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Article: SET IN THEIR WAYS; MORE MANUFACTURERS ARE TREATING ACCESSORIES AS GIFT ITEMS.
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- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- July 11, 2005
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Byline: Thyra Porter
PORTLAND, Maine-Barware is following the path of such kitchenware categories as cutlery by moving from primarily open-stock items toward the set business.
The transition comes as manufacturers and retailers market barware items as lifestyle products to consumers increasingly focused on entertaining in their homes.
From lavish indoor kitchens to even more lavish outdoor kitchens, wet bars have come into style, bringing into sharp focus the lowly corkscrew and bottle opener. It seems that one can no longer open a $100 bottle of wine, or even a $5 beer, with the trusty church key rustled out of the gadget drawer in the ...