Retail
Multi-line showrooms and design brick and mortar stores are an interesting conduit between the manufacturers whose products they sell and the people who make them look good: interior designers. Showroom and store buyers have a discerning approach to market. So how do manufacturers capture the attention of these very important buyers at market? We caught up with showrooms and stores across the country to understand their priorities when they shop at market.
With a long-standing reputation for creating unique and innovative outdoor living solutions, Exteta’s new collection with designs by Paola Navone and Massimo Castagna ignited the interest of thousands of international attendees at Milan Design Week, fulfilling their search for innovative outdoor living solutions that combine style and functionality.
For the first quarter of this year, 19% of online shoppers reported turning first to TikTok, compared to just 14% a year ago. This is absolutely no surprise to me. I teach college kids ages 18-22, and they love them some TikToks. They know how to train their algorithms to deliver what they want, and they are turning to TikTok for more of the content and activities that perhaps we think of Facebook and Instagram as delivering. Granted, this age range isn’t looked to to drive home furnishings purchases, but it is indicative of wider trends coming, in this case in the area of social media usage.
Consumers continue to prefer brick-and-mortar stores when shopping for some types of furniture, but they…
In my role as a consumer, I was a big fan of shopping online well…
There was much to glean about where commercial art is trending last week at Saatchi Art’s Los Angeles fair. The mission of “The Other Art Fair” is to support emerging artists and make contemporary art accessible to a wider audience (See: Younger millennials and Gen Z). Fair entry was $25/day and end caps between rows of artist’s booths featured curated selections of works under $500. The fair leans heavily into its ‘otherness’ and prides itself on rebelling against the mainstream.
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Design Within Reach has relocated its store in West Palm Beach, Florida, to The Square, an…
Automation, artificial intelligence and other tech enhancements are definitely part of the future of retail,…
If I’ve learned one thing about retail, it’s that any merchant can go from hero…