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5 Ways for Home Brands to Connect with Luxury Home Owners

Luxury home owners are a discerning bunch. They expect the highest quality performance in the home brands they buy. Not only that, but they also demand a refined level of style. And importantly for brands and retailers, they are more than willing to pay a premium for brands that meet their heightened expectations. After 18 […]

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Urban Outfitters Introduces A New Concept for Anthropoligie Called Devon Yard

Urban Outfitters Inc. just reported a bang-up second quarter. Overall sales rose 13.7% to reach a record $992 million in the second quarter 2018. The company attributed those gains to “double-digit growth in the digital channel and positive retail store sales,” noting a comparable retail store increase of 13%. The company remained conservative in its […]

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American Lighting Association Conference

Let There Be Light! Join Me at the American Lighting Association’s 2018 Annual Conference (September 25, 2018)

Join me September 25 in Asheville, NC at the American Lighting Association’s Annual Conference, Tuesday September 25, where I will be keynoting the morning session, followed by a break out session of special interest to lighting showrooms and retailers. My topics: Let There Be Light: A Design Guide for Millennials’ Homes  Millennials are the next […]

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Sub Zero Wolf Kitchen

How Sub-Zero Brands Meets The Needs Of High-Net-Worth Clients

People with money – people who can enjoy all the luxuries that money can buy – have a plethora of choices of how to spend it, from luxury travel and dining, the clothes and jewelry they wear, the fashion accessories they carry, and the cars they drive. But the purchase consideration for these types of […]

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Ikea Sees the Future & Calls It “Democratic Design”

Recently Ikea hosted its annual Democratic Design Days event, where the company introduces its upcoming collections and collaborations. First held in 2014, with journalists, bloggers and influencers invited to the company’s headquarters in Älmhult, Sweden, this year’s event was live streamed for all to see. The concept of “democratic design” was introduced by French designer and […]