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Outdoor Kitchens rebound.
Nov 01, 2009; ... By Sarah Sue Ingram Staycation and customized trends adding value People at large parties always tend to congregate in the kitchen. When the kitchen is outdoors, there's room for everybody. That's just one of the allures of outdoor kitchens, a category ...
Turn on outdoor lighting sales.
Nov 01, 2009; ... By Kristine Ellis With 2009 sales flat for many due to the economy, outdoor lighting manufacturers are finding themselves in a conundrum familiar to the outdoor furniture industry: The more stylish the product, the harder it is for consumers to believe it will stand up to an ...
Enhance shoppers' post-recovery experience.(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2009; ... By Ray Allegrezza I think we can all exhale now. From where I sit, it looks like the recession is pretty much over. Not being an economist, I'm basing my observation on the fact that I've seen buyers writing orders at the last five industry shows I ...
Change is good.(Column)
Nov 01, 2009; ... By Ed Brookes Anyone who has spent time in a corporate environment or has read a business book over the last 10 years will be familiar with the term "change agent." It usually means someone who is hired by a business to turn things upside down, fix things that are ...
Eastern Jungle Gym finds growth via small steps.
Nov 01, 2009; ... By Kristine Ellis With sales volume up by more than 20%, Eastern Jungle Gym is proof that many specialty dealers decided to stop the slide of the poor economy in 2009 by adding new product lines. "The smart specialty dealers have realized that the more they diversify ...