Recently added articles from Kids Today:
Ashley Furniture HomeStore: Using tools to improve business.(Company overview )(Company overview)
Jul 01, 2008; Casinger, Lisa ... By Lisa Casinger The Chois bring their personal approach to retailing Richard and Aggie Choi opened their first Ashley Furniture HomeStore three years ago, though they've been furniture retailers for about 20 years. The furniture business wasn't quite ...
Leading retailers in kids home furnishings.(Financial report)(Financial report)
Jul 01, 2008; French, Dana ... By Dana French Top 20 retailers' combined sales increase by 2.6% The Top 20 kids home furnishings retailers recorded $10.8 billion in sales in 2007, an increase of 2.6% from $10.5 billion for the same group in 2006. The leading companies sold kids products through ...
Top 20 kids home furnishings retailers.
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Sizzling looks emerge in Vegas.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Staff The Las Vegas Market is awash in color this month, with several manufacturers introducing products in eye-popping shades that have a fun, playful edge. But neutral wood tones ...
The art of giving.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Staff Juvenile shops and gifts go hand in hand. Many consumers can't resist picking up a pair of teeny shoes, cuddly blankets or darling layette sets when perusing the aisles for ...
House panel studies changes to credit card processing fees.(The Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008)
Jul 01, 2008; Dickenson, Susan ... By Susan Dickenson A subcommittee of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee recently began considering legislation that would control the rising interchange fees credit card companies charge retailers. The Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 (H.R. 5546) was introduced in March and sent ...
An artist's mission.(Amy Calandra Davis)
Jul 01, 2008; Merritte, Tanya K. ... By Tanya K. Merritte Who : Amy Calandra Davis, designer, Light of Mine Designs Background : Davis, who has art and design degrees, says she fell into the juvenile market by accident. "I had an idea of hand-painted Christmas balls and my good friend owned a children's ...
On tap in Atlanta and beyond.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Staff The summer gift markets are brimming with exciting new products from manufacturers across nearly all categories. And there's something for all styles: Demdaco's sweet door hanger, Mud Pie's cheeky magnetic frame, Rock N Mom's tattoo-themed diaper bag and The Grandparent ...
Do you quote prices over the phone? How do you handle this, and do you match competitor's advertised prices?(Telemarketing)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Staff Gary Wiggs, Badcock Home Furniture & More We do quote prices over the phone but we do not match pricing. Advertising is always an adventure. It sometimes seems we have a photo copier of our ads going right into competitor's stores. However, this has not seemed ...
Jobless rate inches up.(Report)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Staff Economic Snapshot Employment The unemployment rate ticked up another one-half point in May to 5.5%, up from 5% in April. This leaves about 8.5 million people unemployed with teenagers and blacks experiencing the highest jobless rates at 18.7% and ...
Treading water.(market strategy)(Brief article)(Column)
Jul 01, 2008; Casinger, Lisa ... Lisa Casinger This isn't a column about how bad the economy is; you can get that anywhere. Rather this is about what you're doing to keep your head above water, or better yet, get to the deep end of the pool. My son, Ben, is learning to swim. He's been in the pool, ...
Stork Craft acquires Canwood Furniture.(Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. acquired Canwood Furniture Inc)
Jul 01, 2008; Knell, Michael J. ... By Michael J. Knell Juvenile furniture specialist Stork Craft Mfg. has acquired solid wood ready-to-assemble specialist Canwood Furniture, which had said in March that it would close this year. At that time, Canwood President Mel Kemp said given the strong Canadian ...
Kids Today welcomes Gerri Hunt as new managing editor.(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008; Hunt, Gerri ... Staff Kids Today welcomes Gerri Hunt as its new managing editor. Hunt, who joined KT's sister publication Furniture/Today in 2005 as copy/layout editor, may not be a stranger to many KT readers. She took on a staff writer position with KT in 2006, often traveling with the staff ...
KT editor to speak at upcoming Vegas market.(Kids Today editor Lisa Casinger will give the presentation )(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Staff Lisa Casinger, editor of Kids Today, will give the presentation "The Youth Industry: An Untapped Market" at the upcoming Las Vegas Market. The presentation is set for 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. July 30, in Vegas Kids, 9th floor, ...
Macy's to test LittleMissMatched boutiques.(R.H. Macy & Company Inc. launch at some of the 85 stores)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Staff Girls fashion brand LittleMissMatched plans to open 85 shop-in-shop boutiques in Macy's by September. The company also has completed its first round of funding from consumer-market investor Catterton Partners. Dec pillows and wall decor will be part of the ...
Paragon launches children's wall decor line.(Paragon, a wall decor company based in Albertville, Ala., will launch wall decor line)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Staff Paragon, a wall decor company based in Albertville, Ala., will launch a line of children's art at the summer markets. The collection features 20 SKUs by Georgia artist Vikki Weigel. All of the pieces are exclusive hand-painted multi-originals and will come with an "art ...
Cost increases continue to exert pressure.(Effect of Inflation (Economics) on Furniture industry and whole market)
Jul 01, 2008; Russell, Thomas ... By Thomas Russell With ongoing pricing pressure on items ranging from foam to fuel, many furniture sources that have so far avoided passing along price hikes say they can no longer absorb the costs. Some already have raised prices on finished goods, while others ...