photography, videography, and web design.
Blog: How to keep those customer reviews coming (and positive)
Years ago when online business reviews became more prevalent, retailers were told how important it was to get customers to leave reviews and how reviews could affect their business. That’s still just as important today, but I recently came across two statistics that are going to complicate how online reviews work altogether: 86% of consumers only pay attention to reviews from the last 90 days, and 73% of consumers only pay attention to reviews written in the last month.
3 phases to preparing for the inevitable
There are many moving parts when it comes to running an independent business, and while most business owners tend to the urgent matters first, some may be forgetting an important and inevitable event coming up in the future: transition.
