Recently added articles from Casual Living:
Fewer attending spring markets.
Jun 01, 2009; ... By Cinde W. Ingram and Lindsey Hughes Product introductions show strength Contract buyers and designers were not disappointed by the array of new choices at last month's Hospitality Design Expo in Las Vegas. Although lesser attendance numbers followed the lean pattern ...
Outdoor entertaining trend stays strong, NPD Group market research shows.(Survey)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff Retailers rely on higher income consumers to retain sales momentum Despite the sluggish economy, most consumers are engaging in some form of outdoor entertaining, with an average frequency of about four times per year. While monitoring their ...
Telescope Casual launches national shopper survey.(Survey)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff Telescope Casual Furniture, a Granville, N.Y.-based manufacturer of outdoor furniture for the residential and contract markets, will conduct a national shopper survey to get deep into the mindset of today's consumer. Survey data will be released monthly. "We ...
Homecrest Outdoor Living names Coremin as VP.(Scott Coremin, vice president)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff Homecrest Outdoor Living has named Scott Coremin as vice president, sales and marketing. Coremin will be responsible for managing, developing and administering sales and marketing for the Wadena, Minn.--based outdoor furniture manufacturer. Working for several ...
Easy Way names sales manager.(Thomas Reenan)(Easy Way Products)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff Easy Way Products, a Cincinnati-based manufacturer of outdoor cushions and umbrellas, has hired Thomas Reenan as sales manager. Reenan brings more than 20 years of experience in the casual furniture industry including stints as executive vice president of Ficks ...
Real Flame names new director of sales and marketing.(John Ridgeway)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff John Ridgeway was named director of sales and marketing of Real Flame Company, a division of Jensen Metal, and a leader in the indoor and outdoor gel fireplace market. Ridgeway brings experience in national sales, most recently with Manual Woodworkers & Weavers ...
Summer Classics adapts to handle challenging economy.(Chicago Preview Show)
Jun 01, 2009; ... By Kristine Ellis SC Home to launch in August Believing manufacturers should be stepping up rather than pulling back in this economy in particular, Summer Classics will introduce four new collections at the Chicago Preview Show -- including its first sling collection ...
Lighting Up.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Cinde W. Ingram Environmentally responsible and energy efficient describe a growing number of ...
China dominates U.S. imports of outdoor home furnishings.(Brief article)(Statistical data)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff Although changes are underway in container and early buy order patterns, China was the undisputed leader last year in U.S. imports of outdoor and casual furniture, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Customs Service, U.S. International Trade Commission and ...
Are you getting your share of early season grill sales.
Jun 01, 2009; ... By Donna Myers The Wall Street Journal Report, heard daily on CBS radio, announced in mid-May that retailers are reporting early season barbecue grill sales are considerably ahead of May 2008. These retailers indicated peak sales usually occur in June and July. They attributed ...
Grill protection for decks offers add-on for retailers.(Gas Grill Splatter Mat)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff The common denominator between popular-priced gas barbecue grills and high-end solid stainless models is the worry over what damage stains, drips and grease can do to a deck, dock, porch, patio or pool-surround. DiversiTech has introduced The Gas Grill Splatter ...
Blending fresh new styles.
Jun 01, 2009; ... Cinde W. Ingram The current casual season opened in the midst of drastically different retail buying patterns, changing consumer confidence, tightening credit and other economic factors that added to business challenges across the board. Trade shows so far in 2009 have followed ...
Cool, wet weather may dampen store traffic outside Western regions.(Brief article)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jack Grum, Vice President Last June was slightly cooler than the year prior but warmer than average across the nation. The South Central and Southeastern regions had their hottest June in 10 years while the Northeast had its warmest retail June in five years. A heat wave in the ...
Editorial Sources.(Editorial)
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Buying, selling, inventory patterns changing due to economic challenges.
Jun 01, 2009; ... By Marc Barnes For manufacturers of casual furniture, the front end of this retail season came down to less and fewer. Less inventory. Fewer containers. Early buy orders were down sharply this year because of the economic downturn that rippled ...
Economy-conscious colors for 2010: Earthy escapes.
Jun 01, 2009; ... By Lindsey Hughes There is not much that remains untouched by the heavy foot of a down economy, and trend forecasters are in agreement the downturn will be one of the key influences on color palettes for 2010. The four palettes for the 2010 forecast examine coping ...
FYI.(For Your Information)(Survey)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff Briefly ..... As consumers prepare themselves for summer's outdoor activities, durability seems to be a significant element in the outdoor dining set purchase. According to Casual Living and HGTV's exclusive 2008 Consumer Views Survey, 99% of responding ...
2009 Merchandising Awards.(Summer Classics)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff Summer Classics has a winning style that should translate into sales. That was the almost unanimous decision of designers and retail editors who judged Casual Living 's ninth annual Merchandising Awards. For a second consecutive year, Summer Classics won top ...
Making sense of show dates.(Column)
Jun 01, 2009; ... By Ed Brookes If you have it, they will come ... well, maybe they will and maybe they won't. I am speaking of the recent announcement of the Casual Furniture Industry's show schedule for the next few years. I was very surprised to read that the schedule includes the September ...
Connecting with today's consumer.(Column)
Jun 01, 2009; ... By Eric Bauer In our April article in Casual Living , we noted the solid fundamental sales and marketing techniques that worked in the past still work today only if those techniques are updated and applied for the changing world in which we live. Now let's fast-forward and get ...